Are rates of school suspension higher in socially disadvantaged neighbourhoods? An Australian study

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-18

  Hemphill, Sheryl A ^a,c   Toumbourou, John W ^c   Smith, Rachel ^a   Kendall, Garth E ^b   Rowland, Bosco ^c   Freiberg, Kate ^d   Williams, Joanne W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

School exclusion; School suspension; Socio economic disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RISK; SCHOOL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 77951904792     PISSN: 10361073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/he10012     Document Type: Article

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