Many low-income families struggle with stable housing and frequently have to move due to foreclosures, rent increases, or other financial setbacks. Children in these families can experience lasting negative effects, especially those who are young and still developing basic learning and social skills. A joint NRC-IOM committee held a workshop in June 2009 to examine these issues, highlight patterns in current research, and discuss how to develop a support system for at-risk children.
1 Front Matter; 2 1 Introduction; 3 2 Which Children Are Most Affected by Mobility?; 4 3 Methodological Issues; 5 4 Policy and Programmatic Responses; 6 5 Directions for Future Research; 7 References; 8 Appendix A: Workshop Agenda and Participants; 9 Appendix B: Selected Bibliography on Student Mobility
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Institute of Medicine, and Families Board on Children, Youth, Steve Olson
Institute of Medicine, Board on the Health of Select Populations, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Division of International Health
Institute of Medicine, Committee to Develop Methods Useful to the Department of Veteran Affairs in Estimating Its Physician Requirements, Joseph Lipscomb
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Center for Education, Committee on Best Practices for State Assessment Systems: Improving Assessment While Revisiting Standards, Alexandra S. Beatty
and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, and Sensory Sciences Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, Committee on Accelerating Behavioral Science through Ontology Development and Use, Alexandra S. Beatty, Robert M. Kaplan
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on National Statistics, Steering Committee on the Science of Science and Innovation Policy Principal Investigator's Conference, Constance F. Citro, Alexandra S. Beatty, Kaye Husbands Fealing
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Science Education, Steering Committee on Engaging Family Private Forest Owners on Issues Related to Climate Change, Alexandra S. Beatty, Michael Feder, Martin Storksdieck