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ERIC Number: EJ553188
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
Close to Home: Comparative Perspectives on Childhood and Community Violence.
Errante, Antoinette
American Journal of Education, v105 n4 p355-400 Aug 1997
Examines, based on research from southern Africa, Northern Ireland, the Middle East, and the United States, the ways in which community violence affects children, their families, and communities. It reviews the literature, highlights recurring themes, and discusses the implications of this research for school and community intervention in the United States. (GR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Problems, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Intellectual Development, Psychological Patterns, Public Schools, School Role, Social Science Research, Violence
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Middle East; Mozambique; Northern Ireland; South Africa; Traumas