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Noble, Michael; Wright, Gemma – Social Indicators Research, 2013
This paper presents a spatial analysis of multiple deprivation in South Africa and demonstrates that the most deprived areas in the country are located in the rural former homeland areas. The analysis is undertaken using the datazone level South African Index of Multiple Deprivation which was constructed from the 2001 Census. Datazones are a new…
Descriptors: Racial Segregation, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Environment
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Imedio-Olmedo, Luis Jose; Parrado-Gallardo, Encarnacion M.; Barcena-Martin, Elena – Social Indicators Research, 2012
This paper considers different ways of making comparisons between individuals in terms of deprivation and/or satisfaction. This allows the Gini index, the Bonferroni index and the De Vergottini index to be interpreted as social deprivation measures as well as social satisfaction measures. The inequality measures that belong to the [beta] family,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Income, Multivariate Analysis, Social Differences
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Hughes, Katie; Brown, Claire – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2014
This paper begins by outlining the "education revolution" policy direction of the Australian federal government, and the ways in which it envisages meeting its goal of having a 40% of the population between 25 and 34 with a Bachelor's degree by 2025, and ensuring that 20% of tertiary students come form LSES backgrounds. This is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Cultural Capital
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Santos, Maria Emma – Social Indicators Research, 2013
This paper analyses poverty reduction in Bhutan between two points in time--2003 and 2007--from a multidimensional perspective. The measures estimated include consumption expenditure as well as other indicators which are directly (when possible) or indirectly associated to valuable functionings, namely, health, education, access to electricity,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Social Indicators, Psychological Patterns
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Burgess, Michael; Dixon, Pauline – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2012
The principal aim of this article is to describe and document a comparison of public and private school effectiveness in the marginalized (often referred to as slum) district of Aguablanca, in the city of Cali, Colombia. The data suggest that teachers and parents are largely satisfied with the current status of education provision in Aguablanca.…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Academic Achievement, School Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis
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Drury, Stacy S.; Theall, Katherine P.; Smyke, Anna T.; Keats, Bronya J. B.; Egger, Helen L.; Nelson, Charles A.; Fox, Nathan A.; Marshall, Peter J.; Zeanah, Charles H. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: To examine the impact of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) val[superscript 158]met allele on depressive symptoms in young children exposed to early severe social deprivation as a result of being raised in institutions. Methods: One hundred thirty six children from the Bucharest Early Intervention Project (BEIP) were randomized…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Placement, Multivariate Analysis, Disadvantaged Environment
Sporte, Susan; de la Torre, Marisa – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2010
Between 2002 and 2007, the Chicago High School Redesign Initiative (CHSRI) opened 23 small high schools. Implemented in partnership with Chicago Public Schools (CPS), this initiative aimed to provide populations of low-performing students in under-served areas of the city with high-quality, small high schools. These schools were formed (1) by…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, Small Schools
Johnson, Heidi – US Department of Health and Human Services, 2009
The transition to adulthood can be particularly challenging for youth growing up in distressed neighborhoods. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, this fact sheet compares the adolescent risk behaviors and young adult outcomes of youth from distressed neighborhoods with those of youth from non-distressed neighborhoods. All…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Neighborhoods, Disadvantaged Environment, Longitudinal Studies
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Labaree, David – Journal of Teacher Education, 2010
Teach for America (TFA) is a marvel at marketing, offering elite college students a win-win option: by becoming corps members, they can do good and do well at the same time. Teacher education (TE) programs are in a hopeless position in trying to compete with TFA for prospective students. They cannot provide students with the opportunity to do…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Nontraditional Education, Teacher Education, Entrepreneurship
Sass, Tim R.; Hannaway, Jane; Xu, Zeyu; Figlio, David N.; Feng, Li – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2010
This paper examines whether teachers in schools serving students from high-poverty backgrounds are as effective as teachers in schools with more advantaged students. The question is important. Teachers are recognized as the most important school factor affecting student achievement, and the achievement gap between disadvantaged students and their…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Elementary Schools, Poverty, Educational Attainment
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Kreppner, Jana M.; Rutter, Michael; Beckett, Celia; Castle, Jenny; Colvert, Emma; Groothues, Christine; Hawkins, Amanda; O'Connor, Thomas G.; Stevens, Suzanne; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S. – Developmental Psychology, 2007
Longitudinal analyses on normal versus impaired functioning across 7 domains were conducted in children who had experienced profound institutional deprivation up to the age of 42 months and were adopted from Romania into U.K. families. Comparisons were made with noninstitutionalized children adopted from Romania and with nondeprived within-U.K.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disadvantaged Environment, Early Adolescents, Brain
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Poppleton, Pam; And Others – Comparative Education, 1987
Reports results of teacher interviews designed to explore the satisfaction and stress of teaching in areas of economic and social disadvantage and to compare the views of teachers in similar schools in Michigan and South Yorkshire (England). Includes verbatim responses to questions about communities, schools, the classroom experience, and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
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Wight, Richard G.; Botticello, Amanda L.; Aneshensel, Carol S. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
This study examined whether the impact of contextual-level socioeconomic disadvantage on adolescent mental health is contingent upon individual-level perceptions of social support. Data are from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), a panel survey of a nationally representative United States sample (analytic N =…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Adolescents, Mental Health, Longitudinal Studies
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van de Grift, W. J. C. M.; Houtveen, A. A. M. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2006
In some primary schools, the average performance of pupils over several years is significantly below the level that could be expected of these pupils. There are several theories for this phenomenon, known as underperformance. Theory on opportunity to learn predicts that pupils in underperforming schools are not given sufficient opportunity to…
Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Student Characteristics, Educational Theories, Racial Differences
Kellaghan, Thomas; Greaney, Betty Jane – 1993
This longitudinal study evaluated the effects of a preschool project designed to serve children between 3 and 5 years of age in a disadvantaged inner-city area in Dublin, Ireland. The preschool, established in 1969, emphasized the development of children's cognitive skills and established structures to increase parents' involvement in their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development
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