Direct linkERIC Number: ED504095
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 126
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: ISBN-978-0-8330-4561-4
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Reparable Harm: Assessing and Addressing Disparities Faced by Boys and Men of Color in California. Monograph
Davis, Lois M.; Kilburn, M. Rebecca; Schultz, Dana J.
RAND Corporation
The study identifies some of the greatest disparities for boys and men of color relative to their white counterparts across specific socioeconomic, health, safety, and school readiness indicators in California and provides information about different strategies for reducing the disparities--including effective programs, practices, and policies--that can begin making an important difference in changing the life course of boys and men of color. (Contains 19 tables, 45 figures, and 22 footnotes.) [This work was prepared for The California Endowment and produced within the RAND Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program (HPDP).]
Descriptors: School Readiness, Males, Minority Groups, Racial Bias, Whites, Socioeconomic Status, Socioeconomic Influences, Physical Health, Safety, Equal Education, Governance, Educational Policy, At Risk Persons, Civil Rights, Social Indicators, Poverty, Measurement Techniques, Mothers, Parent Influence, Educational Attainment, Enrollment Trends, One Parent Family, Body Weight, Infants, Early Parenthood, Infant Mortality, Diseases, Obesity, Access to Health Care, Child Health, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Health Insurance, Family Violence, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Foster Care, Delinquency, Institutionalized Persons, Weapons, Homicide, Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, Suspension, Grade Repetition, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Public Health, Disproportionate Representation, Unemployment, Drinking, Substance Abuse, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Attendance Patterns
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: California Endowment
Authoring Institution: RAND Corporation
Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
