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Thompson, Sanna J.; Ryan, Tiffany N.; Montgomery, Katherine L.; Lippman, Angie Del Prado; Bender, Kimberly; Ferguson, Kristin – Youth & Society, 2016
This study explored the perceptions of resilience and coping among homeless young adults, a focus that differs from previous research by considering the unconventional resilience and coping of this high-risk population. Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted with 45 homeless young adults. Individual interviews were audio recorded,…
Descriptors: Coping, Resilience (Psychology), Homeless People, Semi Structured Interviews
Petersen, Brent Russell – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Considerable attention by scholars for the last two decades has focused on issues of spirituality and higher education. Literature in the field of college student affairs suggest that, in order promote the development of the whole student, practitioners in the field should consider adopting theories of faith and spiritual development. This study…
Descriptors: College Students, Transformative Learning, Spiritual Development, Comparative Analysis
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Roy, Laura A.; Roxas, Kevin C. – Harvard Educational Review, 2011
In this article, Laura Roy and Kevin Roxas draw from two studies with Somali Bantu refugee families in South Texas and Michigan. Findings from both study sites revealed a disconnect between how educators perceived the Somali Bantu families' educational goals and Somali Bantu families' actual views of education. In contrast to educators'…
Descriptors: Refugees, Educational Attitudes, Educational Objectives, Student Educational Objectives