Closing the Gap of the Educational Needs of Homeless Youth

Autor/in	Edwards, Tiffany G.
Institution	International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) Organization
Titel	Closing the Gap of the Educational Needs of Homeless Youth
Quelle	(2020), (228 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-952092-03-9
Schlagwörter	Homeless People; Educational Attainment; Case Studies; Volunteers; Teacher Attitudes; Services; Ethnography; Children; Trauma; Achievement Gap; Educational Needs; Poverty; Public Education; Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation; Elementary Secondary Education; Helplessness; Mobile Educational Services; Program Descriptions; Victims; Socialization; Transportation; Psychological Patterns; California (Los Angeles) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Freiwilliger; Lehrerverhalten; Dienstleistung; Ethnografie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Armut; Öffentliche Erziehung; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Hilflosigkeit; Mobile Erziehungshilfe; Victim; Opfer; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Verkehrswesen
Abstract	The number of homeless children and youth in the United States is on the rise (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2016). Between 2016 and 2017 in the Los Angeles County Homeless Count, there was a 41% increase in the number of homeless minors (The Los Angeles Service Authority, 2017). Education is key to bringing people out of poverty and ending the cycle of homelessness. Using a socio-psychological lens, this book presents a case study that examined the perceptions of six of the staff and volunteers at one site of the Griffon Learning Center, an organization trying to close the educational gaps of homeless children and youth. It also includes the perspectives of 12 children and youth who utilized their services. The data of this study include interviews, observations of a participant observer, ethnographic field notes, journal reflections, and document analysis. An examination of the relevant literature is included. Although this study cannot end the cycle of homelessness, it hopes to shed light on the issue and makes recommendations to organizations, school districts, politicians and legislatures, and educational researchers. [This book was edited by Ismail Sahin and Mack Shelley.] (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01