1 BACKGROUND FOR THE RESEARCH
2 SOME THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES
3 THE PLAN OF THE STUDY
4 INTERVIEWS WITH FOSTER MOTHERS
5 INTERVIEWS WITH FOSTER FATHERS
6 DEVELOPMENT OF SCALE AND INDEX SCORES
7 CHILD-REARING ATTITUDES OF FOSTER MOTHERS
8 THE FOSTER PARENT APPRAISAL FORM
9 CASEWORKERS' APPRAISAL OF FOSTER PARENTS
10 CORRELATIONS OF SELF-REVELATIONS AND RATINGS
11 INCENTIVES FOR FOSTER PARENTHOOD
12 FINAL PERSPECTIVES AND IMPLICATIONS