Voices of youth in foster care and special education regarding their educational experiences and transition to adulthood

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1604-1615

  Quest, A Del ^a   Fullerton, Ann ^a   Geenen, Sarah ^a   Powers, Laurie ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Aging out; Child welfare; Foster care; Service provision; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863881454     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.04.018     Document Type: Article

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