Readiness for college engagement among students who have aged out of foster care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-83

  Unrau, Yvonne A ^a   Font, Sarah A ^b   Rawls, Glinda ^a  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

College readiness; Education; Foster care; Foster youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84455199700     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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