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ERIC Number: EJ455733
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0014-4029
Early Pregnancy and Academic Achievement of African-American Youth.
Prater, Loretta Pinkard
Exceptional Children, v59 n2 p141-49 Oct-Nov 1992
Case studies of 10 unmarried, African-American adolescent mothers at risk of dropping out of school are presented, revealing the stressful situations created by competing demands of school and home. Educational deficits that existed prior to pregnancy and their influence on contraceptive behavior and pregnancy resolution are noted. Intervention strategies are described. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Black Youth, Case Studies, Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood, High Risk Students, Intervention, Mothers, One Parent Family, Pregnancy, Secondary Education, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: African Americans
Note: Special Issue: Issues in the Education of African-American Youth in Special Education Settings.