Cross-system barriers to educational success for children in foster care: The front line perspective

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 403-408

  Noonan, Kathleen ^a,c   Matone, Meredith ^a   Zlotnik, Sarah ^a   Hernandez Mekonnen, Robin ^a,d   Watts, Caroline ^e   Rubin, David ^a,b   Mollen, Cynthia ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Education system; Fostering connections; Policy; Systems collaboration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855882061     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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