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Looked after children and further education in Scotland : a briefing paper

open access: yes, 2011
The paper begins with a brief account of the Scottish education system and the further education college sector in particular. This account is set within the wider policy context of providing opportunities for some of the least academically qualified ...
Duncalf, Zachari, Connelly, Graham
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Turning Point Processes to Higher Education among Care Leavers

open access: yesSocial Work and Society, 2014
Children who grew up in care institutions encounter many difficulties in the years after leaving care, including challenges related to their low education achievements while they were still in care. Higher education is therefore hard and sometimes almost
Tehila Refaeli, Benjamin Strahl
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Transition to Adulthood for Young Swedish Care Leavers

open access: yes, 2008
In western societies the transition to adulthood for young people tend to be a protracted process, where social support and economical transferrals from families become increasingly important.
Sjöblom, Yvonne,, Höjer, Ingrid,
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Care-Leavers’ Views on Their Preparation for Leaving Residential Care in South Africa

open access: yesYouth
The process of youth leaving residential care, for those who grew up in care, remains a global challenge. In South Africa, leaving care is complicated by the almost complete absence of aftercare support services, and a general lack of preparation for ...
Nellie Sandy Seale, Adrian D. van Breda
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Book review: Beyond 18 - Leaving child care institutions: a study of aftercare practices in five states of India. UNICEF: India Country Office

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2020
This is a review of an overview report of a study conducted by Udayan Care in India with support from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Tata Trusts and the five State Governments of Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
Kenny McGhee
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Who are children in care and care leavers

open access: yes, 2020
The chapter focuses on the characteristics and experiences of minors accepted in public structures and care leavers. Most of the children housed in the facilities come from problematic families, punctuated by recurrent crises. Precisely for this reason in many European countries the awareness has matured that the minors accepted in the social-welfare ...
ELISABETTA DI GIOVANNI   +1 more
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After care – the control of and help for care leavers in a community of foster care

open access: yes, 2015
Contemporary studies of young adults leaving out-of-home care signal that many are highly vulnerable to unemployment, teenage pregnancies, suicide and poverty.
Sköld, Johanna,
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