The title of this article, Good for kids: Children who have been homeless talk about school, was true to every word as the stories were from the children who were in the study as they have had the unfortunate experience of being homeless with their families. I found that the study’s strength was in hearing from the children themselves as they relayed how they and their families have been affected by homelessness with detailed examples and even offered informative suggestions to services and schools on how to help homeless children. I thought it was an innovative way to confront this global social problem by seeking the views of those most affected by homelessness, in this case, the children and using their experiences to bring about social changes.
The article reported on a study of twenty-five homeless children between the ages of 14 and 21 in Canberra, Australia as they conveyed how homelessness affected their educational paths with direct quotations from interviews, art activities, and group discussions that really showed the stark reality of the children’s experiences.
The authors who are faculty members of Australian Catholic University’s Institute of Child Protective Studies have a commitment in using research findings as a way to improve the caring and protecting of children and young people by advancing quality research, training and community education. This study reflected their view of homelessness as one social problem that needs global attention by using the children’s perspectives and experiences to assist schools and other systems in offering support so that these children can be successful individuals of the educational systems. If I were affiliated with a support system that is set to help homeless children, my organization would benefit from this study.
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