Foster Care and College: The Educational Aspirations and Expectations of Youth in the Foster Care System

Youth and Society

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 307-323

  Kirk, Chris M ^a   Lewis, Rhonda K ^a   Nilsen, Corinne ^a   Colvin, Deltha Q ^a  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

education; foster care; parent support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881138360     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: 15528499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X11417734     Document Type: Article

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