What Are the Real Risk Factors for African American Children?.

Jackson, Jacquelyne Faye

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ERIC Number: EJ599108

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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What Are the Real Risk Factors for African American Children?

Jackson, Jacquelyne Faye

Phi Delta Kappan, v81 n4 p308-12 Dec 1999

Educators should banish the specter of African-American children as high-risk, budding disasters and closely examine these children's schooling environment. Black children of all incomes are schooled in highly segregated settings, due to residential segregation. Exposure to health hazards (lead-based paint) and corporal punishment are serious problems. (Contains 33 references.) (MLH)

Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Attention Deficit Disorders, Black Students, Corporal Punishment, De Facto Segregation, Discipline, Educational Environment, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Education, Equal Education, Lead Poisoning, Misconceptions, Racial Discrimination, Urban Schools

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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