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Leyda W. Garcia – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Unaccompanied youth are migrant children who travel by themselves to the United States, mostly from Central America and Mexico. Since 2014, more than 200,000 unaccompanied youth have entered the United States, with approximately 28,000 residing in Los Angeles, California (U.S. Customs and Border Protection [CBP], CBP 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021a,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Self Supporting Students, Student School Relationship, Migrant Children
Jones, Jason Curtis – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Emancipated foster youth must have real world opportunities to learn to become participating citizens through self-advocacy to create educational justice. Emancipation for foster youth occurs between the ages of 18-22 and it is a state's responsibility to provide continuous support through direct instruction in self-advocacy. The aim of states and…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Self Advocacy, Females, Youth
Scott, Shylan E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The focus of this study was the experience of students who had successfully achieved the transition from foster care to enrollment in Virginia Community Colleges. The following questions guided the inquiry: How do students who are emancipating from foster care describe their transition to enrollment at one of the Virginia Community Colleges? What…
Descriptors: Self Supporting Students, Two Year College Students, Foster Care, College Preparation