Across Europe young people in care are around five times less likely to attend tertiary education than those who have not been in care. Drawing extensively on a substantial three-year long research project led by the authors, this book provides a comprehensive account of this shocking discrepancy and discusses ways to address the imbalance.
Sonia Jackson and Claire Cameron
Introduction. 1. Education and Social Inclusion. 2. Welfare Regimes And Individual Educational Progression. 3. Study Design. 4. England: A Targeted Approach. Hanan Hauari and Claire Cameron, Thomas Coram Research Unit, UK. 5. Denmark: Participation For All? Claire Cameron and Inge M. Bryderup, Danish Pedagogical University, Denmark. 6. Hungary: Education And Care In Transition. Claire Cameron, Marta Korintus and Andrea Rácz, National Institute for Family and Social Policy, Hungary. 7. Spain: Stability And Extended Support. Carme Monserrat and Ferran Casas, Research Institute on Quality of Life, University of Girona, Spain, with Sonia Jackson. 8. Sweden: A Long And Winding Road. Helena Johansson and Ingrid Höjer, Department of Social Work, University of Göteborg, Sweden. 9. Looking Across Countries. 10. Finding A Way Forward.