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ERIC Number: EJ620790
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
Childhood Cancer and the Interplay between Illness, Self-evaluation and Academic Experiences.
Fottland, Helg
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v44 n3 p253-73 Sep 2000
Interviewed eight Norwegian school children whose treatment for cancer had been completed, their parents, their teachers, and health personnel. Findings show that students with cancer have a clear desire to value their own academic ability, and that they strive to master academic requirements in spite of illness. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Cancer, Children, Educational Experience, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Parents, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Special Health Problems, Student Attitudes, Teachers
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Norway