Young people who leave care with few or no educational
qualifications are at very high risk of social exclusion in
adulthood. Yet in the past their education has attracted little
attention from researchers or professionals. Studies by the editors
and contributors to this volume show that the educational standards
attained by young people in care fall progressively behind those of
their peers living with their own families. This research-based
book looks at the educational experiences of children and youths in
nine different European countries and Canada. It identifies the
obstacles that prevent them from realising their aspirations and
discusses ways of improving their opportunities. How can countries
with different traditions, welfare regimes and administrative
systems learn from each other? What needs to be done at national,
local and individual levels to give children in care equal chances
with those living with their families? At present a child in public
care is five times less likely to go to university than others. How
can teachers, social workers and carers better support their
educational attainment, and enable more of them to succeed and
progress to tertiary education? This book was originally published
as a special issue of the European Journal of Social Work.
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