Young people transitioning from Out-of-home Care and Access to Higher Education: A Critical review of the literature

Title: Young people transitioning from Out-of-home Care and Access to Higher Education: A Critical review of the literature
Creator: Mendes, Philip; Michell, Dee; Wilson, Jacqueline
Date: 2014
Type: Text; Journal article
Identifier: http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/162565
Identifier: vital:12687
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1017/cha.2014.25
Identifier: ISBN:1035-0772
Abstract: Young people transitioning from out-of-home care are known to have poor educational outcomes compared to their non-care peers. Yet little is known about the experiences or needs of the small numbers of Australian care leavers who enter higher education. This article critically examines existing Australian and international research on the access of care leavers to higher education. A group of pre-care, in-care, transition from care and post-care factors are identified as either hindering or assisting care leavers to maximise their educational opportunities. Some specific policy and practice reforms are recommended to enhance opportunities for Australian care leavers to participate in and complete higher education.
Relation: Children Australia Vol. 39, no. 4 (2014), p. 243-252
Rights: Open Access
Rights: This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
Subject: Care leavers; Higher education; Disadvantage; Policy and practice reform
Full Text
Reviewed

		Thumbnail	File	Description	Size	Format
View Details Download			SOURCE1	Published version	120 KB	Adobe Acrobat PDF	View Details Download