Education in Out-of-Home Care: International Perspectives on Policy, Practice and Research

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This book draws together for the first time some of the most important international policy practice and research relating to education in out-of-home care. It addresses the knowledge gap around how good learning experiences can enrich and add enjoyment to the lives of children and young people as they grow and develop. Through its ecological-development lens it focuses sharply on the experience of learning from early childhood to tertiary education. It offers empirical insights and best practices examples of learning and caregiving contexts with children and young people in formal learning settings, at home and in the community. This book is highly relevant for education and training programs in pedagogy, psychology, social work, youth work, residential care, foster care and kinship care along with early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary education courses. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi Introduction (Patricia McNamara, Carme Montserrat, Sarah Wise)....Pages 1-9 Front Matter ....Pages 11-11 The Importance of School from an International Perspective: What Do Children in General and Children in Vulnerable Situations Say? (Carme Montserrat, Ferran Casas, Joan Llosada-Gistau)....Pages 13-27 Fostering Success in Education: Educational Outcomes of Students in Foster Care in the United States (National Working Group on Foster Care and Education, Peter J. Pecora, Kirk O’Brien)....Pages 29-45 Strengthening the Evidence Base to Improve Educational Outcomes for Australians in Out-of-Home Care (Andrew Harvey, Jacqueline Z. Wilson, Lisa Andrewartha)....Pages 47-60 The Educational Progress of Children in Out of Home Care in the UK (Julian Gardiner, Chrissy Bolton, Alastair G. Sutcliffe, Edward Melhuish)....Pages 61-74 Front Matter ....Pages 75-75 Early Education as an Intervention for Children in Care (Sandra Mathers)....Pages 77-89 Is Quality Good Enough for Out-of-Home Care Children? Early Childhood Education and Care Experiences of Australian Children in Out-of-Home Care at Age 3 to 5 Years (Sarah Wise)....Pages 91-104 School Readiness in Children in Out-of-Home Care (Katherine Pears, Hyoun K. Kim)....Pages 105-116 Front Matter ....Pages 117-117 Gender Effects of Tutoring on Reading and Math Skills in a Randomized Controlled Trial with Foster Children of Primary-School Age (Robyn A. Marquis, Robert J. Flynn)....Pages 119-133 Seizing the Moment: Are We Optimising Primary Years’ Learning Opportunities for Australian Children in Care? (Patricia McNamara, Elizabeth Fernandez)....Pages 135-150 A Holistic Approach to Educating Children in Care: Caring Schools (Claire Cameron, Katie Quy, Katie Hollingworth)....Pages 151-168 Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage: Educational Needs of Out-of-Home Care Children in Hong Kong (Mooly Wong Mei-ching)....Pages 169-181 Front Matter ....Pages 183-183 Improving Academic Accomplishments of Youth in Residential Education and Care in Israel: Implementing a Policy Change (Emmanuel Grupper, Yossef Zagury)....Pages 185-195 Different Perceptions Regarding the Education of Children in Care: The Perspectives of Teachers, Caregivers and Children in Residential Care (Carme Montserrat, Joan Llosada-Gistau, Ferran Casas, Rosa Sitjes)....Pages 197-210 The “Perfect Score”: The Burden of Educational Elitism on Children in Out-of-Home Care (Jacqueline Z. Wilson, Andrew Harvey, Pearl Goodwin-Burns, Joanna Humphries)....Pages 211-223 Work Matters: Re-thinking the Transformative Potential of Education and Work in the Lives of Young People in Care and Care Leavers’ (Robbie Gilligan)....Pages 225-236 Front Matter ....Pages 237-237 Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Young People Leaving Care in the USA: Implications for Practice and Policy (Mark E. Courtney, Nathanael J. Okpych)....Pages 239-253 We Can Do It and So Can Our Future Care Leavers! Care Leavers at University (Reeny Jurczyszyn, Dee Michell)....Pages 255-266 Education Success Factors and Barriers: Learning from the Experiences of New Zealand Care Leavers Who Went to University (Iain Matheson)....Pages 267-281 Educational Background, Educational Expectations and Organized Activity Participation Among Adolescents Aging Out of Care in Brazil (Luciana Cassarino-Perez, Lívia Maria Bedin, Fabiane Schutz, Jorge Castellá Sarriera)....Pages 283-297