Improving Education Outcomes for Children in Foster Care: Intervention by an Education Liaison

Autor:	Andrea G. Zetlin, Christina H. Kimm, Lois A. Weinberg
Rok vydání:	2004
Předmět:	Social work business.industry education Grade retention Academic achievement Special education Education Foster care Nursing Intervention (counseling) Learning disability Achievement test Medicine medicine.symptom business
Zdroj:	Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR). 9:421-429
ISSN:	1532-7671 1082-4669
DOI:	10.1207/s15327671espr0904_5
Popis:	Children in foster care represent one of the most vulnerable, academically at risk populations in the United States. Aside from lower standardized achievement test scores, higher grade retention numbers, and a greater dropout rate than non-foster youth, between 30% to 50% of children in foster care are placed in special education programs, generally related to either a learning disability or an emotional disturbance. This study investigated the effectiveness on school performance of an education liaison from the school system who worked with social workers to resolve educational barriers to learning and achieving. Advocacy by the education liaison led to positive results in terms of school performance of foster youth. Recommendations are made for better addressing the educational needs of children in foster care.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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