Interventions aiming to improve school achievements of children in out-of-home care: A scoping review

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1084-1091

  Forsman, Hilma ^a   Vinnerljung, Bo ^a,b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Education; Foster children; Intervention; Out of home care; School achievements; Scoping review

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859928587     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.037     Document Type: Article

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