Continuing in post-16 education: The views of adopted young people
Five adopted young people aged 16–19 were interviewed about continuing in education. Thematic analysis identified a positive sense of self, supportive people, supportive approaches and supportive systems as relevant to their decisions and experiences. Participants described adoption-aware staff and the educational setting’s ethos as part of that support.
Limitations: Five selected participants cannot represent all adoptees, including those who left education. The abstract does not identify recruitment region or establish that these supports causally improve attainment. 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
- Qualitative study
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Adolescents / Adults
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: Adolescents / adults
Adoption context: Mixed adoption pathways
Programme: McIntosh post-16 adoptee education study
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: adolescence, adoptee voice, education, identity
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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