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The research sites/databases that I have been using are Gale, one search, Academic Search Complete (EBSCOhost) in addition to tying into the law and society field. In using the listed databases above has help me narrow my keys word search. It has given me a better understanding of the target population that my topic should focus on. The participants in my research will be from the ages of 11-18. I will be observing the court process of the foster care system in addition to social workers who are a part of the foster care agency. One location will be family court in Brooklyn, NY. There are also two adults I would like to interview on their experience of being a foster care mother (kinship) and two parents who are non-kinship foster care parents

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