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Educational Issues for Children and Young People in Families Living in Emergency Accommodation—An Irish Perspective
Author(s) -
Keogh Anna Fiona,
Halpenny Ann Marie,
Gilligan Robbie
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2006.00015.x
Subject(s) - overcrowding , accommodation , attendance , perspective (graphical) , irish , sociology , psychology , medicine , economic growth , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , neuroscience , computer science , economics
The article explores how homelessness may impact on the educational participation of children and young people in families living in emergency accommodation in Dublin. Many difficulties arise in terms of maintaining consistent schooling for children when they are part of a homeless family, including problems getting to and from school if living at a distance from their original schools, frequent changes in school and inadequate facilities and overcrowding in their temporary accommodation. Despite the many difficulties involved in maintaining children's regular school attendance, it is evident that school may represent the only stability for a child in an otherwise insecure and changing routine. Copyright © 2006 Children's Research Centre.