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| Title: | Foster Youth Who Have Succeeded in Higher Education: Common Themes |
| Authors: | Lovitt, Thomas
Emerson, John
National Center on Secondary Education and Transition |
| Keywords: | NCSET
foster youth
youth with disabilities |
| Issue Date: | Apr-2008 |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota, Institute on Community Integration, National Center on Secondary Education and Transition |
| Abstract: | All young people, including foster youth and youth with disabilities, can succeed academically given adequate support and advocacy from educators, professionals, and their caregivers. Casey Family Programs interviewed eight former foster youth who recently graduated from college. Their perspectives on going to college and obtaining a degree despite numerous barriers presents an opportunity learn how other young adults like them might be better supported. |
| Description: | NCSET Information Brief, Volume 7,Issue 1 |
| Permanent URL: | http://purl.umn.edu/49249 |
| Appears in Collections: | NCSET Briefs
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