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ERIC Number: EJ262093
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982-Mar
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Child Abuse: Exceptionality as a Risk Factor.
Nesbit, W. C.; Karagianis, L. D.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v28 n1 p69-76 Mar 1982
Reviews literature and research on child abuse, emphasizing correlation between abuse and exceptionality of the child. States child abuse is not linked with poverty or socioeconomic level; the role of conditions in prompting abuse is hard to assess; a child's special needs may create the stressful environment prompting abuse. (LC)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Correlation, Environmental Influences, Exceptional Persons, Foreign Countries, Individual Needs, Intelligence Quotient, Parent Child Relationship, Preservice Teacher Education, Prevention, Socioeconomic Status, Special Education Teachers, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Abuse Proneness; Canada