Book Review Introduction: The Role of Qualitative Inquiry in Understanding the Transition to Adulthood

Arnett, J.J. (2000) `Emerging Adulthood: A Theory of Development from the Late Teens through the Twenties', American Psychologist 55(5): 469—89.

Arnett, J.J. (2004) Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from the Late Teens through the Twenties. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Clemetson, L. (2006) `Troubled Children: Off to College Alone, Shadowed by Mental Illness', New York Times (8 December), http://www.nytimes.com (consulted December 2006).

Collins, M.E. (2001) `Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Youths: A Review of Research and Implications for Policy', Social Service Review 75(2): 271—91.

Shirk, M. and Stangler, G. (2004) On their Own: What Happens to Kids when they Age Out of the Foster Care System. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.