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ERIC Number: EJ665364
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0024-9033
Teachers' Perspectives on the Family Backgrounds of Children at Risk.
Leroy, Carol; Symes, Brent
McGill Journal of Education, v36 n1 p45-60 Win 2001
Investigates beliefs of four teachers of at-risk students. Discusses possible school failure and future high poverty communities as related to the students' family backgrounds. Identifies child abuse in the home, alcoholism, and single or absent parents as most frequent contributors to at-risk student behavior. (CMK)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Family Characteristics, Higher Education, Indigenous Populations, One Parent Family, Poverty Areas
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Note: McGill Journal of Education is a refereed journal.