SURVEY RESEARCH ON HOMELESSNESS IN POLAND. DIRECTIVES FOR NATIONAL SURVEY Cover Image

BADANIA NAD BEZDOMNOŚCIĄ W POLSCE. WYTYCZNE DO OGÓLNOPOLSKICH BADAŃ OSÓB BEZDOMNYCH
SURVEY RESEARCH ON HOMELESSNESS IN POLAND. DIRECTIVES FOR NATIONAL SURVEY

Author(s): Jerzy Gruszka
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwa AGH
Keywords: homeless person; homelessness; social exclusion; typology on homelessness

Summary/Abstract: The article presents basie methodological problems involved in the study of homelessness. The distinctive naturę of the subject is reflected in problems with the conceptualization and operationalization of the notions "homelessness" and "homeless person", with sampling or with data collection. At the same time though research suggests new ways to tackle difficulties. Controversial methodological problems are addressed, allowing for the existing research findings and referring to the definitional and typological issues, to the methods of collecting data and counting of the homeless. The purpose is to prepare a project of a pilot survey on the exclusion of homeless people in Cracow and to denne major directives for a nationwide survey

  • Issue Year: 11/2012
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 75-87
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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