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Southworth, Stephanie; Brallier, Sara – College Teaching, 2021
This paper describes a community based learning project organized to improve students' understanding of the structural components of homelessness, reduce stereotypes, and encourage students to engage in social justice activism on behalf of the homeless. This paper explains the goals of this project, student outcomes, research findings, and the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Knowledge Level, Homeless People, Stereotypes
Asali, Laliya – Online Submission, 2022
The purpose of this qualitative research study was to accurately identify what motivates the English language learning of Palestinian refugee girls at Al-Hussain Prep School in Camp Jabal Al-Hussain, Amman, Jordan. This study also explores the formal and informal avenues by which the girls learn English, as well as the potential obstacles that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Refugees, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Aboulhosn, Alia – Online Submission, 2021
The number of homeless students in U.S. public schools continues to rise. Although many homeless students drop out due to challenges they face, research is lacking on how some homeless students overcome challenges and graduate high school, which is referred to as being academically resilient. The purpose of this qualitative narrative study was to…
Descriptors: Homeless People, High School Seniors, High School Graduates, Resilience (Psychology)
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Johnson, Thomas C.; Frick, Melodie H. – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2016
This study investigated millennial students' responses to an armed gunman threat and shelter-in-place warnings that occurred on a university campus. Using descriptive statistics and quantitative analysis, several significant differences were found for students' responses for sheltering-in-place and engaging in protective behaviors. Baxter Magolda'…
Descriptors: Investigations, Generational Differences, Statistical Analysis, School Safety