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Farrugia, David – Journal of Youth Studies, 2011
This article aims to contribute to understandings of youth homelessness and subjectivity by analysing identity construction in terms of young people's negotiation of the structural and institutional environment of youth homelessness. I suggest that while existing literature on this topic concentrates mainly on micro-social encounters, the…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Youth, Adolescents, Institutional Environment
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Barker, Justin David – Journal of Youth Studies, 2013
This article examines the ways in which homeless young people find a sense of self-worth and dignity within the conditions of youth homelessness. It notes that, while homeless young people seek a space where they do not feel marginalised and can attain a form of social status and cultural competence, they also engage in practices and acts of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homeless People, Cultural Capital, Young Adults
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Crawford, Belinda; Rissel, Chris; Yamazaki, Rowena; Franke, Elise; Amanatidis, Sue; Ravulo, Jioji; Bindon, Jenni; Torvaldsen, Siranda – Youth Studies Australia, 2012
Participation in sporting or recreational programs can be unattainable for many disadvantaged young people. Encouraging regular cycling is an important public health strategy to increase participation in physical activity and expand personal transport options for marginalised youth. Perceptions and attitudes toward cycling were explored in eight…
Descriptors: Public Health, Physical Activities, Foreign Countries, Young Adults
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Moore, Tim; McArthur, Morag; Noble-Carr, Debbie – Children & Society, 2011
Children who accompany their parents or guardians during a period of homelessness make up 37% (more than one in three) of all people accessing the Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) services. This paper describes an Australian qualitative study that explored the experiences of children who accompanied their families during periods…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Children, Foreign Countries, Housing
Mizzi, Robert C., Ed.; Rocco, Tonette S., Ed.; Shore, Sue, Ed. – SUNY Press, 2016
This groundbreaking book critiques the boundaries of where adult education takes place through a candid examination of teaching, learning, and working practices in the social periphery. Lives in this context are diverse and made through complex practices that take place in the shadows of formal systems: on streetscapes and farms, in vehicles and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Sexuality, Occupations
Aalders, Rachel – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2012
Current research demonstrates relationships between child abuse and neglect, homelessness and criminal activity. This report presents key findings from analysis of a data set linking three community-sector data collections: Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP), juvenile justice supervision, and child protection notifications and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Social Isolation, Juvenile Justice, Young Adults
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Savelsberg, Harry Joseph; Martin-Giles, Bonnie Mercedes – Journal of Youth Studies, 2008
Drawing upon empirical data from four research projects undertaken in Adelaide, South Australia, we examine the cumulative effects of deprivation on the lives of young people. Utilising a social exclusion framework for analysis we demonstrate the dynamic interplay between the various dimensions of social exclusion. We present the experiences and…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation
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Crane, Phil; Livock, Cheryl – Youth Studies Australia, 2012
Young people seen as "at risk" are a substantial focus across a wide range of policy and practice fields in national and international contexts. This article addresses two of those fields, youth homelessness and young people failing to obtain a basic education that will give them access to employment and full community participation. By…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Special Needs Students, Student Characteristics, Teachers
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MacKenzie, David; Chamberlain, Chris – Youth Studies Australia, 2008
The third national census of homeless school students, conducted in 2006, found that the number of homeless students had decreased since 2001. There were 9,389 homeless students in 2006 compared with 12,227 in 2001. Three groups were over-represented in the homeless population: Indigenous students, young people from single parent and blended…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Homeless People, One Parent Family, Youth
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Janssen, Marty; Davis, Jackie – Youth Studies Australia, 2009
Sexual health promotion is of primary importance for young people in Australia, especially for vulnerable and at-risk young people. The authors first identify the important role of youth workers in engaging clients proactively around a broad range of sexual health issues, and then discuss real and perceived barriers that youth workers face in…
Descriptors: Health Needs, Health Promotion, At Risk Persons, Youth
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Moore, Tim; McArthur, Morag – Australian Journal of Education, 2011
Children who experience homelessness are at risk of poor health and well-being, and negative social outcomes. They are often exposed to stressful life events, such as domestic violence, parental mental health difficulties and family breakdown. Although many experience difficulties in remaining engaged in school, children report that schools can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Homeless People, Children, At Risk Persons
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Ronalds, Lisa; Allen-Craig, Sandy – ACHPER Australia Healthy Lifestyles Journal, 2008
In an effort to address the issue of youth homelessness in Australia, Regional Extended Family Services (REFS) have developed a wilderness-based therapeutic intervention. REFS aim to provide early intervention services for young people at risk of homelessness, and their families. This study examined the outcomes of the REFS wilderness program by…
Descriptors: Outdoor Education, Early Intervention, Homeless People, At Risk Persons
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Broadbent, Robyn – Youth Studies Australia, 2008
This article explores the implementation of the Victorian Youth Employment, Education and Training Initiative (YEETI). This statewide initiative delivered brokerage funds to homeless young people through their housing advocates. One of the findings of the project was that the main barrier to young people achieving a stable continuum in their lives…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Homeless People, Young Adults, Youth Opportunities
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Daley, Kathryn; Chamberlain, Chris – Youth Studies Australia, 2009
To help explain why some young people move from recreational drug use to substance abuse, twelve in-depth interviews were conducted with young people who had experienced problematic substance use. The data were supplemented by statistical data on 111 young people. The researchers found a variety of "structural" factors that help explain…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Homeless People, Drug Use, Young Adults
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Brown, Jac; Sutton, Jeanna – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2007
The incidence and circumstances of young people carrying knives and dangerous implements was investigated through surveys conducted with 150 "street youth" and 184 "school youth" in Sydney. It was found that a significant proportion of both samples carry and use knives/dangerous implements and that these implements had been…
Descriptors: Incidence, Surveys, Weapons, Violence
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