"Not just a shelter kid" : how homeless children find solace / Melanie Smith Percy.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Percy, Melanie Smith, 1955- author.

Series:

• Children of poverty.
• Children of Poverty

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Homeless children--United States--Attitudes.
• Homeless children--United States--Psychology.
• Children's shelters--United States.
• Shelters for the homeless--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (105 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents:

• Chapter I No Where to Go, No Place to Be; The Trauma of Dispossession; Conducting Research With Children; Orienting Framework; Significance of the Study; Chapter II Review of the Literature; Struggling to Stay Together; ""A Kid in a Shelter""; A Child's View of Being Homeless; The Meanings of Children; Expressive Play Therapy; Preliminary Work; Chapter III Method; Heuristic Inquiry; Research Procedure; Data Management and Analysis; Trustworthiness; Chapter IV Special Things; The Child Participants
• Photographic AnalysisThematic Analysis; Chapter V Discussion and Future Research; Discussion; Implications for Research; Implications for Nursing Practice; Implications for Nursing Education; Conclusion; Appendix; Interview Schedule; References; Index

Notes:

• First published by Garland Publishing, Inc. in 1997.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

• 1-315-80529-4
• 1-317-77710-7
• 1-317-77711-5

OCLC:

878138662