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Direct linkTorres-García, Adrianna; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Courtney, Mark E. – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2019
This memo adds to the growing literature on the transition to college for young people in foster care, focusing specifically on issues of preparedness to enter higher education. First, the authors assess the extent to which youths' perceptions of their own educational preparedness and their child welfare workers' perceptions of their educational…
Descriptors: Foster Care, College Readiness, Self Concept, Child Welfare
Courtney, Mark E.; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Harty, Justin; Feng, Huiling; Park, Sunggeun; Powers, Jenna; Nadon, Melanie; Ditto, Dale J.; Park, Keunhye – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2020
This report presents findings from the "CalYOUTH Wave 4 Youth Survey." CalYOUTH (the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study), is an evaluation of the impact of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act on outcomes during foster youth's transition to adulthood. CalYOUTH includes collection and analysis of information…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Postsecondary Education, Educational Attainment, Academic Persistence
Okpych, Nathanael J.; Courtney, Mark E.; Dennis, Kristin – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2017
Finishing high school and attaining a college degree have become increasingly important to finding stable employment and earning a living wage. By age 19, most youth in the US have earned a high school credential and many have entered college. However, the educational attainment of young people who were in foster care as adolescents lags behind…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Graduates, Graduation, Influences
Courtney, Mark E.; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Charles, Pajarita; Mikell, Dominique; Stevenson, Brooke; Park, Keunhye; Kindle, Brittani; Harty, Justin; Feng, Huiling – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2016
This report presents findings from the "CalYOUTH Wave 2 Youth Survey." CalYOUTH (the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study) is an evaluation of the impact of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act on outcomes during foster youth's transition to adulthood. CalYOUTH includes collection and analysis of information…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Program Effectiveness, Individual Characteristics, Family Characteristics
Courtney, Mark E.; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Park, Keunhye; Harty, Justin; Feng, Huiling; Torres-García, Adrianna; Sayed, Samiya – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2018
This report presents findings from the "CalYOUTH Wave 3 Youth Survey." CalYOUTH (the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study) is an evaluation of the impact of the California Fostering Connections Act on outcomes during foster youth's transition to adulthood. CalYOUTH includes collection and analysis of information from three…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Child Welfare
Courtney, Mark E.; Charles, Pajarita; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Napolitano, Laura; Halsted, Katherine – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2014
This report presents findings from the "Baseline Youth Survey of the California" Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study (CalYOUTH). CalYOUTH is an evaluation of the impact of the California Fostering Connections to Success Act on outcomes during the transition to adulthood for foster youth. CalYOUTH includes collection and analysis of…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Program Effectiveness, Late Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies
Courtney, Mark E.; McMurtry, Steven L.; Zinn, Andrew; Power, Peter; Maldre, Katrin – Chapin Hall Center for Children, 2004
This report provides findings from a study of families with newly opened cases served by Bureau of Milwaukee Child Welfare's Ongoing services program for children placed in out-of-home care. The Bureau is part of the Children's Services Division of the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS). Specifically, the central goal of the…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Social Services, Counties, Foster Care
