| Description |
1 online resource (150 pages) |
| Series |
Children of Poverty |
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Children of poverty.
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| Contents |
Cover; Children of Poverty; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; Definition of Terms; 2. Literature Review; Homelessness as a National and a Regional Problem; Homelessness of Families with Children; Health Issues; School Problems; Child Development Theories; Child's Perception; Approaches to the Problem; Summary of Literature Review; 3. Problem Formation; Conceptual Frame of Reference; Hypotheses; Sex Roles and Differences; School; Environmental Considerations; Single-Parent Families; Ethnicity; Focus of the Study |
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4. MethodologyStudy Population; Sample Selection; Clearance Approval; The Setting; Development of Study Instrument; Creating Three Perception Scales; Data Collection; Human Subject Clearance; 5. Description of Study Subjects; District of Origin of the Children; Age and Gender; Race of Respondents; General Knowledge and Perception; Childrens' Original School District; School Grade and Attendance; Residence of Respondents; Living Space of Respondents; Free-time Activities of Children; Eating Arrangements; Health Status; Child's Report of Previous Living; Time Since Living in own Horne |
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Parent's Age and Number of MovesInterviewers' Impression of Child; 6. Testing Hypotheses and Data Analyses; Hypotheses 1; Hypotheses 2; Hypotheses 3; Factors Associated with Ideal Scale; Factors Associated with Positive Scale; Factors Associated with Negative Scale; 7. Summary, Conclusions, Recommendations; Summary; Conclusions; Recommendations; Appendices; A. Agency Correspondence; B. Questionnaire Recording Sheet; C. Agency Worker Introduction; D. Introduction for Parents; E. Consent Form; F. Introduction for Children; G. Figure 1 Child's Drawing-Ideal Items |
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Figure 2 Child's Drawing-Ideal ItemsBibliography; Index |
| Summary |
First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Homeless children -- United States.
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Children's shelters -- United States
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Children's shelters
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Homeless children
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317776789 |
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131777678X |
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