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Publication Date: 1997
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Resilient At-Risk Students in the Inner City.
Johnson, Genevieve Marie
McGill Journal of Education, v32 n1 p35-49 Win 1997
Summarizes the responses of 38 Canadian principals and inner-city teachers reflecting on their experiences with students exhibiting resiliency. Resiliency is defined as overcoming social and personal disadvantages often through protective or compensatory strategies. Identifies a broad range of compensatory factors including human relationships, student characteristics, and family influences. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Disadvantaged Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Foreign Countries, High Risk Students, Poverty, Principals, Resilience (Personality), Student Adjustment, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Urban Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Canada
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