Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ679512
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2003
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Preamble [and] Canadian Children and Youth At-Risk.
Lupart, Judy L.; Timmons, Vianne; Odishaw, Janine
Exceptionality Education Canada, v13 n2-3 p5-28 2003
This introductory article discusses a study that investigated how at-risk students are defined in each of the Canadian provinces and Northern Territories and similarities in the definitions in the policy-making and policy implementation arenas. Different types of students that may be at-risk are described. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Classification, Cultural Differences, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Gifted, High Risk Students, Incidence, Language Minorities, Policy Formation, Poverty, Predictor Variables, Sex Differences, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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