Effects of a school readiness intervention for children in foster care on oppositional and aggressive behaviors in kindergarten

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2361-2366

  Pears, Katherine C ^a   Kim, Hyoun K ^a   Fisher, Philip A ^a,b  

^a OREGON SOCIAL LEARNING CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Foster care; Intervention; Kindergarten; Oppositional behavior; School readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868333868     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.08.015     Document Type: Article

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