Full Description
This book examines the attainment gap between foster youth and their peers. Specifically focusing on post-secondary access and success for foster youth, Gross points out the challenges foster youth face in the primary and secondary school context, such as being less likely to complete high school. These barriers to former foster youth continue once enrolled in post-secondary education, and can manifest as lack of institutional support, financial barriers, and limited to no familial support. The author discusses what policy makers and practitioners need to know to better support the educational attainment of former foster youth.
Contents
1. Introduction.- 2. Benefits of and Barriers to Higher Education.- 3. An Overview: Foster Care and Policies Designed to Support Youth in Care.- 4. Transitions out of Care.- 5. College Readiness and Enrollment Among Baccalaureate Degree Seekers.- 6. How Former Foster Youth Finance Higher Education.- 7. Campus Based Support Programs.- 8. Conclusion.-
