Research Article on Residential Education

CORE Board Member Dr. Bethany Lee and prominent child welfare scholar Dr. Rick Barth co-authored the article Residential Education: An Emerging Resource for Improving Educational Outcomes for Youth in Foster Care?
 on the value of residential education based on the results of the first national survey in the residential education field, conducted by CORE.


In 2006, CORE implemented Overview of Residential Education in the U.S., the first national survey of existing residential education programs across the country. CORE Board Member Dr. Bethany Lee and prominent child welfare scholar Dr. Rick Barth co-authored this article on the value of residential education based on the results of this overview survey.

CORE has disseminated the survey results and is forming an agenda for long-term quantitative and qualitative research.
As an expert on the child welfare system and outcomes for youth in residential programs, Dr. Lee is currently working on a qualitative study of children in the foster care system who are living and learning at residential education programs.

More Info:
- Children and Youth Services Review – 01/09

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CORE is the national nonprofit organization promoting and strengthening residential education programs for economically and socially disadvantaged youth.