The relationship between the outcomes for children placed in teaching family homes and the race/ethnicity of their caregivers

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appreciate the committee's flexibility and patience with me throughout this dissertation process. Each committee member has dedicated their time and effort to help me complete this project and I am grateful to have been able to work with each of you. I would like to give a very special thank you to my Advisor and Chair, Dr. Kathryn "Kit" Gerken, for not allowing me to turn away when the road seemed impossible and for always being caring and understanding. I could have not asked for a better advisor! Lastly, I would like to thank all my friends and extended family in California and across the miles for your many prayers for me to finish this project. You all have given me the motivation I needed to push through the final chapter in my graduate career. I see the light at the end of the tunnel and my final answer to the ongoing question for the past six years is, "Yes, I'm finally finished!" v TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES.