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