Former Foster Youth in Postsecondary Education: Reaching Higher (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783319994581)

This book examines the attainment gap between foster youth and their peers. Specifically focusing on post-secondary access and success for foster youth, Gross points out the challenges foster youth face in the primary and secondary school context, such as being less likely to complete high school. These barriers to former foster youth continue once enrolled in post-secondary education, and can manifest as lack of institutional support, financial barriers, and limited to no familial support. The author discusses what policy makers and practitioners need to know to better support the educational attainment of former foster youth.

Author: Jacob P. Gross
ISBN-10: 3319994581
ISBN-13: 9783319994581
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Language: English
Published: 05/27/2019
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.63d