Knowledge transfer resulting from the Improving Educational Outcomes for Children in Care conference: How it is helping a child welfare organization to build a long term educational strategy

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1150-1153

  O'Brien, Michael ^a  

^a Family and Children's Services of Renfrew County   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children in care; Education; Evidence informed practice; Knowledge transfer; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859936834     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.01.043     Document Type: Article

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