ERIC Number: EJ1010830
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Mar
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0951-0605
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Supporting Care Leavers to Fulfil Their Educational Aspirations: Resilience, Relationships and Resistance to Help
Driscoll, Jenny
Children & Society, v27 n2 p139-149 Mar 2013
Most children in state care do not do as well in school as their peers, but the period of leaving care and transition to adulthood may offer a "turning point" for positive change. Based on a small study of care leavers in England, this article employs the concept of resilience to explore the significance of supportive relationships in enabling this group of young people to make decisions about their future and encouraging them to overcome setbacks in educational attainment. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Foster Care, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, At Risk Students, Environmental Influences, Attitude Measures, Barriers, Resilience (Psychology), Role of Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Qualitative Research, Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Semi Structured Interviews, Trust (Psychology), Social Support Groups, Delinquency, Parent Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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