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Direct linkOkpych, Nathanael J.; Courtney, Mark E. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
Youth who were in foster care as adolescents make up a small but highly vulnerable subpopulation of the college student body. This article analyzes secondary data collected from one of the most comprehensive longitudinal studies of foster youth. The analytic sample includes 329 foster youth from three Midwestern states who attended college in the…
Descriptors: Barriers, Academic Persistence, Academic Degrees, College Students
Courtney, Mark E.; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Park, Keunhye; Harty, Justin; Feng, Huiling; Torres-García, Adrianna; Sayed, Samiya – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2018
This report presents findings from the "CalYOUTH Wave 3 Youth Survey." CalYOUTH (the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study) is an evaluation of the impact of the California Fostering Connections Act on outcomes during foster youth's transition to adulthood. CalYOUTH includes collection and analysis of information from three…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Child Welfare
Courtney, Mark E.; Charles, Pajarita; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Napolitano, Laura; Halsted, Katherine – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2014
This report presents findings from the "Baseline Youth Survey of the California" Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH). CalYOUTH is an evaluation of the impact of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act on outcomes during the transition to adulthood for foster youth. CalYOUTH includes collection and analysis of…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Program Effectiveness, Late Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies
Nelson, Justine G.; Gibson, Priscilla A.; Bauer, Jean W. – Journal of Family Social Work, 2010
Several U.S. social policies identify kinship care as the preferred out-of-home placement. However, financial assistance to defray the cost of kinship caregiving is limited. One option is the child-only welfare grant. This study investigates kinship households' eligibility for, utilization of, and educational benefits associated with these grants.…
Descriptors: Family Income, Family (Sociological Unit), Educational Attainment, Family Relationship
