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Peer reviewedLesser, Philip – Urban Education, 1978
This article argues that educational practice regarding school violence is little influenced by the scholarship of social scientists, and that educational decision makers have been attempting to develop innovations with minimal stress on theoretical analysis. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Models
Peer reviewedTygart, Clarence – Urban Education, 1987
Strain theory, which is widely criticized, presumes a negative relationship between social class and delinquency. The theory is strengthened with the following variables added to the analysis: (1) grade level, (2) social status, (3) achievement, (4) absences and dropout frequency, and (5) tracking. The paradigm of collective behavior may also be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Delinquency, Dropout Rate, Group Behavior
