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Socialization of Homeless Children in the Society: the Problem of School Adaptation

Author(s): Elena Kocai
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas
Keywords: a homeless child; care home; school.

Summary/Abstract: Upon starting to attend school, a homeless child frequently faces the problem of stigmatization, lacks a wish for learning, as well as fails to learn and establish relationships with school community. Therefore, a child feels the situation of homelessness even more acutely. Homeless children that have difficulties in adapting at school, acquire no knowledge and skills, which would help them to overcome poverty and homelessness.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 116
  • Page Range: 183-195
  • Page Count: 13