Barriers to School Attendance in Foster Care

Abstract

By Veronica Engel, Social Work

Advisor: Anjanette Wells

Presentation ID: PM_A07

Abstract: This presentation looks at a study done to determine what the main barriers to a foster child's school attendance are and the main contributors to foster care truancy problems by questioning foster parent's of school aged children about what they perceive to be the largest difficulties they face with their foster children's school attendance.