Background: Children in care are at risk of low educational attainment (Trout, Hagaman, Casey, Reid, & Epstein, 2008). Interventions have been developed to address this problem but systematic reviews of the evidence find that their effectiveness is currently limited (R. Evans, Brown, Rees, & Smith, 2017). Research suggests that the processes underlying low achievement for…
Tag: Carer involvement
What is the evidence on carer involvement for the educational outcomes of children in care?
Co-author: AJ Hickey (University of Ottawa) Extensive research has shown the link between the involvement of parents in the education of their children and attainment (e.g. Hattie, 2009; Hill & Tyson, 2009; Nye, Turner & Schwartz, 2006). But does this finding translate to children in care? If foster or kinship carers were more involved in the…
