Foster Care and Higher Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11942909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sonia Jackson (Thomas Coram Research Unit, London University Institute of Education, corresponding author), Sarah Ajayi (Thomas Coram Research Unit, London University Institute of Education) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 62-72 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/030857590703100110 |
| OpenAlex | W2119065633 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 37 |
| References cited | 6 |
Sonia Jackson and Sarah Ajayi report findings from the first UK study of young people in care who go to university. They suggest that foster care could play a major role in enabling more looked after children to access higher education and complete their courses successfully
Foster care · Foster parents · Sociology · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology
Hidden among the under-represented
Fostering Leaders of Our World
Patterns of postgraduate transitions amongst care-experienced graduates in the United Kingdom
The ethics of love and care in higher education
Facing the cliff-edge
Employment and further study outcomes for care-experienced graduates in the UK
Representaciones sociales que influyen en las políticas sociales de infancia y adolescencia en Europa
“Everyone has the ability actualy to do well in education. It's just the support mechanisms that you give to them…”
Schooling and Looked after Children
Making up Lost Ground
Paired Reading as a Literacy Intervention for Foster Children
School related resources and potential to exercise self-determination for young people in Swedish out-of-home care
The Role of Agency in Shaping the Educational Journeys of Care‐experienced Adults
Reconnecting care and education
Supporting the educational transitions of looked after children at Key Stage 4
Hope Street
Towards a theory of upbringing in foster care in Europe
Placement, protective and risk factors in the educational success of young people in care
Supporting care‐experienced adults' educational journeys
Why one goes to school
It's just like another home, just another family, so it's nae different’ Children's voices in kinship care
The school to work transition for young people in state care
Emotional well‐being and mental health of looked after children in England
The Role of Carers and Caseworkers in the School-to-work Transition of Young People in Care
Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care
Exploring diversity in the educational pathways of care-experienced adults
Supporting the educational attainment of youth in residential care
Educating young people in care
It was me, but it was them that helped me’
Investigating positive reading trajectories among children who experienced out-of-home care
Leaving care
Maximizing educational achievement of youth in foster care and alumni
The life course perspective
Care experienced students’ transitions to university
Theorising educational engagement, transitions and outcomes for care‐experienced people
The educational experience of young people in residential care through the lens of learning careers
Outcomes for Permanence and Stability for Children in Care in Ireland
| Unique citing works | 37 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 37 |