Discusses the effects of relocation on children's social and academic adjustment. Describes two programs for helping integrate new students into the schools as well as other techniques for parents and counselors. Includes suggested readings for children and adults. (JAC)

Because most military children will be enrolled in public schools at some point, an understanding of military children can assist educators in working with such children and, more broadly, with mobile children from other backgrounds. Following an introduction providing information on the numbers of military children and their unique issues, this…

Geographic mobility has a negative effect on a student's overall academic achievement. Data were drawn from Denver (Colorado) Public Schools (DPS), a multiethnic urban school system of over 60,000 students of whom 58,400 are enrolled in grades K through 12. Each year, students at all grade levels are administered the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills…

Six million American families relocate each year; relocation places demands on children to adapt to new situations. Provides a critical synthesis of the fragmented scholarship about relocating and its effects on children and families. Recommends five school policies and classroom practices that can facilitate children's adjustment to relocating…

Uses data from the Child Health Supplement to the 1988 National Health Interview Survey to investigate the impact of mobility on the school lives of elementary-age school children in families with both biological parents present and those in alternate family structures. Summarizes previous research and includes tabular and statistical data. (MJP)

The aim of the study was to discover a satisfactory predictor of residential mobility among inner city families in light of the effect which the high rate of student transfer has upon curriculum development, staff morale, and student scholastic achievement. The sample of 358 families was administered a questionnaire dealing with demography,…

This article presents guidelines for parents to ease the child's transition to a new school. Suggestions are given for preparing the child for the move, preparing the school for the change, and facilitating adjustment to new environments. (SM)

This monograph focuses on children who must move to a new school and new surroundings because their family, for whatever reason, is relocating. It notes that the impact of mobility on families has practical implications for public schools and that schools with a large number of mobile students have a responsibility to establish structured programs…