Improving Access to Further and Higher Education for Young People in Public Care : European Policy and Practice.

Improving Access to Further and Higher Education for Young People in Public Care : European Policy and Practice.

Across Europe young people in care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care. Drawing extensively on a substantial three-year long research project led by the authors, this book provides a comprehensive account of this shocking discrepancy an...

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Main Author: Cameron, Claire
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014.
Subjects:
Youth with social disabilities > Education (Higher) > Europe > Cross-cultural studies.
Children > Institutional care > Europe > Cross-cultural studies.
Compensatory education > Europe > Cross-cultural studies.
Educational equalization > Europe > Cross-cultural studies.
Children > Institutional care
Compensatory education
Educational equalization
Youth with social disabilities > Education (Higher)
Europe
Cross-cultural studies
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Summary:Across Europe young people in care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care. Drawing extensively on a substantial three-year long research project led by the authors, this book provides a comprehensive account of this shocking discrepancy and discusses ways to address the imbalance.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:1306863759
9781306863759
9780857007414
0857007416
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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