The Role of Public Policy in the Educational Lives of our Most Vulnerable Youth: The McKinney-Vento Act and Homeless Children a Critical Policy Ethnography

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dc.contributor.advisorGujardo, Miguel A.
dc.contributor.authorCunningham, Keith A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberLarrotta, Clarena
dc.contributor.committeeMemberOliver, John
dc.contributor.committeeMemberTravis, Raphael
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-06T15:36:49Z
dc.date.available2013-09-06T15:36:49Z
dc.date.issued2013-08
dc.description.abstractThis critical policy ethnography analyzes the McKinney-Vento Act and the impact it has on the lives of homeless youth. Data comes from conversations with research partners situated in various key roles within the McKinney-Vento bureaucracy and the researcher's experience as an educator and participant observer at a homeless shelter and school as well as conversations at district and state level administrative offices. Analysis was informed by an ethic of care framework and a historiography was created to chronicle the policy's genealogy, intent, and guiding values. Utilizing an open systems model and creative nonfiction, the findings are presented in a deliberate effort that puts a human face to the families the policy impacts. Major findings and recommendations include a need for increased awareness and compliance monitoring of the policy as well as an investment of additional resources to adequately respond to McKinney-Vento issues throughout the public education system.
dc.description.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent221 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationCunningham, K. A. (2013). <i>The role of public policy in the educational lives of our most vulnerable youth: The McKinney-Vento Act and homeless children a critical policy ethnography</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/4711
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectEducation of homeless youth
dc.subjectCritical policy analysis
dc.subjectCritical ethnography
dc.subjectEducational policy
dc.subjectActivist research
dc.subject.lcshHomeless children--Education--United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshUnited States--McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Acten_US
dc.subject.lcshHomeless students--Services for----United Statesen_US
dc.subject.lcshHomeless youth--Education----United Statesen_US
dc.titleThe Role of Public Policy in the Educational Lives of our Most Vulnerable Youth: The McKinney-Vento Act and Homeless Children a Critical Policy Ethnography
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education and School Psychologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSchool Improvement
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US

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