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Download full textHarshini Shah; Louisa Tarullo – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2023
The Head Start REACH: Strengthening Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Approaches with Families project is focused on understanding the eligibility, recruitment, selection, enrollment, and attendance/retention (ERSEA) approaches that Head Start programs use to engage Head Start--eligible families experiencing adversities. One of the…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Infants, Preschool Children, Poverty
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Direct linkMelissa D. Olfert; Rebecca L. Hagedorn-Hatfield; Bailey Houghtaling; Monica K. Esquivel; Lanae B. Hood; Lillian MacNell; Jessica Soldavini; Maureen Berner; Mateja R. Savoie Roskos; Melanie D. Hingle; Georgianna R. Mann; Julia F. Waity; Linda L. Knol; Jennifer Walsh; Valerie Kern-Lyons; Christopher Paul; Keith Pearson; Jeannine R. Goetz; Marsha Spence; Elizabeth Anderson-Steeves; Elizabeth D. Wall-Bassett; J. Porter Lillis; E. Brooke Kelly; Adam Hege; Mary Catherine Fontenot; Patricia Coleman – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objectives: To quantify the number and type of students failing to secure basic needs. Participants: Students attending 22 postsecondary schools in the United States in Fall 2019. Methods: The Adult Food Security Module and part of the #RealCollege Survey were used to measure food and housing insecurity, respectively. Logistic and linear…
Descriptors: College Students, Hunger, Housing, Homeless People
Mary K. Fagan – Urban Education, 2024
Access to books and storybook reading contribute to children's language, literacy and academic development. Homeless children often experience delays in these areas of development; however, their access to books and storybook reading is understudied. This study of 24 children in a family homeless shelter and 27 housed children in the same urban…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Access to Education, Story Telling, Story Reading
Sarita Cargas; Tammy Thomas – International Journal of Human Rights Education, 2024
There have now been fifteen years of research on the basic needs of college students in the U.S. The studies have primarily focused on assessing the prevalence of food and housing insecurity. Determining who is responsible and finding solutions have been less emphasized. The scholarship has also not framed the problems of students' basic needs…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Needs, Civil Rights, Hunger
Samantha Starkey; Kari Stampfli – Journal of School Nursing, 2025
Childhood homelessness is increasing and is associated with negative health and academic outcomes. The goal of this quality improvement project was to improve access to healthcare and health outcomes for students experiencing homelessness through a school nurse-led comprehensive health assessment. The multilevel intervention included identifying…
Descriptors: Homeless People, School Nurses, Primary Health Care, Referral
Morgan, Hani – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2021
Though the number of American students who are homeless has surged, identifying them and providing the assistance they need is difficult. The author explores the problem and offers strategies and resources for educators.
Descriptors: Homeless People, Low Income Students, Inclusion, Identification
Alethea 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. §11431 et seq.). Implementation occurs largely at the state and local levels by…
Descriptors: Principals, Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Professional Development
National Center for Homeless Education, 2022
For youth separated from their parents or guardians because of a disaster, school provides a stable and secure environment, offering structure and supports to help them overcome the trauma they have experienced and regain their academic, social, and emotional footing. Therefore, schools and school districts or local educational agencies (LEAs) and…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Natural Disasters, Homeless People, Federal Legislation
Audrey Erazo-Trivino – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This qualitative research study consisted of nine face-to-face interviews with unaccompanied youth (UY) living in homelessness and receiving services from a New York City (NYC) based Drop-In Center. Drop-In Centers are funded by the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development and designed to provide a continuum of services for youth who are…
Descriptors: Youth, Homeless People, School Psychologists, School Psychology
Ashton, Valerie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Child and youth homelessness is a complex topic area for researchers. There are many facets to the homelessness phenomenon, especially among children and youth. Yet, over the past decade, this topic area has created a research and practicum platform for researchers and actors and followers who are passionate and interested in exploring this social…
Descriptors: Youth, Homeless People, Academic Achievement, Leaders
De Oliveira, Bruno – Qualitative Research Journal, 2023
Purpose: How can people with lived experiences of marginalisation actively participate in contesting their marginalisation? This article aims to review the literature on PAR as a research approach. It will first describe what PAR means and consider this approach's particular features. The paper will go on to explore the advantages, limitations and…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Action Research, Research Methodology, Program Effectiveness
Carla Fletcher – Trellis Company, 2023
In order to thrive in college, students need general good health, sufficient energy, the capacity to focus on their studies, and the chance to actively participate in classes. Stress related to financial matters and mental health issues can disrupt the essential dynamics that contribute to achieving academic success. This brief examines data from…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Barriers, Costs, Financial Problems
Ann T. Kellogg – Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center, 2023
This report is submitted pursuant to Education Article § 24-703.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, which requires the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) Center to annually produce, on or before December 15th of each year, a dashboard on foster care youth and their participation in higher education in Maryland. Specifically, the requirement…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Homeless People, Educational Attainment, Higher Education
Brandy Sheree Gros – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study aimed to explore how University Liaisons respond to homelessness on their campus. With new federal and state laws being enacted, little research focuses on the policies, programs, and services at universities. Community Colleges tend to be a more attractive option for homeless youth due to the low cost; however, universities are also…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, State Legislation
Robert Collinson; Deniz Dutz; John Eric Humphries; Nicholas S. Mader; Daniel Tannenbaum; Winnie van Dijk – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2025
Eviction may be an important channel for the intergenerational transmission of poverty, and concerns about its effects on children are often raised as a rationale for tenant protection policies. We study how eviction impacts children's home environment, school engagement, educational achievement, and high school completion by assembling new data…
Descriptors: Housing, Poverty, Homeless People, Family Environment
