2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Life outcomes for people who spent time in the care of the state as
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children (''care-experienced'') are known to be significantly lower, on
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average, than for the general population. The reasons for this are
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complex and multidimensional, relating to social upheaval, disrupted
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schooling, mental and physical health issues and societal
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stigmatisation. Previous studies across several countries have
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demonstrated that they are significantly less likely to participate in
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higher education and more likely to withdraw early. However, little is
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currently known about their outcomes after graduation. This paper
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therefore explores the initial outcomes for the 1,010 full-time students
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identified as care-experienced within the cohort graduating from an
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undergraduate degree programme in the UK in 2016/17-the most recent year
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for which data are available. They were found to be slightly more likely
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to be unemployed and less likely to be in work (and particularly
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professional work) than their peers, but, conversely, more likely to be
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studying. These differences largely disappeared once background
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educational and demographic factors were controlled. The paper discusses
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the relationship between care-experience and other sites of inequality,
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concluding that care-experienced graduates are crucially
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over-represented in groups that are disadvantaged in the graduate labour
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market-e.g. by ethnicity, disability or educational history. This
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intersectional inequality largely explains their lower graduate
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outcomes. While there are important limitations with the data available,
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this speaks for the transformational potential of higher education in
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enabling care-experienced graduates to transcend childhood adversity.
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Recommendations for national policy and local practices conclude the
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paper.'
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affiliation: 'Harrison, N (Corresponding Author), Univ Oxford, Dept Educ, Rees Ctr,
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Oxford, England.
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Harrison, Neil, Univ Oxford, Dept Educ, Rees Ctr, Oxford, England.
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Baker, Zoe, Sheffield Hallam Univ, Ctr Dev \& Res Educ, Sheffield, S Yorkshire,
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England.
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Stevenson, Jacqueline, Univ Leeds, Lifelong Learning Ctr, Leeds, W Yorkshire, England.'
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author: Harrison, Neil and Baker, Zoe and Stevenson, Jacqueline
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author-email: neil.harrison@education.ox.ac.uk
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author_list:
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- family: Harrison
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given: Neil
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- family: Baker
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given: Zoe
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- family: Stevenson
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given: Jacqueline
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1007/s10734-020-00660-w
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earlyaccessdate: DEC 2020
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eissn: 1573-174X
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files: []
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issn: 0018-1560
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journal: HIGHER EDUCATION
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keywords: 'Care-experienced students; Care leavers; Graduate outcomes; Inequality;
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Widening access; Widening participation'
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keywords-plus: FOSTER-CARE; HIGHER-EDUCATION; YOUNG-PEOPLE; TRANSITION; LEAVERS; ACCESS
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language: English
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month: FEB
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '53'
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pages: 357-378
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papis_id: d25e17266d572c865b39b7f674766f6c
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ref: Harrison2022employmentfurther
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times-cited: '1'
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title: Employment and further study outcomes for care-experienced graduates in the
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UK
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000600543900001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
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usage-count-since-2013: '18'
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volume: '83'
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web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research
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year: '2022'
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