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Community College Students' Experiences with Homelessness and Housing Insecurity
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Hallett, Ronald E.; Freas, Adam – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
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.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Homeless People, Interviews
Doubled-Up Homeless: Comparing Educational Outcomes with Low-Income Students
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Low, Justin A.; Hallett, Ronald E.; Mo, Elaine – Education and Urban Society, 2017
Living doubled-up is a form of homelessness that can go undetected by schools, yet the toll it takes on the lives of students is significant. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to determine how students who live in doubled-up homeless families differ from low-income students who live in permanent housing with regard to demographics,…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Outcomes of Education, School Districts, Low Income
Interrupting Life History: The Evolution of Relationship within Research
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Hallett, Ronald E. – Qualitative Report, 2013
In this paper the author explores how relationships are defined within the context of constructing a life history. The life history of Benjamin, a homeless young man transitioning to adulthood, is used to illustrate how difficult it is to define the parameters of the research environment. During an "ethically important moment" in the…
Descriptors: Biographies, Homeless People, Males, Young Adults
Beyond Backpacks and Bus Tokens: Next Steps for a District Homeless Student Initiative
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Hallett, Ronald E.; Low, Justin A.; Skrla, Linda – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
How policies get translated and enacted by school districts frame how students experience reforms associated with federal law. This qualitative case study of a Northern California school district explores the importance of integrating homeless student initiatives within all aspects of the district functioning. Drawing from the equity framework of…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Intervention, School Districts, Board of Education Policy
That Is Not What Homeless Is: A School District's Journey toward Serving Homeless, Doubled-Up, and Economically Displaced Children and Youth
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Hallett, Ronald E.; Skrla, Linda; Low, Justin – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
School districts play a key role in identifying, supporting, and educating homeless students. This qualitative case study of a school district in Northern California illustrates how district leadership serves as a bridge between federal policy and local school sites. In this case study, federal funding funneled through the state served as the…
Descriptors: School Districts, Homeless People, Disadvantaged Youth, At Risk Students
Living Doubled-Up: Influence of Residential Environment on Educational Participation
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Hallett, Ronald E. – Education and Urban Society, 2012
Homeless youth face many barriers that limit success in the educational process. Subgroups of homeless youth frequently experience the educational process differently depending upon their residential context. Recent years witness the federal government's expanding the definition of homelessness to include youth living doubled-up. This residential…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth, Place of Residence