Building Evidence to Promote Educational Competence of Youth in Foster Care.

Although the academic difficulties of students living in foster care are well documented, few studies have examined factors influencing academic achievement of youth in foster care. This article reports the results of a study of educational competence in a sample of 152 foster youth in one midwester...

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Publicado en:Child Welfare Vol. 82; no. 5; pp. 615 - 633
Autor principal: Shin, Sunny Hyucksun
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Child Welfare League of America September/October 2003
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      ab: Although the academic difficulties of students living in foster care are well documented, few studies have examined factors influencing academic achievement of youth in foster care. This article reports the results of a study of educational competence in a sample of 152 foster youth in one midwestern state. Using five standardized instruments, the study explored predictors of reading ability of youth in foster care. Multiple regression analyses indicated that four factors—aspiration for higher education, placement in kinship care, participation in extracurricular activities, and drug use—accounted for 39% of the variance in reading ability scores. The article discusses implications of these findings for practice, research, and policy development. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.
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