Moore Hadass, Astor Ron Avi, Capp Gordon
The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.
Luskin School of Public Affairs, School of Education and Information Studies, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
J Community Psychol. 2023 Apr;51(3):1124-1148. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22925. Epub 2022 Aug 29.
Even though homeless students are nested in schools and districts with different socioeconomic status (SES) contexts, little is known about the role of schools and districts for homeless students in these differing contexts. This comparative case study explored the identification, service provision, and school experience of homeless students in high- and low-SES districts. Mixed-methods case study methodology was used to compare two school districts and their four elementary and middle schools in California. The districts differed based on their SES: low to medium versus high. Findings show that despite differences in the SES context, both districts were underidentifying homeless students. Hence, both districts were underserving and lacking awareness of homeless students that were not identified. However, the low-SES district had far greater poverty awareness and, subsequently, an existing organizational structure than the high-SES district to support identified homeless students. Poverty awareness and districts' organizational structure are important contextual factors to consider in designing local and tailored interventions and services for homeless students.
尽管无家可归学生身处不同社会经济地位（SES）背景的学校和学区之中，但对于学校和学区在这些不同背景下对无家可归学生所起的作用，我们却知之甚少。这项比较案例研究探讨了高SES和低SES学区中无家可归学生的认定、服务提供及学校经历。采用混合方法案例研究方法，对加利福尼亚州的两个学区及其四所中小学进行了比较。这两个学区在SES方面存在差异：一个是低到中等SES，另一个是高SES。研究结果表明，尽管SES背景存在差异，但两个学区对无家可归学生的认定都不足。因此，两个学区都服务不足，且对未被认定的无家可归学生缺乏了解。然而，与高SES学区相比，低SES学区的贫困意识要强得多，并且有一个现有的组织结构来支持已认定的无家可归学生。贫困意识和学区的组织结构是在为无家可归学生设计本地化和量身定制的干预措施及服务时需要考虑的重要背景因素。
