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Publication Date: 2018-Oct
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Reaching "All" Families: Family, School, and Community Partnerships amid Homelessness and High Mobility in an Urban District
Pavlakis, Alexandra E.
Urban Education, v53 n8 p1043-1073 Oct 2018
Schools often struggle to build partnerships with homeless and highly mobile (HHM) families. These families are not homogeneous; they live in and engage with schools from diverse residential contexts. Using Epstein's theory and framework and drawing from 132 interviews with HHM parents, school personnel, and community stakeholders in an urban district, results suggest that (a) interviewees had divergent experiences with family, school, and community partnerships; (b) some school actors were better positioned to engage HHM families than others; and (c) the diverse residential context of HHM families molded partnership building in unique ways. Theoretical implications and recommendations for practice and policy are discussed.
Descriptors: Homeless People, Partnerships in Education, Parent Attitudes, Urban Areas, School Districts, Mobility, Family School Relationship, Poverty, Housing, Parent Participation, Teacher Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Parent Child Relationship, Homework, Barriers, Community Resources, Federal Legislation
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Stewart B McKinney Homeless Assistance Act 1987
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