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Barriers to Academic Achievement for Foster Youth: The Story Behind the Statistics

Pages 476-491 | Received 24 May 2013, Accepted 21 Nov 2013, Published online: 23 Sep 2015

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Sarah Mountz, Shaojie Pan, Lalaine Sevillano, Jordan Dyett & Dewi Kartikawatiningsih. (2022) Fostering Leaders of Our World: Facilitators and Barriers to Educational Success Among a Cohort of Foster Scholars in College. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal 40:2, pages 271-289.
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Ashlee V. Kitchenham & José F. Domene. (2019) How Young Women Who Aged-Out of Out-of-Home Care Conceptualize Career Development Success. Journal of Career Development 48:4, pages 415-429.
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Simon Sandh, Vernisa M. Donaldson & Colleen C. Katz. (2020) Students connected to foster care: An overview of high school experiences. Children and Youth Services Review 113, pages 104905.
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Nathanael J. Okpych & Mark E. Courtney. (2018) The role of avoidant attachment on college persistence and completion among youth in foster care. Children and Youth Services Review 90, pages 106-117.
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Brenda M. Morton. (2018) The grip of trauma: How trauma disrupts the academic aspirations of foster youth. Child Abuse & Neglect 75, pages 73-81.
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