Effectiveness of a group-based academic tutoring program for children in foster care: A randomized controlled trial

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 67, Issue , 2016, Pages 238-246

  Harper, Julie ^a   Schmidt, Fred ^a,b  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Children's Centre Thunder Bay   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKILL; SPELLING;

EID: 84976286926     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.06.009     Document Type: Article

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