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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Homeless children"”.
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Guilt-proneness and shame-proneness in homeless children
… within a sample of 108, 4- to 7-year-old homeless children. The study first investigated whether cumulative sociodemographic risk, a child’s own personal experience with negative life events, or the negative childhood events of the child’s caregiver influenced children’s likelihood of …
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An Exploration of School Nurses' Perspectives in Caring for Homeless Children
… and perceptions of school nurses working with homeless, elementary school-aged children. The researcher employed purposive sampling to recruit participants from members of the National Association of School Nurses. Recruiting was supplemented by snowball sampling. Eligibility criteria were …
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Identified Barriers to well Child Care for Homeless Children Under Age Thirteen
… this study was to identify barriers perceived by homeless families to well child care for their children under age thirteen and to determine if there is a relationship between perceived barriers and duration of homelessness. Using an investigator-modified version of Melnyk's Barriers Scale and a …
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The impact of homelessness on young children: Building resilience through supportive early educational interventions
… investigates and analyzes the barriers faced by homeless children and their families in southeast Michigan. The experiences of current or formerly homeless families are documented in relation to perceived obstacles and supports in their schools and child care centers through open-ended, …
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A comparison of homeless and housed poor children on psychological and environmental factors /
Relatively little of the existing research on homelessness has focused on children. Those studies that do exist suggest that homeless children experience serious psychological and environmental problems. However, findings are inconsistent and most are comprised of nonrepresentative samples, have a …
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What Is the Nature of the Problems Homelessness Presents for the Chicago Public School System
… morally responsible for educating all school age children regardless of their circumstances. In an effort to better serve and educate the growing population of homeless children and youth, it becomes incumbent upon a school system to investigate the nature of problems indigenous to this population …
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It’s the Journey: The Developmental and Attachment Implications of Animal Assisted Play Therapy(TM) for Children in Emergency Housing
BACKGROUND: Child homelessness is correlated with a wide range of health and psychosocial challenges including poor school performance, juvenile justice involvement, and heightened risk of exposure to early-life violence and trauma. Despite this, participation in therapy tends to be low. Animal …
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We Must Teach Wisely and Lead Aright': Civic Literacy and Writing Pedagogy In Late Nineteenth Century American Women's Journalism
… causes including hospital care for poor and homeless children, racial uplift, and Native American Indian rights; 2) inspire civic literacy among readers; and 3) enact rhetorical education and/or writing instruction. Black, Mossell, and La Flesche use journalism as a site of important …
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Silent wounds of the family
… reality, leading to an ever growing presence of homeless children, mothers, or fathers. South Africa is not a stranger to this phenomenon, despite the fact that it is viewed as a country with one of the most progressive constitutions regarding gender equality. Daily shocking statistics show a …
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SPARK program quality improvement at CHOP’s Homeless Health Initiative
Children experiencing homelessness often face disrupted routines, limited access to safe play, reduced physical activity, and increased developmental and emotional regulation needs. This capstone project aimed to enhance the Safe Physical Activity and Recreation for Kids (SPARK) program through …
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Policing Children in Street Situations in São Paulo, Brazil: Relations of Violence and Exclusion in the City
… nature of the relationship between police and children in street situations, investigating the ways these connections are shaped by everyday practices within participant’s life contexts. The fieldwork took place in the city centre of São Paulo city, Brazil, where the concentration of children …
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The re-integration of homeless street children through football in Harare, Zimbabwe
Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Administration: Peace Studies, Durban University of Technology, Duban, South Africa, 2018.
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Differences in Attitudes towards Heterosexual and LGBT Homeless Youth in College Students
Youth homelessness, particularly among those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT), continues to be an underreported problem in society today. This research was designed to investigate hypothesized differences in college students’ empathy towards heterosexual and LGBT youth, and …