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Version 1.2 – Updated June 2023

Remove children into care homes

Overview

  • Influence: Remove children into care homes
  • Domain: Home
  • Sub-Domain: Family structure
  • Potential to Accelerate Student Achievement: Likely to have positive impact
  • Influence Definition: Placement of students into care homes, away from their initial family.

Evidence

  • Number of meta-analyses: 1
  • Number of studies: 4
  • Number of students: 3,158
  • Number of effects: 4
  • Weighted mean effect size: 0.33
  • Robustness index: 1

Meta-Analyses

Meta-Analyses
Journal Title Author First Author's Country Article Name Year Published Variable Number of Studies Number of Students Number of Effects Effect Size
Children and Youth Services Review Cassarino-Perez, Crous, Goemans, Montserrat, & Sarriera Brazil From care to education and employment; A meta-analysis. 2018 Remove children in care homes 4 3,158 4 0.33
TOTAL/AVERAGE 4 3,158 4 0.33
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