My Life: Effects of a longitudinal, randomized study of self-determination enhancement on the transition outcomes of youth in foster care and special education

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2179-2187

  Powers, Laurie E ^a   Geenen, Sarah ^a   Powers, Jennifer ^a   Pommier Satya, Summer ^a   Turner, Alison ^a   Dalton, Lawrence D ^b   Drummond, Diann ^c   Swank, Paul ^d  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Multnomah County Department of Human Services   (United States)

^c Portland Public Schools   (United States)

^d Innovative Thinking Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Foster care; Randomized clinical trial; Self determination; Special education; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866010278     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.07.018     Document Type: Article

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