Analysis of care and education pathways of refugee and asylum-seeking children in care in England: Implications for social work

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 53-62

  O'Higgins, Aoife ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

asylum seekers; children; out of home care; refugees

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050457843     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijsw.12324     Document Type: Article

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