Educational policy and reform for homeless students: An overview

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 288-306

  Mawhinney Rhoads, Lynnette ^a,b   Stahler, Gerald ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cumberland County College   (United States)

Author keywords

Educational barriers; Homeless students; School reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645662676     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124506286943     Document Type: Review

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