Girls in foster care: Risk and promotive factors for school adjustment across the transition to middle school

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 234-243

  Pears, Katherine C ^a   Kim, Hyoun K ^a   Leve, Leslie D ^a  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Foster care; Girls; Middle school; Peer relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84455205652     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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