The Scottish Government

2003

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER TWO: THE NEED FOR LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ON HOMELESSNESS
DEFINING HOMELESSNESS
THE NEEDS OF POLICY FOR LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
THE LIMITATIONS OF CURRENT LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ON HOMELESSNESS IN THE UK
CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER THREE: A REVIEW OF EXISTING LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH ON HOMELESSNESS IN THE UK AND US
SURVEYS
ADMINISTRATIVE TRACKING DATA
CONCLUSIONS FROM THESE STUDIES
CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER FOUR: POTENTIAL RESEARCH DESIGNS
SURVEYS IN SCOTLAND
ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
FULL PROSPECTIVE STUDIES FOCUSSING ON AT RISK SUB-GROUPS
LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION OF PROGRAMMES/ PROJECTS
CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER FIVE: TRACKING PEOPLE
METHODS FOR MAINTAINING CONTACT
USING ADMINISTRATIVE DATA TO MAINTAIN A SAMPLE
DATA PROTECTION AND ETHICAL ISSUES
CHAPTER SIX: RECOMMENDATIONS
GENERAL UNDERSTANDING OF HOMELESSNESS
MORE ROBUST EVALUATIONS TO ASSESS LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF INTERVENTIONS
TECHNICAL RECOMMENDATIONS ON IMPROVING FEASIBILITY / EFFECTIVENESS OF LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH
REFERENCES
ANNEX 1:EXISTING LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH IN THE UK
ANNEX 2:EXISTING LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH IN THE US
ANNEX 3:DESIGN FOR A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF PEOPLE WITH EXPERIENCE OF HOMELESSNESS
ANNEX 4:QUESTIONS FOR THE SCOTTISH HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
ANNEX 5:DESIGN FOR A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING CARE
ANNEX 6: DESIGN FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE GLASGOW HOSTEL CLOSURE PROGRAMME

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