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Fantuzzo, John W.; LeBoeuf, Whitney A.; Rouse, Heather L. – Educational Researcher, 2014
This study investigated the unique relations between school concentrations of student risk factors and measures of reading, mathematics, and attendance. It used an integrated administrative data system to create a combined data set of risks (i.e., birth risks, teen mother, low maternal education, homelessness, maltreatment, and lead exposure) for…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Well Being, Correlation, Early Parenthood
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Rouse, Heather L.; Fantuzzo, John W.; LeBoeuf, Whitney – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2011
This population-based study investigated the unique and cumulative relations between risks that are monitored by public surveillance systems and academic and behavioral outcomes for an entire cohort of third graders in a large, urban public school system. Using integrated, administrative records from child welfare, public health, housing, and…
Descriptors: Housing, Body Weight, Student Behavior, Homeless People
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Rouse, Heather L.; Fantuzzo, John W. – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2009
The current research study used a developmental-epidemiological approach to examine the prevalence and impact of multiple risks on educational outcomes for an entire population of second grade children in a low-income, urban public school system. The Kids Integrated Data System (KIDS) provided information about children's entire histories of…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Child Abuse, Educational Objectives, Outcomes of Education
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Bennett, Barbara – New Educator, 2007
Four years ago, the author assumed the job of Director of Education for a school serving elementary children who had been traumatized by homelessness and associated problems, such as family, domestic, or community violence. The paper relates the struggle of her staff to create a healing school out of a chaotic program that lacked both an effective…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Family Violence
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2014
"Kids Count in Colorado!" is an annual publication of the Colorado Children's Campaign, which provides the best available state- and county-level data to measure and track the education, health and general well-being of the state's children. "Kids Count in Colorado!" informs policy debates and community discussions, serving as…
Descriptors: Child Health, Well Being, Academic Achievement, Holistic Approach
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Duyan, Veli – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 2005
Throughout its history, street children have been a major concern of Turkish society and have lately been uppermost on social workers agenda. This study examines the relationships between sociodemographic and family characteristics, family relations, street life experiences and the hopelessness of street children. The study focuses on a population…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Characteristics, Social Work, Homeless People