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Reflection of Preparation for Departure from Institutions of Children's Homes to the Natural Social Environment by Young Adults
Project IdSGS03/FSS/2020
Main solverMgr. Petra Anna-Marie BLAHOVÁ
Period1/2020 - 12/2020
ProviderSpecifický VŠ výzkum
Statefinished
AnotationThe present project deals with the issue of preparing young adults living in institutions of children's homes for future independent life in a natural social environment. The authors differ in the definition of young adulthood. A young adult is a person between the ages of 20-35 (Thor, 2015), 20-40 (Vágnerová, 2007), 20-30, the patronage period (Příhoda, 1967), 20-25 (Langmeier, Krejčířová, 1998), 18-30 (Havighurst, 1952), 18-25 / 30 (Erikson, 1967) years ago. The 18th year is one of the transit points, the adolescent becomes an adult, the 19th year is significant in terms of graduation, the 23rd - 25th year is decisive in terms of graduation and the search for future careers (Macek, 2003). Transition to adulthood is considered to be more standardized and less linear than in the past (Biggart, Walther, 2006). The transition is more individualized (Fransson, Stor?, 2011). While young people from ordinary families are experiencing a gradual transition, have the possibility of returning to the family and mostly have the support of their parents or relatives, young people from institutional education have a compressed and accelerated transition (Stein, 2008). Rogers (2011) talks about instant maturity. Preparing to leave institutional care is ?shorter? than preparing to leave the family environment. Young people leaving care do not have the luxury of gradual transition to adulthood or the safety of the family network if they find their unpreparedness for independent living - they suddenly go into adulthood, usually without the possibility of returning to the childcare systém (Greenen, 2007). For young people, many of whom are disadvantaged, future options remain identified as chronic and ongoing social exclusion (MacDonald, 1997, see also Jackson, 2010). The aim of the research part of the project is to find out how young adults reflect the preparation for leaving the institutions of children's homes to the natural social environment.