How the bear evolved into a whale: A rejoinder to Leroy Pelton's note contesting Mark Testa's version of national foster care population trends

Mark F. Testa responds to Leroy Pelton's note contesting Testa's work on national foster care population trends. Testa provides historical data to support his findings concerning the size of the foster care population & the rates at which federally funded foster care placement increase...

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Published in:Children and youth services review 2009-04, Vol.31 (4), p.491-494
Main Author: Testa, Mark F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Foster Care
Historical data
Placements
Trends
Whales
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Summary:Mark F. Testa responds to Leroy Pelton's note contesting Testa's work on national foster care population trends. Testa provides historical data to support his findings concerning the size of the foster care population & the rates at which federally funded foster care placement increased or declined between the years of 1960 & 1985. [Copyright Elsevier B.V.]
ISSN:0190-7409
1873-7765
DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2008.10.009