A systematic review of the school performance and behavioural and emotional adjustments of children adopted from care
A systematic review examined 15 articles about education and emotional or behavioural outcomes of children adopted from care. All but one associated adoption with lower academic attainment and more behavioural difficulties than non-adopted comparison groups. The review discusses monitoring and support in schools.
Limitations: International findings are considered in an England/Wales education context; the abstract does not give a country breakdown. Comparisons cannot separate adoption effects from pre-adoption adversity or selection. Only the publisher-deposited abstract was reviewed; regional coverage and additional methods are not inferred where unstated. Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
- Research type
- Systematic review
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Domestic adoption / adoption from care
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: behaviour, education, mental health, systematic review
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: International evidence; England and Wales policy focus
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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