Improving the educational achievement of young people in out-of-home care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1081-1083

  Dill, Katharine ^a   Flynn, Robert J ^b   Hollingshead, Matthew ^a   Fernandes, Auriole ^a  

^a Practice and Research Together   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 84859933877     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.031     Document Type: Editorial

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