Climbing a Broken Ladder
Synopsis
Although foster youth have college aspirations similar to their peers, fewer than one in ten ultimately complete a two-year or four-year college degree. What are the major factors that influence their chances of succeeding? Climbing a Broken Ladder advances our knowledge of what can be done to improve college outcomes for a student group that has largely remained invisible in higher education. Drawing on data from one of the most extensive studies of young people in foster care, Nathanael J. Okpych examines a wide range of factors that contribute to the chances that foster youth enroll in college, persist in college, and ultimately complete a degree. Okpych also investigates how early trauma affects later college outcomes, as well as the impact of a significant child welfare policy that extends the age limit of foster care. The book concludes with data-driven and concrete recommendations for policy and practice to get more foster youth into and through college.
- Hakimiliki:
- 2021 Nathanael J. Okpych
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781978809185
- Publisher:
- Rutgers University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 2021-01-15T08:19:44Z
- Lugha:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.