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dc.contributor.authorTilbury, Clare
dc.contributor.authorCreed, Peter
dc.contributor.authorBuys, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorOsmond, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorCrawford, Meegan
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T15:00:48Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T15:00:48Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.identifier.issn1356-7500
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/cfs.12045
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/65454
dc.description.abstractIntervention to improve educational attainment for children in out-of-home care is increasingly being recognized as important for their well-being and future opportunities. This paper reports on a mixed method study of the school engagement or connectedness of young people in care. The study comprised a survey of 202 young people in care in Queensland, Australia, and a matched comparison group of young people not in care, plus interviews with a subset of 65 young people in care who were surveyed. Both the school environment and the perceived levels of support influenced school engagement, with those who were assisted by carers and caseworkers more likely to be positively connected with school. These young people perceived education as a pathway to achieving work and life goals. The findings suggest that active and focused attention on young people's school engagement should be part of case planning and monitoring as it offers an additional strategy for improving their educational experience.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.format.extent280689 bytes
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom455
dc.relation.ispartofpageto466
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalChild and Family Social Work
dc.relation.ispartofvolume19
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSocial work
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4409
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5201
dc.titleMaking a connection: school engagement of young people in care
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Human Services and Social Work
gro.rights.copyright© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Making a connection: school engagement of young people in care, Child and Family Social Work, Vol. 19(4), 2014, pp. 455-466, which has been published in final form at dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12045.
gro.date.issued2015-02-11T04:02:25Z
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gro.griffith.authorBuys, Nicholas J.
gro.griffith.authorCreed, Peter A.
gro.griffith.authorTilbury, Clare


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