Academic resilience and caring adults: The experiences of former foster youth |
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| Institution: | 1. School of Social Work, University of Tennessee, Henson Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States;2. Department of Social Work, East Tennessee State University, 203 Lyle House, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States;3. Faculty of Education, Western University, 1137 Western Road, London N6G 1G7, Canada;1. School of Social Work, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, United States;2. Children and Family Futures, United States;3. School of Social Work, University of Texas at Austin, United States;1. Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Science, Graduate School, Ewha Womans University, Republic of Korea;3. National Child Welfare Workforce Institute, State University of New York, School of Social Welfare, USA;1. Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454, USA;2. DBS (PG) College, Karanpur, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248001, India;1. Faculty of Education, Monash University, 29 Ancora Imparo Way, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia;2. Michigan State University School of Social Work, East Lansing, MI, USA;3. Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, PO Box 9104, 6500, HE, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;4. Research and Innovation Department of Rehabilitation, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, The Netherlands;1. Binghamton University, United States;2. University of Maryland, Baltimore, United States |
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| Abstract: | As a result of being removed from their homes and moving between different placements and schools, foster youth can experience high levels of stress and challenges as they struggle to cope with such extreme emotional turbulence. The experience of trauma and instability in turn, can have consequences on foster students' academic progress. As it is seemingly uncommon for foster youth to matriculate to postsecondary education, this study examines how successful foster youth transitioned out of care and furthered their education at an academically rigorous institution. From high-achieving former foster students, this study uncovers their experiences while in out-of-home care that helped them enroll in a university, including how adult supporters provided guidance, emotional support, and stability, which allowed students to move out of their negative past experiences. Adults' willingness to assist youth and be a part of their lives provided students with a transformative academic and social emotional environment, furthering their ability to persist through high school and gain acceptance to a top-tier university. |
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