2007
DOI: 10.1177/030857590703100110
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Abstract: Sonia Jackson and Sarah Ajayi report findings from the first UK study of young people in care who go to university. They suggest that foster care could play a major role in enabling more looked after children to access higher education and complete their courses successfully

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“…In most cases this was due to the presence of sources of help and support or 'arenas of comfort'. Having a supportive, long-term, stable foster placement was critical for many young people who had overcome personal issues and had made relatively successful transitions to independence and further or higher education (Jackson 2007;Jackson and Ajayi, 2007 The By Degrees research found that the care leavers with the fewest problems and who made the most successful transitions were those who had a supportive final foster placement which continued to provide an ongoing secure base after they moved to university or independent living (Jackson and Ajayi, 2007;Bentley, 2013;Cameron et al 2015). Continuing assistance, emotional, practical and in some case financial, from foster carers during and after this transition was a key protective factor, helping to ameliorate the young person's feelings of isolation and loneliness.…”
Section: "It Was Very Hard An Uphill Struggle Because I Was Living mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In most cases this was due to the presence of sources of help and support or 'arenas of comfort'. Having a supportive, long-term, stable foster placement was critical for many young people who had overcome personal issues and had made relatively successful transitions to independence and further or higher education (Jackson 2007;Jackson and Ajayi, 2007 The By Degrees research found that the care leavers with the fewest problems and who made the most successful transitions were those who had a supportive final foster placement which continued to provide an ongoing secure base after they moved to university or independent living (Jackson and Ajayi, 2007;Bentley, 2013;Cameron et al 2015). Continuing assistance, emotional, practical and in some case financial, from foster carers during and after this transition was a key protective factor, helping to ameliorate the young person's feelings of isolation and loneliness.…”
Section: "It Was Very Hard An Uphill Struggle Because I Was Living mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, commentators variously use terms and phrases such as 'a tremendous achievement' (Ajayi & Quigley, 2003, p. 9), 'against the odds' (Ajayi & Quigley, 2006, p. 63) or 'overcoming their early disadvantage' (Hyde-Dryden, 2012, p. 2) to describe the success of this small cohort in overcoming such enormous barriers. Conversely, Jackson and Ajayi (2007) suggest that, for most care leavers, attending university 'remains a remote dream' (p. 71).…”
Section: Limited Access To Higher Educationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These include remaining in foster care placements beyond 18 years, established protocols with higher education institutions, availability of financial and practical assistance, high levels of personal resilience and motivation, and ongoing support from family, friends, foster carers and professionals (Ajayi & Quigley, 2006;Hass, Allen, & Amoah, 2014;Jackson & Ajayi, 2007;Stein, 2012).…”
Section: Helping and Hindering Factors For Those Who Access Higher Edmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Kinship care by family members is also increasingly common and may be considered more beneficial than foster care by 'strangers' (Farmer, 2010;López, del Valle, Montserrat, & Bravo Lopez, 2011;Triseliotis, 2002;Vinnerljung & Hjern, 2011). The family environment and relationships constructed within foster care are argued to provide children with a 'secure base' that promotes their competence and confidence (Beek & Schofield, 2004) and their educational outcomes (Jackson & Ajayi, 2007). As rates of children in care rise in many European states (Gilbert, 2011), the pressure on child welfare services to maximise the quality and supply of foster care increases.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%