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Books, Sue, Ed. – 1998
This collection offers reports on groups of children and young people largely unseen or unheard in society and its schools: homeless children, homosexual youth, immigrants, and other marginalized groups of students who are not having their needs met in today's schools. The following selections are included: (1) "Homeless Children and Their…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Homeless People
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Ruffolo, Mary C.; Evans, Mary E.; Lukens, Ellen P. – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2003
This paper presents the prevalence and incidence of children in need of social services due to child maltreatment, child poverty, parental incarceration, parental substance abuse problems, and homelessness. Examines early childhood family education and family support approaches in primary prevention designed to meet the needs of these children.…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Childhood Needs, Children
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Clark, Alison – Children & Society, 1996
Examines schooling of English children living in temporary accommodations. Notes research confirming poor progress in improving policy, practice, and services to meet their educational needs. Examines difficulties in providing access to schooling in light of changes in education and housing policies. Assesses possibility for improved provision,…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Children, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
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Rivlin, Leanne G. – Child and Youth Services, 1990
The influence of various forms of homelessness on children's development is discussed. The role of personal space in development is considered, particularly in regard to the settings in which homeless children spend much of their time. (PCB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Environmental Influences, Family Life
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Carroad, Diane L. – Children Today, 1994
Describes a program that encourages at-risk youths to gain skills, self-esteem, and curiosity through photography and related arts in a way that is affordable and accessible. Includes photos taken by children participating in the program. (HTH)
Descriptors: Art Education, At Risk Persons, Children, Homeless People
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Barton, Angela Calabrese – Theory into Practice, 1998
Drawing on personal experiences with homeless urban children living in shelters, discusses liberatory science education (focusing on an after-school science program) and describes dilemmas inherent in such work, considering how an understanding of the complexity of the relationship between margin and center is necessary in moving toward liberatory…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Children, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education
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le Roux, Johann; Smith, Cheryl Sylvia – Adolescence, 1998
Street children, as the offspring of complex contemporary urban environments, represent one of our most serious global challenges. Article discusses the causes of this phenomenon, characteristics of street children throughout the world, and specific circumstances in Nepal, Indonesia, India, Latin America, and the Philippines. (Author/EMK)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Disadvantaged Environment, Family Problems
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Rizzini, Irene – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1996
Profiles Latin American street children, including interpersonal relationships and daily life, based on a bibliography of 90 articles published between 1985 and 1994. Finds that the bulk of street children are boys between 10 and 14 years with erratic school attendance. Finds little information on ethnic background. Discusses changes in societal…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bibliographies, Child Labor, Children
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Godoy, Angelina Snodgrass – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1999
Conducted in-depth interviews with street children and child protection workers in Guatemala City to better understand the process by which street children decide to initiate a legal case to seek justice for abuses suffered. Argues that the decision to take legal action is based on beliefs in basic human rights principles and perceived…
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Rights, Court Litigation
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Markward, Martha J.; Biros, Ellen – Children & Schools, 2001
Focuses on how the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act has affected homeless children and youths. Proposes that more initiatives need to be taken to enhance educational opportunities for homeless students. Implications for school social work include advocating for housing policy, involving parents in the education of homeless children, and…
Descriptors: Children, Educational Opportunities, Homeless People, Housing Deficiencies
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Park, Jung Min; Metraux, Stephen; Brodbar, Gabriel; Culhane, Dennis P. – Child Welfare, 2004
An analysis of 8,251 homeless children in New York City found that 18% of them received child welfare services over the five-year period following their first shelter admission, and an additional 6% had a history of having received such services before their first shelter admission. Recurrent use of public shelters, exposure to domestic violence,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Welfare Services, Housing Needs, Family Violence
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Altanis, Panagiotis; Goddard, Jim – Children & Society, 2004
This article gives an overview of the problem of street children in Greece, within the context of global research on street children. The article draws on preliminary findings from recent research on street children in the urban centre of Athens. This is an under-researched area, with weak policy responses to a problem associated with recent…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Foreign Countries, Children, Disadvantaged Youth
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2011
"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: Program Effectiveness, Child Care, Child Health, Economic Factors
Campos Monteiro, Julieta M.; And Others – 1995
Depiction of the problem of children living in the streets in third world countries emphasizes the extent to which they are victims (as statistics have shown them as numbers on the streets or killed by "death squads") or victimizers who affect an economy (e.g., by robbing tourists). Both descriptions suggest that one-dimensional portrait…
Descriptors: Children, Early Adolescents, Ethnography, Foreign Countries
Felsman, J. Kirk – 1985
The dimensions of the social problem of street children in developing countries is being recognized and the need for social action is being addressed. The tone of recent policy papers, however, is one of sympathy rather than of empathy. This sympathetic stance is prone to distortion and misrepresentation and may result in social action which is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Advocacy, Children, Developing Nations
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