- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- An exploratory study: are educational services designed to assist homeless students being rendered and are they effective?, 2007
- Creator:
- Hunt, Tolonda S.
- Date of Original:
- 2007-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This is an exploratory study that examines the McKinney Vento Act and its implications for the homeless student population. The study seeks to explore whether or not homeless students are receiving the services that were delegated to them through the federal act. It also seeks to determine how effective the services are once they are rendered. A sample of 11 school social workers was surveyed from Cobb County School District which is located in Metropolitan Atlanta. The results reject the hypothesis that many homeless students are not receiving the services that are set aside for them. A majority of the school social workers are aware of the McKinney Vento Act and its implications for the homeless student population. The services outlined in the McKinney Vento Act are being rendered according to the data collected. However, the results of the survey indicated that is still a gap in services and still areas in which change is needed. The study results are also filtered through the social systems theory, which holds that there is an ongoing exchange that exists between the system and the environment. As applied to homelessness, social systems theory looks considers how society may contribute to the cycle of homelessness by not offering salaries that are feasible for sustaining daily necessities such as housing, food, and clothing. In addition, the Afrocentric perspective, which is holistic and strengths-based, is used to explore the undiscovered strengths and talents of the homeless population and how they can be used in the problem-solving approach. The conclusions of this study and the implications for social work are also discussed.
Date of award: 5/1/2007
Degree type: thesis
Degree name: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Granting institution: Clark Atlanta University
Advisor: Davis, Sarita - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2007_hunt_tolonda_s.pdf
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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