Online ISSN: 2325-7466
2006
Triannual
National Association of Special Education Teachers (NASET)
United States

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A Glimpse into the Lives of Mothers and their Children in a Homeless Shelter: What has Changed Over the Decades?

  • Sadia Warsi, Ph. D. (Author) Special Education Program at National-Louis University image/svg+xml
    Sadia Warsi, Ph. D. is an Assistant Professor in the Special Education Program at National-Louis University. My teaching interests involve introductory special education courses, literacy courses and teacher education courses. My research interests include literacy development of at-risk children, homelessness, immigrant families in special education, and qualitative research methodologies. I have also been a special education teacher in the Chicago Public Schools.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.16
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to explore the impact of shelter living on the daily lives of families at the shelter. Results of this study parallel findings from past studies that suggest that issues of public parenting, availability of childcare options, shelter rules and regulations, loss of social networks and the desire to have a home were some of the issues raised by families living in shelters.
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How to Cite
Warsi, S. (2006). A Glimpse into the Lives of Mothers and their Children in a Homeless Shelter: What has Changed Over the Decades?. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 1(3), 50-63. https://doi.org/10.64546/jaasep.16

Fall 2006

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