Leadership Practice in Service of Homeless Students: An Examination of Community Perceptions
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| Title: | Leadership Practice in Service of Homeless Students: An Examination of Community Perceptions |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Miller, Peter M. |
| Source: | Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education. Sep 2009 41(3):222-250. |
| Availability: | Springer. 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-348-4505; e-mail: service-ny@springer.com; Web site: http://www.springerlink.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 29 |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Homeless People, Disadvantaged Youth, Leadership Effectiveness, Leadership, Urban Areas, Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, School Culture, Environmental Influences, Interpersonal Communication, Emergency Shelters, Barriers, Access to Education |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11256-008-0107-9 |
| ISSN: | 0042-0972 |
| Abstract: | This qualitative study examines the collaboration and leadership practice that influences the education of homeless students in a large Mid-Atlantic city. The perspectives of administrators and staff members from three homeless shelters are analyzed with insights from Spillane's (Distributed leadership, 2006) distributed leadership theory. Findings from the study indicate that differences in shelter and school structures and cultures present significant obstacles to productive communication that would facilitate homeless children's schooling. Several structural and programmatic recommendations are made towards developing more effective leadership practice among schools and shelters. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Accession Number: | EJ851447 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This qualitative study examines the collaboration and leadership practice that influences the education of homeless students in a large Mid-Atlantic city. The perspectives of administrators and staff members from three homeless shelters are analyzed with insights from Spillane's (Distributed leadership, 2006) distributed leadership theory. Findings from the study indicate that differences in shelter and school structures and cultures present significant obstacles to productive communication that would facilitate homeless children's schooling. Several structural and programmatic recommendations are made towards developing more effective leadership practice among schools and shelters. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-0972 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11256-008-0107-9 |
