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Former Foster Youth in Postsecondary Education

Reaching Higher

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Authors:
  1. Jacob P. Gross

    1. Louisville, USA

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  • Provides broader context for understanding how the foster care systems works, the demographics of foster youth, trends in foster care, and outcomes for former foster youth
  • Fills gap in support for practitioners in post-secondary education lacking resources of support for former foster youth
  • Original analysis intersecting child welfare and higher education

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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. 

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Jacob P. Gross
    Pages 1-12

  3. Benefits of and Barriers to Higher Education

    • Jacob P. Gross
    Pages 13-37

  4. An Overview: Foster Care and Policies Designed to Support Youth in Care

    • Jacob P. Gross, Jennifer Geiger
    Pages 39-59

  5. Transitions Out of Care

    • Jacob P. Gross
    Pages 61-88

  6. College Readiness and Enrollment Among Baccalaureate Degree Seekers

    • Jacob P. Gross, Ellen Bara Stolzenberg
    Pages 89-105

  7. How Former Foster Youth Finance Higher Education

    • Jacob P. Gross, Jennifer Geiger
    Pages 107-132

  8. Campus-Based Support Programs

    • Jacob P. Gross, Jennifer Geiger
    Pages 133-147

  9. Conclusion

    • Jacob P. Gross
    Pages 149-159

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 161-168
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Louisville, USA

    Jacob P. Gross

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Jacob P. Gross is Assistant Professor of Higher Education Administration at the University of Louisville, USA.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Former Foster Youth in Postsecondary Education

  • Book Subtitle: Reaching Higher

  • Authors: Jacob P. Gross

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99459-8

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-99458-1Published: 27 May 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-99459-8Published: 15 May 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 168

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Higher Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Children, Youth and Family Policy, Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice

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