TY - JOUR
T1 - Aspirations toward higher education
T2 - a longitudinal study among alumni of public care in Israel
AU - Zeira, Anat
AU - Refaeli, Tehila
AU - Benbenishty, Rami
N1 - Funding Information: This work was supported by the Israel Science Foundation under Grant 690/12. Publisher Copyright: © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - This longitudinal study tests a model that predicts aspirations toward higher education (AtHE) among alumni of public care in Israel based on their personal resources (self-esteem, readiness for independent living, and perceptions of their future), the support they receive from their mothers and peers, and their perception of the impact of military service. Using hierarchical regression analyses, we tested the incremental contribution of these variables to their AtHE. The sample comprised 202 alumni of care settings in Israel interviewed on leaving the care system, when they were 18 years old, and 4 years later. Higher AtHE scores were found among women and young people with a better perception of their educational achievements in high school. Additionally, high educational self-efficacy was associated with more AtHE. Finally, a positive impact of military service predicted greater AtHE. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.
AB - This longitudinal study tests a model that predicts aspirations toward higher education (AtHE) among alumni of public care in Israel based on their personal resources (self-esteem, readiness for independent living, and perceptions of their future), the support they receive from their mothers and peers, and their perception of the impact of military service. Using hierarchical regression analyses, we tested the incremental contribution of these variables to their AtHE. The sample comprised 202 alumni of care settings in Israel interviewed on leaving the care system, when they were 18 years old, and 4 years later. Higher AtHE scores were found among women and young people with a better perception of their educational achievements in high school. Additionally, high educational self-efficacy was associated with more AtHE. Finally, a positive impact of military service predicted greater AtHE. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.
KW - Educational aspirations
KW - Israel
KW - care leavers
KW - emerging adulthood
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85059541540&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2018.1562165
DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2018.1562165
M3 - Article
SN - 1367-6261
VL - 22
SP - 1035
EP - 1052
JO - Journal of Youth Studies
JF - Journal of Youth Studies
IS - 8
ER -