The Postsecondary Education of Homeless and Highly Mobile Youth

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

Homeless and highly mobile students in urban schools experience multiple barriers in their pursuit of education. Their experiences in school are critical to their ability to make a smooth transition into adulthood. This symposium presents three distinct papers that focus on the education of homeless and highly mobile students. The presenters explore the topic from three distinct methodological vantage points providing the audience with an understanding of the individual or organizational issues students and districts experience. Although homeless and highly mobile youth are an incredibly diverse population, the presenters discuss themes that are useful for policymakers, practitioners and educators interested in supporting housing vulnerable students.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education / Section 2: College Student Access

Chair

• Jarrett Gupton, University of Minnesota

Papers

• Postsecondary Outcomes for Homeless and Highly Mobile Students - Amy Lein, University of Minnesota; Gena Nelson, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

• Under Construction: Homeless and Highly Mobile Students and Institutional Support Services in Higher Education - Jennifer Trost, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Jarrett Gupton, University of Minnesota

• Invisible but Present: The Experiences of Homeless Students at Community Colleges - Jarrett Gupton, University of Minnesota

Discussant

• Cecile Huynh Sam, The University of Pennsylvania