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Intimate Partner Violence, Depression, and Alcohol Use among a Sample of Foreign-Born Southeast Asian Women in an Urban Setting in the United States
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Wong, Frank Y.; DiGangi, Julia; Young, Darwin; Huang, Z. Jennifer; Smith, Brian D.; John, Don – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious global public health issue. At least one in three women worldwide has been beaten, coerced into sex, or otherwise abused during her lifetime. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, more than three women in the United States die every day from physical abuse suffered at the hands of an intimate…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Females, Public Health, Drinking
Subgroup Achievement and Gap Trends: District of Columbia
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Center on Education Policy, 2010
The District's demographics are such that achievement trends could only be determined for African American, male and female, and low income subgroups. In grade 8 (the only grade in which subgroup trends were analyzed by achievement level), Washington, DC students showed gains in both reading and math at the basic, proficient, and advanced levels…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Achievement Gains, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement