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Academic Achievement and Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Domestically and Internationally Adopted Youth

Academic Achievement and Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Domestically and Internationally... Abstract Adopted youth often do not achieve in school as well as their non-adopted peers. We used data from the High School Longitudinal Study to examine high school and postsecondary achievement outcomes in adopted youth. We compared outcomes for domestically adopted youth, internationally adopted youth, and non-adopted youth. Results indicate that domestically adopted youth have lower grade point averages. Internationally adopted youth were less likely to enroll in four-year postsecondary institutions than were non-adopted youth. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adoption Quarterly Taylor & Francis

Academic Achievement and Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Domestically and Internationally Adopted Youth

Anderman, Eric M.; Ha, Seung Yon; Liu, Xingfeiyue
Adoption Quarterly , Volume 25 (4): 25 – Oct 2, 2022
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Academic Achievement and Postsecondary Educational Attainment of Domestically and Internationally Adopted Youth

Abstract

Abstract Adopted youth often do not achieve in school as well as their non-adopted peers. We used data from the High School Longitudinal Study to examine high school and postsecondary achievement outcomes in adopted youth. We compared outcomes for domestically adopted youth, internationally adopted youth, and non-adopted youth. Results indicate that domestically adopted youth have lower grade point averages. Internationally adopted youth were less likely to enroll in four-year postsecondary...
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1544-452X
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10.1080/10926755.2021.1978025
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Abstract

Abstract Adopted youth often do not achieve in school as well as their non-adopted peers. We used data from the High School Longitudinal Study to examine high school and postsecondary achievement outcomes in adopted youth. We compared outcomes for domestically adopted youth, internationally adopted youth, and non-adopted youth. Results indicate that domestically adopted youth have lower grade point averages. Internationally adopted youth were less likely to enroll in four-year postsecondary institutions than were non-adopted youth.

Journal

Adoption Quarterly – Taylor & Francis

Published: Oct 2, 2022

Keywords: adoption; achievement; adopted youth; postsecondary

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