The relationship of placement experience to school absenteeism and changing schools in young, school-aged children in foster care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 826-833

  Zorc, Catherine S ^a   O'Reilly, Amanda L R ^a   Matone, Meredith ^a   Long, Jin ^a   Watts, Caroline L ^b   Rubin, David ^c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Child welfare; Education; Fostering connections; Out of home care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875075778     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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