ABSTRACT
The number of street children in developed and developing nations is rising, often in the midst of prosperity. These original contributions study and compare the living conditions and educational experiences of homeless children in the United States, Brazil and Cuba. Because social policy and economic factors are central to these children's plight, Mickelson and her contributors employ a political economy perspective to examine the lives of the children and the educational and social programs-successful and unsuccessful-that are designed to serve them. The book examines formal and informal programs, compares and contrasts children's situations in each country, and offers policy recommendations. Throughout the book, case studies are combined with recent statistical and demographic facts about each country. Also includes maps. Contributors: Fernanda Gon #231;alves Almeida, Jean Anyon, Lynn G. Beck, Inaia Maria Moreira de Carvalho, Anthony Dewees, Marian Wright Edelman, Ligia Gomes Elliot, Irving Epstein, Mar #237;a Luisa Gonz #225;lez, Linda Holman, Ana Huerta-Mac #237;as, Martha Knisely Huggins, Steven J. Klees, Lori Korinek, Sheryl L. Lutjens, Myriam P. Mesquita, Virginia Laycock McLaughlin, Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, Nelly de Mendo #231;a Moulin, Rebecca L. Newman, Ralph da Costa Nu #241;ez, Vilma Periera, Marc Posner, Amelia Maria Noronha Pessoa de Queiroz, Yvonne Rafferty, Irene Rizzini, F #250;lvia Rosemberg, Murilo Tadeu Moreira Silva, James H. Stronge, Chriss Walther-Thomas
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |2 pages
Part I: Introduction
part 2|2 pages
Families, Schools, and the Socialization of Brazilian Children: Contemporary Dilemmas That Create Street Children
chapter 2|12 pages
Families, Schools, and the Socialization of Brazilian Children:
chapter 4|11 pages
The Education of Homeless Children and Youth in the United States:
part 5|2 pages
A New Paradigm for Social Change: Social Movements and the Transformation of Policy for Street and Working Children in Brazil
chapter 5|20 pages
A New Paradigm for Social Change:
chapter 6|9 pages
Dependency Served:
chapter 7|10 pages
Educating Homeless Children in the United States:
chapter 8|18 pages
From Discourse to Reality:
part 10|2 pages
Restructuring Childhood in Cuba: The State as Family
chapter 11|12 pages
From Church Basement to Mainstream Classroom:
chapter 14|12 pages
Projeto Semear:
part 17|2 pages
Improving Education for Homeless Students with Disabilities in the United States
chapter 18|9 pages
Children of Undocumented Immigrants:
chapter 20|12 pages
Civic Invisibility, Marginality, and Moral Exclusion:
part |2 pages
Part VI: Conclusion