Educational Experiences of Hidden Homeless Teenagers

Living Doubled-Up
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-89373-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 148 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 245 g

Homeless youth face countless barriers that limit their ability to complete a high school diploma and transition to postsecondary education. Their experiences vary widely based on family, access to social services, and where they live. More than half of the 1.5 million homeless youth in America are in fact living "doubled-up," staying with family or friends because of economic hardship and often on the brink of full-on homelessness.

Educational Experiences of Hidden Homeless Teenagers investigates the effects of these living situations on educational participation and higher education access. First-hand data from interviews, observations, and document analysis shed light on the experience of four doubled-up adolescents and their families. The author demonstrates how complex these residential situations are, while also identifying aspects of living doubled-up that encourage educational success. The findings of this powerful book will give students, researchers, and policymakers an invaluable look at how this understudied segment of the adolescent population navigates their education.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hallett, Ronald E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Vergleichende und Empirische Bildungsforschung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. Resilience and Homeless Youth

3. Entering their Lives and Homes

I. Shared Residences

4. Isaac’s Long Shot

5. Juan Dreams Big

II. Merged Households

6. Kylee Goes with the Flow

7. Marco Plans to be Average

III. Analysis and Implications

8. Influence of Residential Structure

9. Implications for Policy and Practice

10. Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Hallett, Ronald E.
Ronald E. Hallett is an Assistant Professor of Education at the University of the Pacific and a Research Associate in the Center of Higher Education Policy Analysis at the University of Southern California.