School change, academic progress, and behavior problems in a sample of foster youth

被引：51

作者：

Sullivan, Melissa J.

Jones, Loring ^{[1
]}

Mathiesen, Sally ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] San Diego State Univ, Sch Social Work, San Diego, CA 92182 USA

来源：

CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW | 2010年 / 32卷 / 02期

关键词：

Foster youth; Education; School mobility; Academic achievement; Behavior problems; CHILDREN; CARE; EXPERIENCES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.08.009

中图分类号：

D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

This study examined the effect of school change on academic progress and behavioral problems While the effect of placement change on behavioral problems. and case outcome has received considerable attention in the literature, its close correlate school change has largely been ignored. This paper addresses that gap Structured interviews were used to collect retrospective data on youth's educational experiences while in foster care (n = 159) Youth reported a mean of 7 35 placement changes, and a mean of 8 26 school transfers during their average of 6 6 years in care Almost 50% of Youth lagged behind their expected grade in school according to their age Results showed no statistically significant relationships between number of school changes and academic progress as hypothesized However, school change was significantly correlated with all increase in behavioral problems (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved

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页码：164 / 170

页数：7

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