Climbing a broken ladder : contributors of college success for youth in foster care / / Nathanael J. Okpych

• Autore: Okpych Nathanael J.
• Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, New Jersey : , : Rutgers University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (253 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 362.7330973
• Soggetto topico: Foster children - Education (Higher) - United States; Foster children - United States - Social conditions; College attendance - United States
• Soggetto non controllato: College, American Campus, Campus Life, Youth, Success, Diploma, Statistics, School, Degree, College Students, Persistence, Academia, Higher Education, University, Classroom, Teacher, Faculty, Academics, Professor
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Part I Background -- Introduction -- 1 Framework for the Book -- 2 Description of the Midwest Study -- Part II Findings -- 3 Exploring College Outcomes -- 4 College Enrollment Patterns -- 5 Predictors of College Enrollment -- 6 Predictors of College Persistence -- 7 Predictors of Degree Completion -- 8 The Role of Avoidant Attachment on College Persistence and Degree Completion -- 9 Impact of Extended Foster Care on College Outcomes -- Part III Recommendations -- 10 Policy and Practice Recommendations to Increase College Enrollment and Completion -- Appendix A Statistics in Plain Language -- Appendix B Making Sense of Odds Ratios -- Appendix C What Is Multivariable Regression and Why Do We Need It? -- Appendix D Description of Study Predictors -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 improve college outcomes for a student group that has largely remained invisible in higher education. Drawing on data from one of the most extensive studies of young people in foster care, Nathanael J. Okpych examines a wide range of factors that contribute to the chances that foster youth enroll in college, persist in college, and ultimately complete a degree. Okpych also investigates how early trauma affects later college outcomes, as well as the impact of a significant child welfare policy that extends the age limit of foster care. The book concludes with data-driven and concrete recommendations for policy and practice to get more foster youth into and through college.
• Titolo autorizzato: Climbing a broken ladder
• ISBN: 1-9788-0920-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816890503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: American campus.