Discourse of concern in addressing the educational needs of Malay children in foster care

• Main Authors: Mohd Jan, Jariah, Talif, Rosli, Mohd Zaid, Ainun Rozana @ Ainun, Suffian Sahuri, Sakina Sahuri, Omar, Haslina
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38069/1/Discourse%20of%20concern%20in%20addressing%20the%20educational%20needs%20of%20Malay%20children%20in%20foster%20care.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38069/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Children in foster care, generally, perform poorly in school (Watson & Kabler, 2012; Emerson & Lovitt, 2003; Zeitlin, Weinberg & Kimm, 2003). There is a notion of uncertainty over the question of who has primary responsibility over the academic progress of foster children. Foster childre...