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Direct linkAlethea Wright – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Act requires that students experiencing homelessness are provided with a free, appropriate public education and requires states and districts to address the barriers and challenges they may experience (42 U.S.C. ยง11431 et seq.). Implementation occurs largely at the state and local levels by…
Descriptors: Principals, Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Professional Development
Peer reviewedPavlakis, Alexandra E. – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2021
Little work examines the nexus of student homelessness and afterschool provision. This critical ethnographic case study of organizational culture draws from observation, documents, and interviews with youth experiencing homelessness, staff, and volunteers at a community-based afterschool center for youth experiencing homelessness. It explores how…
Descriptors: Homeless People, At Risk Students, After School Programs, Community Programs
Havlik, Stacey A.; Schultheis, Kara; Schneider, Kaitlyn; Neason, Erin – Urban Education, 2020
Through engaging in interviews with 10 local educational agency liaisons, this study provides insight into their roles, challenges, and training in serving children and youth experiencing homelessness. Using thematic analysis to analyze transcripts, common themes were uncovered. The findings highlight the liaisons' challenges related to…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Urban Areas, School Districts, Agency Role
Hallett, Ronald E.; Crutchfield, Rashida – ASHE Higher Education Report, 2017
This monograph explores how homelessness intersects most social issues that marginalize individuals and negatively influence postsecondary completion, including poverty, foster care, and LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer/questioning, and others) discrimination. As becomes evident, students experiencing homelessness should be considered…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Higher Education, Educational Research, Research Methodology
Ellis, Addie Lucille; Geller, Kathy D. – Education and Urban Society, 2016
This narrative study is based on stories told by African American adolescents experiencing homelessness. It offers insights into their lived experiences and describes the challenges faced in negotiating the urban education system. African American youth are disproportionately represented in the adolescent homeless demographic. "Unheard and…
Descriptors: Housing, African American Students, Adolescents, Disproportionate Representation
Hallett, Ronald E.; Skrla, Linda; Low, Justin – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
School districts play a key role in identifying, supporting, and educating homeless students. This qualitative case study of a school district in Northern California illustrates how district leadership serves as a bridge between federal policy and local school sites. In this case study, federal funding funneled through the state served as the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Homeless People, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Students
