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Internationally, research has highlighted disruption to the educational trajectories of young people in care, documenting concern about upheaval and poor educational outcomes. We present findings from English data arising from qualitative longitudinal research with care experienced people (16–32 years) who were also in education, employment or training. The analysis extends understanding of the experiences of those who achieve educational ‘success’, including those who followed non‐linear trajectories. The need for a flexible education system, and leaving care entitlements, which take into account the disruption experienced by young people in care and the consequent possibility of delayed educational pathways, is discussed. 相似文献
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Jennifer M. Geiger Justine R. Cheung Jeanne E. Hanrahan Cynthia A. Lietz Breanna M. Carpenter 《Journal of social service research》2017,43(5):566-579
Research shows that few foster care alumni enroll and complete post-secondary education. For those who do enroll, many experience challenges associated with academic and social adjustment and are at risk of dropping out. Many college-based programs are being developed and are available to foster care alumni to support them during their post-secondary education. This study used pre-tests, post-tests, and journal entries of seventeen participants to evaluate a strengths-based, resilience-oriented early-start program for newly enrolled students at a large public university that provides knowledge about the institution, resources (e.g., tutoring), and social support necessary for foster care alumni to make a smooth transition into college life and to increase short and long-term student success. Quantitative and qualitative findings indicate that students who participated in the early-start program showed increased confidence and competency in academic and social adjustment. Findings also showed personal growth (e.g., building resiliency) and an increased connectedness among students who participated in the program. Study findings can inform the development of new on-campus support programs and help enhance existing programming. Future research should address short and long-term outcomes and experiences of students who are former foster youth who have participated in on-campus support programs. 相似文献
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Family-based short break schemes depend on accessing suitablehosts. Recruitment is seen as a major challenge yet there areno published studies that examine this for adult services. Thispaper aims to redress that by describing what type of personresponded to a campaign to recruit hosts for adults with learningdisabilities, and to explore if there is a relationship between(i) the outcome of each enquiry and the respondents and (ii)outcome and how the respondents found out about the service.The study involved a retrospective examination of documentedinformation about each of forty-nine respondents, supplementedwith telephone contact. The respondents were mainly marriedwomen aged thirty to fifty, with two or more children, fromurban settings and who were employed outside the home. Mosthad heard about the service through newspapers and posters.Thirty-nine per cent applied to host. Age, family size, ageof children and location were associated with outcome. Experiencewas an important predictor of outcome. Word of mouth was themost successful means of recruiting. While broad-based advertisingis shown to attract hosts, the results can be maximized by follow-upof those who do not apply immediately. Implications for servicedelivery and research are discussed. 相似文献
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The study on which this article is based addressed the issue of the proportion of adult day care centers (ADCs) existing in 1986 that would qualify for Medicare funding under the 1989 U.S. Senate Medicare Adult Day Care Amendments. It also estimated the impact of the criteria on two policy-relevant subgroups of ADCs-that is, Alzheimer's vs. non-Alzheimer's and rural vs. urban-using data from a 1986 national census survey of ADCs. The five proposed Medicare criteria and the percentage of ADCs meeting them were: services to be provided directly, 14.6%; multi-disciplinary team, 20%; services to be provided directly or indirectly, 16%; program activities, 42%; and other, 53%. Only 3% met all five criteria while 13% met four out of five. Alzheimer's centers met the criteria more often than non-Alzheimer's centers, while urban centers qualified more often than rural centers. Based on the findings, implications for Medicare funding policy are discussed. 相似文献
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In 2018, a sequence of powerful education strikes and work stoppages across the United States sent shock waves through the country's public education system. This eruption of collective workers' organization was strongly led by women teachers responding to the current crisis of care, demanding resources, dignity, and justice for themselves, the children they teach, and their communities. While mainstream reports often represent these actions as traditional labor and/or feminist struggles, our research demonstrates that they were sites of more nuanced response to “care extraction” in education, and for understanding how constructions of gender and gender injustice both gave rise to the strikes and shaped their unfolding. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 10 teacher-activists who participated in the West Virginia strikes, we examine how teachers' labor is being transformed in a context of postindustrial austerity, illustrate the complex political identity of the strike actions, and explore the relationship between specific constructions of gendered labor and collective organizing in US public education today. 相似文献
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Elizabeth A. Hahn David Cella Rita K. Bode Rachel T. Hanrahan 《Social indicators research》2010,96(3):381-401
Although social well-being (SWB) is recognized as an integral component of health, it is rarely included in health-related
quality of life (HRQL) instruments. Two SWB dimensions were identified by literature review: social support (SWB-SS) and social
function (SWB-SF). As part of a larger project to develop item response theory-derived item banks and computerized adaptive
testing, we developed and tested items for the SWB banks. Item ratings of three large (n > 600) datasets were conducted by 15 reviewers. Rasch measurement analyses were conducted to initially define item hierarchies.
Out of 83 total items, 8 were removed due to model misfit and 8 were removed because of overlapping item content. We then
wrote 11 new SWB-SS and 16 new SWB-SF items to fill content gaps, and edited items to improve comprehension and consistency.
A total of 94 items (65 SWB-SS, 29 SWB-SF) was administered by computer to 202 cancer patients. Confirmatory factor analyses,
Rasch analyses, and evaluations of construct validity were performed. Patients commented favorably on the content of the items
and expressed appreciation for attention to this aspect of their HRQL. Using current psychometric standards for unidimensionality,
reliability, and content and construct validity, we derived six preliminary item banks for social support (instrumental support,
informational support, positive and negative emotional support, positive and negative social companionship) and two for social
function (limitations and satisfaction). The empirical construct hierarchy was consistent with clinical observations; e.g.,
hobbies and leisure activities tended to reflect more limitations, while meeting the needs of family and friends tended to
reflect fewer limitations. Optimal care for patients with cancer or other chronic illnesses includes obtaining a complete
picture of patients’ physical and psychosocial health status. SWB measures are important since diseases like cancer and their
treatment can affect quality of relationships, parental responsibilities, work abilities and social activities. With properly
calibrated item banks, it will be possible to precisely and efficiently measure and monitor multiple HRQL dimensions in individual
patients, and use their responses to inform care. Qualitative patient feedback and quantitative analyses suggest that it is
possible and desirable to include SWB measures in HRQL assessment. 相似文献
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