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ERIC Number: EJ600829
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-7961
Grandparents as Parents.
Franklin, Cynthia
Social Work in Education, v21 n3 p131-35 Jul 1999
Discusses the rise of the multigenerational family and how if effects the role of school social workers. States that when working with these families, counselors can see how all social service, mental health, medical, and educational needs of children and families are intricately linked. Encourages practitioners to view the role of grandparents as an asset instead of a failed family system. (Author/JDM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Extended Family, Family Role, Family School Relationship, Grandparents, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Nuclear Family, School Social Workers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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