School as an opportunity and resilience factor for young people placed in care

European Journal of Social Work

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-36

  Höjer, Ingrid ^a   Johansson, Helena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Education; Public Care In Sweden; Resilience; Social Capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875252011     PISSN: 13691457     EISSN: 14682664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2012.722984     Document Type: Article

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