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Miller, Peter M.; Pavlakis, Alexandra; Samartino, Lea; Bourgeois, Alexis – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
This qualitative study in a Midwestern US city examines how school and community-based organizations support homeless students' connections to education-related resources and relationships. Drawing from organizational brokerage theory, which delineates how individuals' chances to thrive are shaped by the organizations in which they participate,…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Homeless People, Qualitative Research, Community Organizations
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Miller, Peter M. – Teachers College Record, 2011
Background/Context: This study contributes to the literature on the schooling of homeless and highly mobile students. Although previous work has detailed the demographics of homelessness, the effects of homelessness on academic progress, and particular legal issues in homeless education, this research focused on how individual and institutional…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Homeless People, Disadvantaged Youth, Urban Areas