| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge advances in social work |
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Routledge advances in social work.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Alternative care -- The characteristics and experiences of children in state care -- Children of the state -- Education, care and life chances -- Closing the gap -- From care to independence -- Reconceptualizing the state's duties towards the children in its care -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"This important book focuses on the critical role of educational achievement for the wellbeing and success of vulnerable youth in adulthood. It is concerned with three interconnected issues: the support which is or should be afforded to youth ageing out of state care to enable them to fulfil their academic potential; the interdependence of social aspects of 'care' and educational attainment for children growing up in state care; and the conditions which are pre-requisite for transition to fully autonomous adulthood, together with the implications of these for the state's responsibilities to care leavers. These issues are addressed through a review of international literature based on the educational outcomes and life-chances of youth graduating from state care, analysis of the findings of a three-year qualitative study following the educational transitions of young people, and the use of theoretical frameworks to explore the complexities of children's experiences of the state care system. In doing so the book balances predominantly needs-based discourses with a children's right perspective, focusing on competence rather than vulnerability and promoting the development of the skills needed for autonomous adulthood. Transitions from Care to Independence should be considered essential reading for researchers, practitioners and policy makers in the fields of education, childhood studies and adoption and fostering services. Additionally, the issues addressed are of wider relevance to youth transitions to adulthood. Youth ageing out of care provide a particularly insightful case study into the broader cohort of young people entering the workforce in an era of a globalised economy and austerity."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Children -- Institutional care.
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At-risk youth -- Education
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At-risk youth -- Services for
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Child welfare.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Child welfare.
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Children -- Institutional care.
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At-risk youth -- Education.
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At-risk youth -- Services for.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317303275 |
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9781315649191 |
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131730327X |
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1315649195 |
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9781317303282 |
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1317303288 |
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