Improving the participation of young people in care in further and higher education : European research and practice / / Sonia Jackson and Claire Cameron

• Autore: Jackson Sonia
• Pubblicazione: London, England ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/9826942094
• Soggetto topico: Youth with social disabilities - Education (Higher) - Europe; Children - Institutional care - Europe; Compensatory education - Europe; Educational equalization - Europe
• Persona (resp. second.): CameronClaire
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: IMPROVING ACCESS TO FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN PUBLIC CARE: European Policy and Practice; Introduction; 1 Education and Social Inclusion; 2 Welfare Regimes and Individual Educational Progression; 3 Study Design; 4 England: A Targeted Approach; 5 Denmark: Participation for All?; 6 Hungary: Education and Care in Transition; 7 Spain: Stability and Extended Support; 8 Sweden: A Long and Winding Road; 9 Looking Across Countries; 10 Looking for a Way Forward; References; Subject Index; Blank Page; Author Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Across Europe young people in care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care. Drawing extensively on a substantial three-year long research project led by the authors, this book provides a comprehensive account of this shocking discrepancy and discusses ways to address the imbalance.
• Titolo autorizzato: Improving the participation of young people in care in further and higher education
• ISBN: 1-84905-639-0; 0-85700-741-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786404703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II