1. FROM CARE TO UNIVERSITY: HOW PROTECTIVE FACTORS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF RESILIENCE CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESFUL EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES OF CARE LEAVERS

2. Rebecca Eloise Munson…

3. 22

5. childhood, youth & education studies

6. Care leaver

7. informally adopted by my foster carer

8. 3 adopted siblings

11. why am I here…?

15. start

16. rationale

17. this research

18. share

19. current higher education situation

20. Care leaver

22. 6%

23. lower

24. 6%

25. incredibly low

26. national average

27. 38%

28. worse still…

29. care leaver

30. 4x

34. although…

35. really a surprise?

36. majority of research

37. focuses on…

38. Negative Outcomes

41. negative research =

43. care leavers

44. DO NOT

46. little POSITIVE expectation

47. researchers policy makers professionals

48. Negative Outcomes

50. research should

52. 6%... 10%... 25%... 30%

53. providing

55. small but

56. G R O W I N G

57. positive educational outcomes

61. positive research

62. care leaver

63. unique insight

65. HOW…?

67. “a multi-professional group of experts on foster care commented they knew of no research that examined factors that contribute to resilience and high performance in school for children and youth in care” (Jackson & Cameron, 2012: 1108)

69. Protective Factors + Resilience = Higher Education Success

71. what is resilience?

72. resilience…

73. dynamic process

74. achieve positive outcomes

75. despite

76. significant adversity & trauma

77. protective factors

78. develop resiliency

79. protect from effects of adversity

80. PROTECTIVE FACTORS RISK

81. 3 categories

82. individual factors

84. personal relationships

86. environmental factors

88. within this study

90. THEIR EXPERIENCES

92. moreover…

93. unlike previous research

95. They would not have succeeded without

96. essential

97. for success

98. interviewed

99. 21 care leavers

100. 19-42

105. 17 / 21

108. essential

109. 3 factors

110. 1st important factor score of 3

111. 2nd important factor score of 2

112. 3rd important factor score of 1

113. not mentioned score of 0

114. Rank Protective FactorScore 1 Motivation & drive2.35 2 Ability to rationalise and visualise choices0.85 3 Foster Carer relationship/ support0.65 3 Support from a significant other (none of the above)0.65 5 Birth Family relationship/ support0.4 6 Ability & Intelligence0.3 7 Social Worker/ Personal advisor relationship/ support0.15 8 Self reliance/ independence0.1 8 University was the normal/ expected path0.1 10 Local Authority funding0.1 11 Self efficacy0.05 11 Altruism0.05 11 Ambition i.e. wanting to do a certain job0.05 11 Stable/ successful school experience0.05 11 Work environment0.05 16 Personality factors i.e. competitiveness0 16 A member of my birth family went to university0 16 Stable placement: Under 5 placements0 16 Friendship network0 16 Support and encouragement from a teacher/s0 16 University funding0 1.45

115. Rank Protective FactorScore 1 Motivation & drive2.35 2 Support from a significant other1.45 3 Ability to visualise and rationalise choices0.85 4 Birth Family relationship/ support0.4 5 Ability & Intelligence0.3 6 Social Worker/ Personal advisor relationship/ support0.15 7 Self reliance/ independence0.1 7 University was the normal/ expected path0.1 9 Local Authority funding0.1 10 Self efficacy0.05 10 Altruism0.05 10 Ambition i.e. wanting to do a certain job0.05 10 Stable/ successful school experience0.05 10 Work environment0.05 15 Personality factors i.e. competitiveness0 15 A member of my birth family went to university0 15 Stable placement: Under 5 placements0 15 Friendship network0 15 Support and encouragement from a teacher/s0 15 University funding0

116. significant

117. essential to success

118. added to this

119. other issues arose

121. varied support

122. differences in

123. financial emotional practical

124. institutions offered

128. monthly support groups

129. regular contact

130. active members of Quality Mark

131. what can you do?

132. ensure support is consistent

133. across all universities

134. strengths

135. support groups regular contact active members

136. wrap up…

137. what does this all mean?

139. higher chance

140. improving

141. higher educational outcomes

142. care leavers

145. children & young people still in care