Foster Youth and the Transition to Adulthood: The Theoretical and Conceptual Basis for Natural Mentoring

Emerging Adulthood

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 40-51

  Greeson, Johanna K P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

aging out; emerging adulthood; foster care; natural mentoring; transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887550094     PISSN: 21676968     EISSN: 21676984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2167696812467780     Document Type: Article

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