Show simple item record

dc.contributor.advisorTilbury, Clare
dc.contributor.authorJurczyszyn, Reeny
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:46:35Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:46:35Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/2873
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/366834
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is about access to higher and further education for children and young people in out-of-home care. There are almost 40,000 children and young people living in out-of-home care in Australia. They are consistently identified as one of the most vulnerable population groups in society. The low educational attainment of children and young people in out-of-home care compared to their peers has been noted, including low levels of participation in higher and further education. In Australia, there is a lack of data about higher and further education attainment of young people in out-of-home care with no current mechanisms to identify care leaver outcomes after exiting the care system. The few Australian studies which have been conducted show higher and further education attainment mirrors international trends, which show the low education attainment for this group. Post-secondary education, such as TAFE and university, is an important gateway to health and emotional wellbeing, job satisfaction and financial security in adult life. This is one factor that contributes to children and young people who have been in out-of home care persisting as a highly vulnerable population group in society.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsOut-of-home children, Australia
dc.subject.keywordsEducation for the disadvantaged
dc.subject.keywordsEducation opportunities, Australia
dc.titleCare to Higher and Further Education
dc.typeGriffith thesis
gro.facultyArts, Education and Law
gro.description.notepublicIn order to comply with copyright the article in Appendix G has not been published here.
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
dc.contributor.otheradvisorChenoweth, Lesley
dc.contributor.otheradvisorLenette, Caroline
dc.rights.accessRightsPublic
gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1442554724690
gro.source.ADTshelfnoADT0
gro.source.GURTshelfnoGURT
gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentSchool of Human Services and Social Work
gro.griffith.authorJurczyszyn, Reeny


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record