Foster Youth Who Have Succeeded in Higher Education: Common Themes

Autor/inn/en	Lovitt, Thomas; Emerson, John
Titel	Foster Youth Who Have Succeeded in Higher Education: Common Themes
Quelle	In: Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, (2009), S.18-23 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2325-7466
Schlagwörter	Foster Care; Child Welfare; College Graduates; Higher Education; At Risk Students; Barriers; Resilience (Psychology); Success; Interviews; Experience; Family Influence; Interpersonal Relationship; Study Skills; Extracurricular Activities; School Counselors; Persistence; Student Attitudes; Goal Orientation; Money Management; Health Insurance; Stress Variables; Counseling; Student Personnel Services; Social Support Groups + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pflegehilfe; Kindeswohl; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Erfolg; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Erfahrung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Studientechnik; Außerunterrichtliche Aktivität; School counselor; Beratungslehrer; Pädagogischer Berater; Ausdauer; Schülerverhalten; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Krankenversicherung; Counselling; Beratung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung
Abstract	All young people, including foster youth and youth with disabilities, can succeed academically given adequate support and advocacy from educators, professionals, and their caregivers. Casey Family Programs (www.casey.org), a Seattle-based national operating foundation that has served children, youth, and families in the child welfare system since 1966, interviewed eight former foster youth who recently graduated from college. With only about 3% of former foster youth earning a college degree (Pecora et al., 2005), these eight students had clearly beaten the odds. Their perspectives on going to college and obtaining a degree despite numerous barriers presents an opportunity to learn how other young adults like them might be better supported. During the course of conversations and correspondences with them, 15 major themes concerning college success and a general outlook on life emerged. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01