Participation and influence in federal child welfare policymaking

Journal of Public Child Welfare

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 145-166

  Edwards, Heather R ^a,b   Bryant, Damon U ^c   Bent Goodley, Tricia B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Adaptive Assessment Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Congressional hearings; Policy practice; Political influence; Political participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957613454     PISSN: 15548732     EISSN: 15548740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15548732.2011.566750     Document Type: Article

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