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Climbing a Broken Ladder : Contributors of College Success for Youth in Foster Care
Title
Climbing a Broken Ladder : Contributors of College Success for Youth in Foster Care / Nathanael J. Okpych.
ISBN
9781978809208
Publication
New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2021]
Copyright Notice Date
©2021
Physical Description
1 online resource (248 p.) : 15 b-w images, 30 tables
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
In English.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
De Gruyter University Press eBook pilot project 2021.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 08, 2021
Series
The American Campus
Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Part I Background
Introduction
1 Framework for the Book
2 Description of the Midwest Study
Part II Findings
3 Exploring College Outcomes
4 College Enrollment Patterns
5 Predictors of College Enrollment
6 Predictors of College Persistence
7 Predictors of Degree Completion
8 The Role of Avoidant Attachment on College Persistence and Degree Completion
9 Impact of Extended Foster Care on College Outcomes
Part III Recommendations
10 Policy and Practice Recommendations to Increase College Enrollment and Completion
Appendix A Statistics in Plain Language
Appendix B Making Sense of Odds Ratios
Appendix C What Is Multivariable Regression and Why Do We Need It?
Appendix D Description of Study Predictors
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index
About the Author
Subjects
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