Climbing a broken ladder : contributors of college success for youth in foster care /

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"Although foster youth have college aspirations similar to their peers, fewer than one in ten ultimately complete a two-year or four-year college degree. What are the major factors that influence their chances of succeeding? Climbing a Broken Ladder advances our knowledge of what can be done to...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Okpych, Nathanael J. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Colección:American campus.
Temas:
Foster children > Education (Higher) > United States > Case studies.
College attendance > United States > Case studies.
Foster children > United States > Social conditions.
Effectifs étudiants > États-Unis > Études de cas.
EDUCATION > General.
College attendance
United States
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Framework for the book
  • Description of the Midwest study
  • Exploring college outcomes
  • College enrollment patterns
  • Predictors of college enrollment
  • Predictors of college persistence
  • Predictors of degree completion
  • The role of avoidant attachment on college persistence and degree completion
  • Impact of extended foster care on college outcomes
  • Policy and practice recommendations to increase college enrollment and completion.

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