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