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Finding Their Way : The Journey From Foster Care To Emerging Adulthood, Venita Rawal
Finding Their Way : The Journey From Foster Care To Emerging Adulthood, Venita Rawal
Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects
I conducted a qualitative study prompted from concerns of poor outcomes such as homelessness, lack of employment for youth who age out of foster care between the ages of 18 to 21 with limited to no material or emotional support. However, there are youth who age out of foster care and find themselves on a positive life-trajectory, but little is known about what helped them find their path in life and what helps them stay on this path.
I used a multiple case study design to learn from three participants who self-identified as being on a positive life-trajectory about what …