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Milam, A. J.; Furr-Holden, C. D. M.; Leaf, P. J. – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2010
Community and school violence continue to be a major public health problem, especially among urban children and adolescents. Little research has focused on the effect of school safety and neighborhood violence on academic performance. This study examines the effect of the school and neighborhood climate on academic achievement among a population…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Neighborhoods, Violence, School Safety
Murphey, David; Redd, Zakia; Moodie, Shannon; Knewstub, Dylan; Humble, Jill; Bell, Kelly; Cooper, Mae – Child Trends, 2012
The National Capital Region (NCR) is home to more than one-and-a-half million children and youth (ages birth through 24 years). Although the NCR is known as a place with a highly transient population, if history is any guide, many of these young people will remain in this region and fundamentally shape the quality of life--not only for themselves,…
Descriptors: Well Being, Cultural Differences, Family Life, Young Adults