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Research Summary: Supporting Homeless Children and Youth through Proactive and Positive Behavior Management and Intervention Practices

Research Summary: Supporting Homeless Children and Youth through Proactive and Positive Behavior Management and Intervention Practices

This NCHE research summary reviews and provides a general appraisal of selected proactive behavior intervention and management practices prevalent in current educational literature. The examples of current practice and models explored include Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Responsive Classroom (RC), Response to Intervention (RTI), Character Education (CE), and other selected classroom behavior management practices appropriate for both the individual classroom and the whole school community. The summary seeks to equip teachers, school administrators, and practitioners with promising strategies to support students in homeless situations.

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Published July 2014


Research Summary: Resilience and At-Risk Children and Youth

Research Summary: Resilience and At-Risk Children and Youth

This NCHE publication provides an overview of research on resilience as it relates to counteracting risk in at-risk children and youth, including children and youth experiencing homelessness. The concept of resilience has received increased attention recently in a growing body of literature that has reported not only the psychological and academic impacts of homelessness, but also has highlighted ways to strengthen the resilience of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

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Published April 2013


Research Summary: Homelessness and Education Cross-System Collaboration – Applied Research Summary and Tools

Research Summary: Homelessness and Education Cross-System Collaboration – Applied Research Summary and Tools

This NCHE publication provides local homeless education liaisons and homeless service providers with a framework, strategies, and tools for more effective collaboration to improve the academic outcomes, well-being, and lifelong trajectory of young people who have experienced homelessness or trauma. The publication explores a framework for collaboration that accounts for stakeholders’ assumptions, vision, incentives, rules and regulations, organizational cultures, needs, and experiences; and includes resources and tools for practitioners to use in their efforts to collaborate more effectively.

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Published December 2015