Skip to main content

Search from vocabulary

Content language

Concept information

Preferred term

homeless students  

Definition

  • Homeless students are defined as youth who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. These youth share the housing of others; live in motels, hotels, camping grounds, transitional shelters, missions, or public places; or await foster care placement. [Source: Encyclopedia of Diversity in Education; Homeless Students]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/homeless_students

Download this concept: