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Papers by James Mallon

Research paper thumbnail of Local authority care and academic performance : risk and protective factors

EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Research paper thumbnail of Personal Financial Planning

Personal Financial Planning is nationally and internationally recognized for its premier educatio... more Personal Financial Planning is nationally and internationally recognized for its premier education and research programs. The program offers undergraduate, graduate, and certificate CFP Board-Registered programs that prepare students to meet the education requirement to sit for the national CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM exam. Students may also prepare for the Certified Retirement Counselor® (CRC®) or Certified Retirement Administrator® (CRA®) designation, or take the exam that leads to earning the Accredited Financial Counselor® (AFC®) designation. Graduates are employed as financial planners, private wealth manager, investment strategist, employee benefits advisor, retirement benefits administrator, insurance specialist, financial counselor, compliance officer, client service manager, trust & estate administrator, extension agents, and consultants or counselors in financial, social, educational, legal, and government agencies. The award-winning faculty provide an ideal environment ...

Research paper thumbnail of Returning to Education after Care: Protective Factors in the Development of Resilience

Adoption & Fostering, 2007

Research to date on the academic performance of looked after children has tended to concentrate o... more Research to date on the academic performance of looked after children has tended to concentrate on their consistent and significant underachievement compared to the general population of schoolchildren during the school years. However, some people who have been looked after in local authority care during childhood return to study later in life as mature students. James Mallon's study, reported in this article, identifies protective factors that enabled some participants to develop resilience and achieve academic success, despite many risk factors in their pre-care and care experience.

Research paper thumbnail of Academic underachievement and exclusion of people who have been looked after in local authority care

Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Local authority care and academic performance : risk and protective factors

EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Research paper thumbnail of Personal Financial Planning

Personal Financial Planning is nationally and internationally recognized for its premier educatio... more Personal Financial Planning is nationally and internationally recognized for its premier education and research programs. The program offers undergraduate, graduate, and certificate CFP Board-Registered programs that prepare students to meet the education requirement to sit for the national CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERTM exam. Students may also prepare for the Certified Retirement Counselor® (CRC®) or Certified Retirement Administrator® (CRA®) designation, or take the exam that leads to earning the Accredited Financial Counselor® (AFC®) designation. Graduates are employed as financial planners, private wealth manager, investment strategist, employee benefits advisor, retirement benefits administrator, insurance specialist, financial counselor, compliance officer, client service manager, trust & estate administrator, extension agents, and consultants or counselors in financial, social, educational, legal, and government agencies. The award-winning faculty provide an ideal environment ...

Research paper thumbnail of Returning to Education after Care: Protective Factors in the Development of Resilience

Adoption & Fostering, 2007

Research to date on the academic performance of looked after children has tended to concentrate o... more Research to date on the academic performance of looked after children has tended to concentrate on their consistent and significant underachievement compared to the general population of schoolchildren during the school years. However, some people who have been looked after in local authority care during childhood return to study later in life as mature students. James Mallon's study, reported in this article, identifies protective factors that enabled some participants to develop resilience and achieve academic success, despite many risk factors in their pre-care and care experience.

Research paper thumbnail of Academic underachievement and exclusion of people who have been looked after in local authority care

Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2005