title: Removing barriers to educating children in foster care through interagency collaboration: a seven county multiple-case study.
abstract: This multiple-case study examines interagency collaboration between child protective services (CPS), local education agencies (LEAs), and other public agencies in seven California counties. These agencies were provided technical assistance to remove barriers impeding the education of children in foster care and improve their educational outcomes. Results of this study suggest that making changes to remove educational barriers for foster children and improve their educational outcomes requires successful collaboration between CPS and LEAs and strong leadership within at least one of the agencies.
authors.affiliation: Charter College of Education, California State University-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90032, USA. lweinbe@calstatela.edu
authors.forename: Lois A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Weinberg
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zetlin
authors.forename: Nancy M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Shea
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003144:Communication Barriers; D019058:Community Networks; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods*; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012107:Research Design