Writing on the margins from the center: Homeless youth and cultural politics
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies
ISSN
1532-7086
Volume
10
Issue
1
DOI
10.1177/1532708609351149
First Page
19
Last Page
27
Publication Date
2-1-2010
Abstract
Research with homeless youth requires negotiating with Institutional Review Boards (IRB), school districts, and social service agencies. Youth that are homeless live a life different from the researcher, thus issues of trust and caring need to be considered before asking a vulnerable young person to share his or her story. The authors share insight learned from a qualitative study of the educational barriers of homeless youth that highlight these issues. The overarching finding is that homeless youth are invisible and silenced in a social service system overwhelmed with red tape and bureaucratic procedures. The authors suggest that program developers, researchers, and policymakers give voice to homeless youth by listening to the stories they tell and then enacting policies that build on their recommendations.
Recommended Citation
Tierney, W. G.,
&
Hallett, R. E.
(2010).
Writing on the margins from the center: Homeless youth and cultural politics.
Cultural Studies - Critical Methodologies, 10(1), 19–27.
DOI: 10.1177/1532708609351149
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/ed-facarticles/7
