This was the significant literature on which my dissertation was based. That work was later published as: James, E. A. (2009). Participatory action research as professional development: Creating new education practices for homeless or highly mobile students in the United States. Saarbrucken, Germany: VDM Verlag.

1. The Three Domains for homeless students E. Alana James, Ed.D.

4. 50% of the US has moved in the last five years Yet educational practice has not changed to meet this challenge and pre-service preparation continues to prepare teachers as though they will be able to practice their classroom management strategies in a stable school environment.

16. What has gone before

18. What did data show? 100% said it was useful for conversation with others. The whole idea of "mobile" is so vague that you have to contain it somehow. Otherwise the problem is almost too overwhelming, if you look at the problem piece by piece, it becomes more manageable.

22. Interviewing Parents The welcoming school environment is what precipitated the use of the interview process , parents coming in were surprised that someone was interested enough in them to ask these questions, which created some follow-up situations, which got us comments from families like, no one has ever shown this much interest in us.

25. Making schools appropriate for all kids!