Kinship Foster Care and School Adjustment: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Sample of Children in Out-of-Home Care in South Korea

Experiences of Children in Kinship Care (CKC) in Ghana

“…(2009), it was found that the children lacked education materials and money for school, and their school fees were not paid. Although the study by Lee et al. (2017) observed that children in kinship care have positive school outcomes than their peers in institutional care, this study did not find enough evidence to support that children enjoyed their education considering the lack of support from their caregivers.…”

“…The involvement of extended family members and close friends in the care of children in need of parental care is not only practised in Ghana but is also seen in developed countries including Australia, the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States (Kiraly & Humphreys, 2016; Ponnert, 2017; Selwyn & Nandy, 2014). This may confirm a general conception that children in kinship care have more positive experiences, compared to their counterparts in institutional care (Burgess et al., 2010; Lee et al., 2017; Wu et al., 2015). Children in kinship care are likely to receive emotional care from their caregivers because they share a family history (Ponnert, 2017).…”

“…(2017) observed that children in kinship care have positive school outcomes than their peers in institutional care, this study did not find enough evidence to support that children enjoyed their education considering the lack of support from their caregivers. Regardless, the study by Lee et al. (2017) compared kinship care with institutional care.…”

“…Research on kinship care shows that children in kinship care have more positive outcomes such as strong bonding to school and less misbehaviour, compared to their peers in institutional care (Lee et al., 2017). The study by Lee et al. (2017) suggests that children living with relatives and grandparents have better chances of success in school than those in institutional care.…”

Mental/behavioural health and educational outcomes of grandchildren raised by custodial grandparents: A mixed methods systematic review

“…Compared to children who lived in multi‐generational households or households without contact with grandparents, children raised by grandparents also had lower reading skills (Pittman & Boswell, 2007 ). Differently, compared to children in institutional care, grandchildren raised by grandparents had better school behaviours and more school bonding, and this was more pronounced for boys than girls (Lee et al, 2017 ). In addition, Lee et al ( 2017 ) further pointed out that father involvement was a protective factor for grandchildren's school bonding.…”