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| Journal of Learning… | 1 |
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| Brier, Norman | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBrier, Norman – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1989
Data on the relatively high prevalence of learning disabilities among populations of delinquents are presented, and three explanatory hypotheses are examined in the context of the research literature: the susceptibility hypothesis, the school failure hypothesis, and the differential treatment hypothesis. A multifactorial explanation is offered.…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Delinquency Causes, Elementary Secondary Education, Incidence
