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Beaton, Laura; Freeman, Ruth – Health Education Journal, 2016
Objective: To use the Theory of Diffusion of Innovations as a framework to explore the qualitative data gleaned from a process evaluation of the Smile4life intervention across Scottish National Health Service (NHS) Boards and to inform future oral health promotion and homelessness. Design: A qualitative exploration. Setting: In 2012, the…
Descriptors: Dental Health, Homeless People, Health Promotion, Program Implementation
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Stergiopoulos, Vicky; Zerger, Suzanne; Jeyaratnam, Jeyagobi; Connelly, Jolynn; Kruk, Katherine; O'Campo, Patricia; Hwang, Stephen – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objectives: Although Housing First (HF) is a popular evidence-based intervention for persons experiencing homelessness and mental illness, research exploring its sustainability over time is scant. This mixed methods study captures practitioners' perspectives on key shifts in implementation of Housing First in a large urban center, and factors…
Descriptors: Intervention, Evidence Based Practice, Sustainability, Program Implementation
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Heise, Donalyn; MacGillivray, Laurie – Studies in Art Education: A Journal of Issues and Research in Art Education, 2011
This article describes a qualitative research study designed to analyze the implementation of an art program for children in a homeless shelter. Using a socio-cultural lens and the framework of resilience theory, teacher researchers implemented community-art programs for children residing in a family emergency shelter. Data collection included…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Informal Education, Homeless People, Emergency Shelters
Friedman, Lorraine; Christiansen, Guy – 1990
The Stewart B. McKinney Act of 1987 was intended to remove barriers and ensure access to education for homeless children. But despite a 1988 consent decree, the United States Department of Education (DOE) has failed to comply with its statutory duties to implement the Act, the states have also failed to implement the Act adequately, and homeless…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government