Educational Background, Educational Expectations and Organized Activity Participation Among Adolescents Aging Out of Care in Brazil

Luciana Cassarino-Perez, Lívia Maria Bedin, Fabiane Schutz, Jorge Castellá Sarriera - Education in Out-of-Home Care

This chapter from the book Education in Out-of-Home Care aims to (1) provide an overview of educational background and educational expectations of adolescents aging out of care in Brazil; (2) examine associations between educational background and extracurricular activity and placement characteristics; and (3) discuss the specificities of education in care for adolescents in Brazil as well as its similarities with other countries.

We Can Do It and So Can Our Future Care Leavers! Care Leavers at University

Reeny Jurczyszyn & Dee Michell - Education in Out-of-Home Care

In this chapter from the book Education in Out-of-Home Care the authors explore their journeys to and through university and doctoral studies, drawing in the experiences of other care leavers who have gone to university and care leavers they have encountered through their research into this topic.

Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Young People Leaving Care in the USA: Implications for Practice and Policy

Mark E. Courtney & Nathanael J. Okpych - Education in Out-of-Home Care

This chapter from the book Education in Out-of-Home Care describes trends in the secondary and postsecondary educational attainment of care-experienced young people in the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH), support they received to pursue their education, and the obstacles they have encountered along the way.

Work Matters: Re-thinking the Transformative Potential of Education and Work in the Lives of Young People in Care and Care Leavers

Robbie Gilligan - Education in Out-of-Home Care

This conceptual chapter from the book Education in Out-of-Home Care argues that efforts to improve educational outcomes for care experienced young people need rethinking.

Different Perceptions Regarding the Education of Children in Care: The Perspectives of Teachers, Caregivers and Children in Residential Care

Carme Montserrat, Joan Llosada-Gistau, Ferran Casas, Rosa Sitjes - Education in Out-of-Home Care

This chapter from the book Education in Out-of-Home Care assesses a pilot project aimed at improving the school-based learning of children in residential care in Austria, Croatia, France, Germany and Spain.

Improving Academic Accomplishments of Youth in Residential Education and Care in Israel: Implementing a Policy Change

Emmanuel Grupper & Yossef Zagury - Education in Out-of-Home Care

This chapter from the book Education in Out-of-Home Care examines a policy change to affect the overall ecology of youth villages (Israeli residential schools), aimed at emphasizing high school academic achievements as a key to future success.

30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights on the Child Event: Presentation on Children Without Parental Care

Becky Smith, Save the Children

To mark the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights on the Child (CRC), a three-day event was held at the UN in Geneva, Switzerland. During the Child Protection session, Becky Smith of Save the Children gave this presentation on Children Without Parental Care.

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