Examining individual‐level academic risk and protective factors for foster youth: School engagement, behaviors, self‐esteem, and social skills.

Students' school engagement is widely regarded as critical for positive school adjustment and overall academic success. Foster youth persistently face poorer educational outcomes than peers and demonstrate lower levels of school engagement and higher levels of academically threatening behaviors. The...

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Published in:Child & Family Social Work Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 256 - 267
Main Authors: Mihalec‐Adkins, Brittany P., Cooley, Morgan E.
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell May2020
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