TY  - GEN
N2  - Commissioned by UCL Access and Widening Participation Office, this research
investigated the experiences of students in Higher Education when they have a
background of having lived in local authority care as children. Previously known as
?care leavers?, this group is now known as ?care experienced? young people. Care
experienced young people are much less likely to achieve the academic qualifications,
overcome the practical obstacles and reconcile the personal difficulties necessary to
attend university than other young people who have not been in care, and when they
do get to university, there is a relatively high chance they will withdraw early. The aim of
the current study is to explore what happens at university, from the perspective of both
institutional arrangements, and current and former students? experience, to encourage,
or discourage, care experienced students to follow their chosen study programme.
Y1  - 2019/11//
PB  - Thomas Coram Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education
A1  - Hollingworth, K
A1  - Hauari, H
A1  - Cameron, C
CY  - London, UK
ID  - discovery10096401
EP  - 62
AV  - public
UR  - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/widening-participation/sites/widening-participation/files/getting_it_right_for_care_experienced_students_in_higher_education.pdf
KW  - higher education
KW  -  widening participation
KW  -  care experienced students
TI  - Getting it right: for Care Experienced students in Higher education
ER  -