Readiness for college engagement among students who have aged out of foster care

Early Adult Identification Among Youth With Foster Care Experience: Implications for Emerging Adulthood

“…The findings from this study reinforce the need to continue to develop and support programs and policies that promote post-secondary educational attainment for young adults with foster care experience Courtney, Hook, et al, 2010;Day, 2011;Unrau, Font, & Rawls, 2012). Examples of this support include developing college transition and campus support programs targeted for youth with foster care experience, allowing young people to remain in care past the age of 18 through the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008, encouraging the use of the Education and Training Voucher program, and even providing comprehensive academic and tangible support in high school as a youth prepares for post-secondary education (Lawler, Sayfan, Goodman, Narr & Cordon, 2014;Pecora, 2012).…”

A Review of Research on College Educational Outcomes of Students Who Experienced Foster Care

“…The majority (Day, Dworsky, Fogarty, & Damashek, 2011;Harris, Jackson, O'Brien, & Pecora, 2009;O'Brien et al, 2010;Pecora et al, 2006b;Unrau, Font, & Rawls, 2012;Villegas, Rosenthal, O'Brien, & Pecora, 2014;White, O'Brien, Pecora, & Buher, 2015) of the 11 articles (64%) had a focus on group comparisons. Unrau et al (2012) reported on the academic performance of students who experienced foster care and were freshmen in college and of a general population of first-time-in-any-college (FTIAC) group of freshmen.…”

“…Unrau et al (2012) reported on the academic performance of students who experienced foster care and were freshmen in college and of a general population of first-time-in-any-college (FTIAC) group of freshmen. Differences were noted in their first semester academic performance in that individuals in the foster care group had lower end-offirst-semester GPAs (M ¼ 2.34) in comparison to FTIAC's GPAs (M ¼ 2.85) (p , .0001).…”

Experiences and needs of homeless youth with a history of foster care

“…The majority of this population expresses optimism about their futures (Courtney et al, 2001). For those who pursue higher education, youth with foster care experience report more motivation to be successful in college compared with other freshman students (Unrau et al, 2012). Such work describes the foster care population as a complex group of youth with significant needs and important strengths as they pursue independence.…”