Reports the prevalence of persistent absence from schools in Sheffield over a three-year period. The schools studied were all in relatively disadvantaged areas and absence increased sharply in the students' final year. While persistent absentees are high risk for delinquency, most were not known to the police as offenders. (JOW)

Discusses policies and programs that have evolved over decades of searching for solutions to crime and urban decline and suggests that more emphasis be given to an inventory of populations at risk, rather than behavior problems of individuals. (Author/JCD)

Obtained estimates of prevalence of childhood poverty with data from Panel Study of Income Dynamics by method of increment-decrement tables. Racial differences in childhood poverty were found to be especially pronounced and could not be accounted for by racial differences in family structure. (Author/NB)

This paper focused on three dominant psychological theories--Cognitive Dissonance, Relative Deprivation and Campus Ecology that have been evolved to explain student unrest, to determine their ability to account for the phenomenon in Nigerian universities. It found that none of the theories could all alone holistically account for all the causal…

One of the main objectives of studying intellectual disability (ID) in children is to explore its causes. A specific aetiological diagnosis is important in determining the prognosis, nature and extent of services needed to support affected children. Aetiology and risk factors in mild ID were studied in a cohort of longitudinally followed children…

This article examines the challenges that faced two storytellers when developing an oral retelling of Homer's "Iliad" for use with children aged 9-11. Drawing on evidence from two schools in a deprived area of London the discussion explores the extent to which the storytellers have been successful in creating a version of the story that…

The purpose of the present study was to examine relations among multiple child and family protective factors, neighborhood disadvantage, and positive social adjustment in a sample of 226 urban, low SES boys followed from infancy to early adolescence. The results indicated that child IQ, nurturant parenting, and parent-child relationship quality,…

Our article is based on a study of our integration of social foundations coursework with filmmaking and participatory action research, bringing teacher candidates and middle and high school students together. The project was carried out in partnership between an urban university and two nearby public schools within a Midwestern city known for high…

Because youth gangs tend to cluster in disadvantaged neighborhoods, adolescents living in such neighborhoods are more likely to encounter opportunities to join youth gangs. However, in the face of these opportunities, not all adolescents respond in the same manner. Those with preexisting psychopathic tendencies might be especially likely to join.…

Individuals can be money poor, time poor or both. While income is the most used indicator of poverty, broader indexes including non-monetary aspects of deprivation have been proposed and measured. As one such measure, our study focuses on the element of deprivation arising from the time deficit of many working people. The usual poverty threshold…

Theory of Mind (ToM) and Executive Function (EF) have been associated with autism and with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and hence might play a role in similar syndromes found following profound early institutional deprivation. In order to examine this possibility the current study included a group of 165 Romanian adoptees, of…

Fish Lake, a native community approximately 400 air miles from Winnipeg (Canada), has many of the economic, social, and educational problems which are typical of numerous communities in Northern Canada. (NQ)

CONCERNED WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, ONE MUST NOT IGNORE THE POSITIVE EFFORTS OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS TO COPE WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THERE ARE POSITIVE FEATURES IN THE CULTURE AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. A CHILD IS OFTEN SLOW IN PERFORMING INTELLECTUAL TASKS FOR REASONS OTHER THAN…