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Download full textJulien, Gabriel – Educational Research and Reviews, 2022
Street children: who are they? Why are they homeless? How do they actually live on the streets? What quality of life do they enjoy? What are the characteristics of these children? These questions appear to be simple, but the answers are so very complex. Very often the public lacks proper information about these children and they instinctively…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Children, Quality of Life, Individual Characteristics
Direct linkKatherine Sorsdahl; Thandi Davies; Charl Jensel; Dallas Oberholzer; Lillian Gelberg; Claire van der Westhuizen – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2024
This study aimed to assess the mental health needs and risk behaviors of adolescents attending an afterschool life-skills skateboarding program, to evaluate the perceived benefits of the program, and to identify potential modifications required to meet the identified needs. Program participants were from three gang- and poverty-affected urban…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Juvenile Gangs, Poverty Areas, Physical Activities
Huerta, Adrian H.; McDonough, Patricia M.; Venegas, Kristan M.; Allen, Walter R. – Urban Education, 2023
Research shows that gang-associated youth are less likely to complete high school and earn a postsecondary educational credential. However, scholars have not determined "why" gang youth do not persist into higher education. This ethnographic study aims to focus on the narratives of 13 Latino high school young men to understand what…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Juvenile Gangs, At Risk Persons, Academic Persistence
