Author:
McElwee Tracey Marie Barnett,Danforth Laura,Wichinsky Lillian,Turney Howard
Abstract
Based on calculations from the U.S. Department of Education, there were an estimated 1.3 million homeless children in U.S. public schools during the 2014-2015 school year. This secondary analysis of qualitative data findings reveals the perspectives of eight foster youth regarding their time spent in a transitional living program specifically designed for foster youth. To our knowledge, this is the first study to conduct a secondary analysis of program evaluation data on the perspectives of foster youth regarding their time spent in a transitional living program.
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