The Unique and Combined Effects of Homelessness and School Mobility on the Educational Outcomes of Young Children

Educational Researcher

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 393-402

  Fantuzzo, John W ^a   LeBoeuf, Whitney A ^a   Chen, Chin Chih ^b   Rouse, Heather L ^c   Culhane, Dennis P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

at risk students; child development; educational policy; hierarchical linear modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870935151     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X12468210     Document Type: Article

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