Levels of Developmental Assets and Educational Outcomes in Young People in Transitional Living in Canada

"Developmental assets may be defined as significant relationships, skills, or values that protect young people in the presence of risk and their resilience. The purpose of this study was to discover whether , medium, and low levels of developmental assets among transition-age people in care were related to selected educational outcomes. If so, welfare staff could potentially use their knowledge of a youth's level assets to plan an appropriate level of educational assistance that would the youth to be more successful in his or her transition. The sample composed of 567 young people (322 females and 245 males), aged 18-20 years, who were residing in a transitional living program in Ontario, . The three levels of developmental assets were found to have statistically relationships with the seven educational outcomes examined ranged between small-to-medium and strong in size. The educational consisted of the educational level in which the youth was enrolled, the highest educational level attained, average marks in , participation in volunteering, employment, education or training, of skills useful for employment, and adequacy of planning for youth's education. The implications of the findings for rendering educational to youths in particular need were discussed." (author's abstract)