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Date: November 22, 2024 Fri
Time: 11:43 am
Time: 11:43 am
Results for looked after children
1 results foundAuthor: O'Higgins, Aoife Title: What is the relationship between being in care and the educational outcomes of children? An international systematic review Summary: The education of children in care has long been a concern for policy-makers, practitioners, foster carers, teachers and young people themselves. Government data and research have demonstrated an achievement gap between children in care and their peers that has sustained over many years. Furthermore, international research demonstrates that low educational attainment of children in care is an issue in many countries (Dill, Flynn, Hollingshead, & Fernandes, 2012). Research spanning several decades and three continents has also documented poor health, employment and general well-being outcomes of care experienced adults (Blome, 1997; Buehler, Orme, Post, & Patterson, 2000; Dill et al., 2012; Harris, Jackson, O'Brien, & Pecora, 2009; Jackson, 2013; Social Exclusion Unit, 2003). Those who have been in care are more likely than the general population to be unemployed, have mental health problems, spend time in prison or psychiatric institutions or experience homelessness at some point in their lives (Centre for Social Justice, 2015; Jackson & McParlin, 2006). Greater educational success has been linked to better long-term outcomes in the general population, so raising attainment is an important strategy to interrupt these negative life trajectories (Gorard, Beng, & Davies, 2012). This review aims to contribute to this literature by reviewing the evidence on the relationship between being in foster or kinship care and educational outcomes. The review was undertaken in order to examine existing research evidence that addresses the following three questions: - Is there an association between being in care and educational outcomes? - What is the nature of the association between being in care and educational outcomes? - Is there any evidence to suggest that this association is causal? Electronic databases and websites were used to identify 28 studies including two reviews/meta-analyses from the UK, US, Canada and Australia. Comparisons across countries are subject to limitations of different cultures and services. Studies identified for the review were published after 1990 and were all in English. All but two studies (Barber & Delfabbro, 2005; Conger & Rebeck, 2001) employed comparison groups or compared children in care to the general population. Study samples ranged from 107 to over 222,000 young people. Details: Oxford, UK: Rees Centre for Research in Fostering and Education, University of Oxford, 2015. 20p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 16, 2019 at: http://reescentre.education.ox.ac.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ReesCentreReview_EducationalOutcomes.pdf Year: 2015 Country: International URL: http://reescentre.education.ox.ac.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ReesCentreReview_EducationalOutcomes.pdf Shelf Number: 155861 Keywords: Children in CareEducational OutcomesFoster CareLooked After Children |