Academic Trajectories of Children in Formal and Informal Kinship Care.
Child Dev
; 92(6): 2299-2316, 2021 11.
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| ID: mdl-33913158
ABSTRACT
The academic achievement places children on a positive trajectory for their lifespan. The aim of this study was to examine the academic trajectories of children in out-of-home care (OOCH) and whether kinship care has a protective effect relative to nonkin foster care. The sample analyzed for this study consists of 519,306 racially diverse youth in North Carolina schools 8 to 11 years old in the school year 2009-2010 (e.g., 27% African American, 12% Latinx, 53% White). Four longitudinal administrative data sources were merged to create this unique sample. Multilevel modeling revealed no difference between formal and non-OOHC, but showed differences between nonkin foster, informal, and non-OOHC. Children's academic performance who reside in formal kinship care is similar to children in non-OOHC.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cuidados no Lar de Adoção
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Sucesso Acadêmico
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Child Dev
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article