Climbing a Broken Ladder: Contributors of College Success for Youth in Foster Care (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781978809161)

Although foster youth have college aspirations similar to their peers, fewer than one in ten ultimately complete a two-year or four-year college degree. What are the major factors that influence their chances of succeeding? Climbing a Broken Ladder advances our knowledge of what can be done to improve college outcomes for a student group that has largely remained invisible in higher education. Drawing on data from one of the most extensive studies of young people in foster care, Nathanael J. Okpych examines a wide range of factors that contribute to the chances that foster youth enroll in college, persist in college, and ultimately complete a degree. Okpych also investigates how early trauma affects later college outcomes, as well as the impact of a significant child welfare policy that extends the age limit of foster care. The book concludes with data-driven and concrete recommendations for policy and practice to get more foster youth into and through college.

Author: Nathanael J. Okpych
ISBN-10: 1978809166
ISBN-13: 9781978809161
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2021
Pages: 252
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d