Improving the participation of young people in care in further and higher education : European research and practice / Sonia Jackson and Claire Cameron.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Sonia, author.

Cameron, Claire, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth with social disabilities--Education (Higher)--Europe--Cross-cultural studies.

Youth with social disabilities.

Children--Institutional care--Europe--Cross-cultural studies.

Children.

Compensatory education--Europe--Cross-cultural studies.

Compensatory education.

Educational equalization--Europe--Cross-cultural studies.

Educational equalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Across Europe young people in care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care. Drawing extensively on a substantial three-year long research project led by the authors, this book provides a comprehensive account of this shocking discrepancy and discusses ways to address the imbalance.

Contents:

IMPROVING ACCESS TO FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN PUBLIC CARE: European Policy and Practice; Introduction; 1 Education and Social Inclusion; 2 Welfare Regimes and Individual Educational Progression; 3 Study Design; 4 England: A Targeted Approach; 5 Denmark: Participation for All?; 6 Hungary: Education and Care in Transition; 7 Spain: Stability and Extended Support; 8 Sweden: A Long and Winding Road; 9 Looking Across Countries; 10 Looking for a Way Forward; References; Subject Index; Blank Page; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781849056397

1849056390

9780857007414

0857007416