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Educational Attainment for Youth Who Were Maltreated in Adolescence

Cage, Jamie L
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1491772924988141

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, Social Welfare.
Although children can be maltreated at all ages, less is known about the educational effects of maltreatment on children in their adolescent years. This two-part study examined subsequent educational attainment for child welfare involved adolescents. Part one of the study explored the influence that maltreatment type and foster care placement had on educational attainment (n = 337). Part two examined the extent to which foster care exit (reunification or emancipation) influenced the subsequent educational attainment of maltreated adolescents (n = 154). Secondary data analysis was conducted using the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW). NSCAW is a nationally represented longitudinal study designed to assess outcomes and overall well-being of children and adolescents who were abused or neglected. Results for part one of the study indicated that there were no significant differences in educational attainment between youth who experienced the intervention of foster care and youth who remained with their families after experiencing maltreatment. Overall only 58% of the maltreated adolescents reported completing their education. That is about 15 percent less than the national average at the time Wave 5 data were collected (between 2005 and 2007). Results from part two of the study indicated that reunification with families after foster care placement were associated with lower odds of educational attainment for maltreated adolescents. The results, overall, suggest a need for educational supports and interventions for youth who experience maltreatment during their adolescent years, as maltreated adolescents are an educationally vulnerable population.
Victor Groza, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Megan Holmes, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Tracy, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Jill Korbin, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
148 p.
Social Work
high school, educational attainment, maltreatment, foster care, child welfare, NSCAW, adolescent, emancipation, reunification

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  • Cage, J. L. (2017). Educational Attainment for Youth Who Were Maltreated in Adolescence [Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1491772924988141

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Cage, Jamie. Educational Attainment for Youth Who Were Maltreated in Adolescence . 2017. Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1491772924988141.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Cage, Jamie. "Educational Attainment for Youth Who Were Maltreated in Adolescence ." Doctoral dissertation, Case Western Reserve University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1491772924988141

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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