Homeless Liaisons' Perceptions of McKinney-Vento Act Implementation: Examining Geographical Trends and Differences

Social Work in Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 358-368

  Mullins, Mary H ^a   Wilkins, Brittany T ^a   Mahan, Amber ^a   Bouldin, Jessica Brooke ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

homeless children; homeless students; McKinney Vento Act; rural homelessness

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HOMELESSNESS; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; PERCEPTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RURAL AREA; STUDENT;

FAMILY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LAW; PERCEPTION; RURAL AREA; STUDENT; ADULT; GEOGRAPHY; HOMELESS PERSON; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED STATES;

MCKINNEY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; GEOGRAPHY; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84965043333     PISSN: 19371918     EISSN: 1937190X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19371918.2015.1137516     Document Type: Article

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