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Fisher, Amy K.; Lee, Na Youn; Digby, Patricia K.; Allen, Susan C. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2021
Little is known about preparing BSW students to work with intimate partner violence (IPV). This study describes an experiential exercise designed to introduce them to working with survivors of IPV. Qualitative methods were used to explore BSW student descriptions of their experiences of and learning from the exercise. Analysis revealed students'…
Descriptors: Violence, Intimacy, Interpersonal Relationship, Undergraduate Students
National Center for Homeless Education, 2021
This November 2021 report provides a summary of demographic data collected by the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) Program. The report includes an examination of data collected for the 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20 school years. Information on the number of students experiencing homelessness, their primary nighttime…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Federal Legislation, Race, Ethnicity
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Naujoks, Daniel – Journal of Political Science Education, 2021
This essay introduces and analyzes a one-class role-play simulation during which students engage in stakeholder negotiations on how to respond to a large flow of refugees between two fictional African countries. Participants acquire an in-depth knowledge of arguments regarding granting and restricting refugees' freedom of movement and civil and…
Descriptors: Refugees, Emergency Shelters, International Relations, Teaching Methods
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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Dyer, Mark; Grey, Thomas; Kinnane, Oliver – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2017
It has become increasingly common for tasks traditionally carried out by engineers to be undertaken by technicians and technologist with access to sophisticated computers and software that can often perform complex calculations that were previously the responsibility of engineers. Not surprisingly, this development raises serious questions about…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Engineering Education, Design
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Monaghan, Christine; King, Elisabeth – Comparative Education Review, 2018
Theories of change (ToCs) are underutilized in programming and evaluation and seldom analyzed with regard to the challenges and opportunities they present, especially in conflict-affected contexts. We reflect on the use of ToCs in UNICEF's Peacebuilding, Education, and Advocacy program, using four studies we carried out in Ethiopia and Dadaab…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Peace, Conflict
Herbers, Janette E.; Henderson, Ileen – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
Infants who stay in emergency shelters with their families are most likely to demonstrate resilience despite homelessness if they experience positive, nurturing relationships with their parents. We discuss the strengths and challenges of infants experiencing family homelessness as well as intervention and research evaluation in those contexts.…
Descriptors: Infants, Parent Child Relationship, Emergency Shelters, Homeless People
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Rybski, Debra; Israel, Heidi – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2019
Social skills and sensory processing were examined in 91 homeless or poor housed preschool children. The Social Skills Rating Scale measured children's social skills/behavior problems and the Short Sensory Profile measured sensory and behavioral responses. Children who were poor housed had better social skills, fewer problem behaviors and better…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Interpersonal Competence, Child Development, Sensory Integration
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Sharif, Iman – Global Education Review, 2020
Displacing the largest number of refugees in recent time is one of the devastating impacts of the Syrian war. Turkey hosts over 3.6 million Syrian refugees. Almost half of them are children in the preschool or primary school stage. Because refugee children are five times more likely to miss schooling than nonrefugee children, the provision of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Student Centered Learning, Refugees, Teacher Attitudes
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Begun, Stephanie; Combs, Katie Massey; Schwan, Kaitlin; Torrie, Michaela; Bender, Kimberly – Youth & Society, 2020
Pregnancy rates among youth experiencing homelessness are much higher than those of their housed peers, yet limited research exists on this population's abortion experiences. This study examined abortion attitudes, experiences, and decision making through individual interviews with 30 female, male, and gender-fluid youth (ages 18-21 years)…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Pregnancy, Decision Making, Access to Health Care
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Daelmans, Bernadette; Nair, Mahalakshmi; Hanna, Fahmy; Lincetto, Ornella; Dua, Tarun; Hunt, Xanthe – Journal on Education in Emergencies, 2021
The estimated number of forcibly displaced persons around the globe is at a record high--nearly 70.8 million (UNHCR 2019)--75 percent of whom are women and children. This includes 34 million adolescent girls and young women, who are among the groups with the highest risk for health concerns. Indeed, many of the countries with the worst maternal…
Descriptors: Mothers, Mental Health, Parent Child Relationship, Refugees
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Chao, Xia – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2019
Framed by a poststructuralist theory of identity, this phenomenological study explores Bhutanese refugee youth's lived experiences before and after resettlement and the ways that these experiences influence their identity navigation. Data from this study come from a two-year ethnography with a recently resettled Bhutanese refugee community in a…
Descriptors: Refugees, Self Concept, Phenomenology, Clubs
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Anber, Anber M.; Al-Duais, Safia Naji – International Education Studies, 2019
This study aims to identify the obstacles of learning chemistry for ninth grade students in Syrian Arab Republic-Idlib Suburb Refugee camps and suggest solutions to overcome these obstacles. The study followed an analytical descriptive approach using two questionnaires of (58) items of questions for teachers and (18) for students. The population…
Descriptors: Barriers, Chemistry, Science Education, Refugees
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Black, Beverly M.; Hawley, Alicia; Hoefer, Richard; Barnett, Tracey M. – Children & Schools, 2017
The Children's Safety Network has identified teenage dating violence (TDV) as a public health problem and called for effective prevention programs to address the issue. This study used resource dependence theory to examine factors that relate to domestic violence shelters' in-school efforts to prevent TDV. A national survey was sent to domestic…
Descriptors: Dating (Social), Violence, Prevention, Adolescents
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Bellino, Michelle J.; Dryden-Peterson, Sarah – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2019
This article explores the impact of global policy shifts toward 'national integration' on schooling for refugee youth in Kenya. Based on interviews and classroom observations in Kakuma Refugee Camp, we theorize that integration manifests in a multidirectional, hierarchical manner as few refugees integrate "up" into government schools,…
Descriptors: Refugees, Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Access to Education
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