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- Title
Risk and Protective Factors for Educational Achievement Among Serious Offending Girls.
- Authors
Oudekerk, Barbara A.; Chauhan, Preeti; Reppucci, N. Dickon
- Abstract
Using longitudinal data, this analysis: (1) documented educational outcomes for serious offending girls, and (2) identified risk and protective factors associated with academic achievement in mid-adolescence and degree attainment by early adulthood. In mid-adolescence, girls performed nearly one standard deviation below the population mean on academic achievement tests. Low IQ and special education needs were strong correlates of poor academic achievement, but living in a highly educated neighborhood was associated with higher academic achievement scores. By early adulthood, 62.7% of girls had received a General Educational Development ( GED) or high school degree, and mid-adolescent academic achievement was the strongest predictor of degree attainment. Results suggest a need for early academic intervention targeting individual and neighborhood factors among offending girls.
- Subjects
EDUCATIONAL outcomes; OUTCOME-based education; ACADEMIC achievement; NEIGHBORHOODS; EDUCATION of girls
- Publication
Journal of Research on Adolescence (Wiley-Blackwell), 2012, Vol 22, Issue 2, p333
- ISSN
1050-8392
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1532-7795.2011.00771.x