Coming Out and Leaving Home: A Policy and Research Agenda for LGBT Homeless Students

Educational Researcher

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 498-507

  Tierney, William G ^a   Ward, James Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

at risk students; educational policy; gay lesbian studies; identity; poverty; research methodology; research utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 85038591380     PISSN: 0013189X     EISSN: 1935102X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3102/0013189X17733964     Document Type: Article

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