2023
DOI: 10.1002/berj.3933
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Post‐secondary vocational education for youth leaving care: Examining a potential pathway to successful outcomes

Mary Elizabeth Collins,
Astraea Augsberger,
Riana Howard

Abstract: Post‐secondary educational outcomes for care‐experienced youth are poor. This has been a consistent finding across studies in many countries. Most studies do not distinguish between different types of post‐secondary educational pathways and outcomes, however. There has been limited attention to the potential for post‐secondary vocational education (PSVE) as a viable educational path that may lead to positive employment and social outcomes. In this paper we examine PSVE for care leavers by reviewing available d… Show more

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“…While the papers within this special issue cover an interesting variety of topics individually, when taken together, the commonalities between them highlight pertinent issues experienced by those with a background of care across educational settings and national contexts. These include inclusivity and recognition in the definitions used to identify someone as 'care-experienced' (Brown & Shelton, 2024;Bunn & Fuller, 2024;Child & Marvell, 2024), the importance of relationships for educational success (Brown & Shelton, 2024;Collins et al, 2024;Marion & Tchuindibi, 2024;Matchett & Appleton, 2024;Sandford et al, 2024) and the risk-laden nature of transitions through education for those with an absence of support (Melkman, 2024;Mølholt et al, 2024).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…While the papers within this special issue cover an interesting variety of topics individually, when taken together, the commonalities between them highlight pertinent issues experienced by those with a background of care across educational settings and national contexts. These include inclusivity and recognition in the definitions used to identify someone as 'care-experienced' (Brown & Shelton, 2024;Bunn & Fuller, 2024;Child & Marvell, 2024), the importance of relationships for educational success (Brown & Shelton, 2024;Collins et al, 2024;Marion & Tchuindibi, 2024;Matchett & Appleton, 2024;Sandford et al, 2024) and the risk-laden nature of transitions through education for those with an absence of support (Melkman, 2024;Mølholt et al, 2024).…”
Section: Content Of This Speci Al Issuementioning
confidence: 99%