Experiences of violence and deficits in academic achievement among urban primary school children in Jamaica

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 296-306

  Baker Henningham, Helen ^a   Meeks Gardner, Julie ^a   Chang, Susan ^b   Walker, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Experiences of violence; Jamaica; Primary school children

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACHIEVEMENT TEST; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY VIOLENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAMAICA; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PUNISHMENT; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPELLING; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAMAICA; MALE; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349208395     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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