The education of children in care: Agency and resilience.

This paper considers the educational experiences and progress of children in care in England. As part of a mixed methods study 26 young people, together with their carers, social workers and teachers, were asked about their educational experiences and the contributory factors to educational progress...

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Publicado en:Children & Youth Services Review Vol. 77; pp. 86 - 94
Autor principal: Berridge, David
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Jun2017
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