This qualitative case study explored how school district and campus-level administrators coordinate resources and services for currently enrolled homeless students. Participants in this study included three district-level administrators designated as the homeless liaison and three campus principals. Data collected and analyzed included audio recordings of semi-structured interviews of each participant, documents at the district and campus-levels, school board meeting notes, and research field notes. The findings suggested that district and campus stakeholders embraced a shared vision of collaborative policy implementation to support the needs of students living in homelessness conditions. Findings also suggested that moral purpose is reflected through the intentional, collaborative efforts of district and campus administrators. Additionally, the findings suggested that social capital develops in the collaborative processes between district and campus leaders while they broker resources to foster developing social capital of this student population. Mobilization of resources through collaborative policy implementation can foster cohesion while supporting students and can counter the impact of living in homelessness conditions.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1505224 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Walker, Tonia L |
| Contributors | Ezzani, Miriam, Stromberg, Linda, Wickstrom, Carol, Yancy, George |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 145 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Walker, Tonia L, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
Page generated in 0.0089 seconds