Community College Students' Experiences with Homelessness and Housing Insecurity

Autor/inn/en	Hallett, Ronald E.; Freas, Adam
Titel	Community College Students' Experiences with Homelessness and Housing Insecurity
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 42 (2018) 10, S.724-739 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2017.1356764
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Two Year College Students; Homeless People; Interviews; Barriers; Student Needs; At Risk Students; Student Attitudes; Academic Persistence; Postsecondary Education; Trauma; School Policy; Role of Education; School Responsibility; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Schulpolitik; Bildungsauftrag; Kalifornien
Abstract	The goal of this study is to understand how students experiencing homelessness experience community college. In particular, the authors focus on the multifaceted traumas that negatively impact their educational engagement and persistence. The authors conducted a life history with one student experiencing homelessness on a community college campus. Based upon the emerging themes, interviews lasting approximately 60 minutes were conducted with an additional six students experiencing homelessness at the same college. Homelessness creates significant barriers for students. Residential insecurity often forces students to prioritize meeting basic needs over educational engagement. The participants consistently lived on the brink of residential crisis, which took an emotional toll. However, the stories emerging from this study demonstrate how important the participants felt postsecondary education was. They clearly connected their long-term stability to completing community college and transferring to a four-year institution. Unfortunately, their residential situations negatively impacted their ability to persist. Based upon the student experiences, the authors recommend more integrated services on community college campuses. The student narratives illustrate several important themes that have the potential to inform both research and practice. The participants viewed postsecondary education as a pathway to future stability. However, they experienced multifaceted and enduring trauma. The chaos of their residential insecurity resulted in constantly living at the brink of crisis. These students illustrate the need for integrated services at community colleges to support students experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01