In an EBD population do Looked After Children have specific needs relating to resilience, self-perception and attainment?

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-77

  Jackson, Emily ^a   Jackson, Juliet ^a   Wigford, Angie ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attainment; Emotional and behavioural difficulties (EBD); Looked After Children (LAC); Resilience; Self perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958158762     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360903522793     Document Type: Article

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