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Making A “Big” Impact In Child Welfare: The Challenges And Successes Of Mentoring Foster Youths, Efren Gomez, Molly Latham Jul 2017

Making A “Big” Impact In Child Welfare: The Challenges And Successes Of Mentoring Foster Youths, Efren Gomez, Molly Latham

Lincy Institute Reports and Briefs

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Educational Experiences Of Emancipated Foster Youth: An Exploratory Study, Cynthia Joyce Stunkard May 2013

Educational Experiences Of Emancipated Foster Youth: An Exploratory Study, Cynthia Joyce Stunkard

UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones

The data obtained in this qualitative study focused on the educational experiences of youth formerly in foster care after graduation from high school from the viewpoint of the youth. Data were gathered from interviews from 10 participants. Themes included: (a) How do youth emancipated from foster care perceive their educational experiences? (b) What could teachers have done differently to assist the foster youth when he/she first arrived in the classroom or when he/she was moving to another placement? (c) What did teacher do to help the foster youth feel welcomed and part of the classroom community?

Interviews were conducted and …