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dmccall
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Highlights Oct 24-30, 2011
Oct 26 2011, 7:07 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 26 2011, 7:10 PM EDT
The journals reviewed this week cover school social work, child protection, sustainable development, equity, human rights and diversity, low income countries and the newsletters of various UN agencies. Do you find this valuable?    
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dmccall
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1. Academic achievement despite child maltreatment: A longitudinal study
Oct 28 2011, 10:31 AM EDT | Post edited: Oct 28 2011, 10:31 AM EDT
An article in Child Abuse & Neglect suggests that chronic maltreatment over time was the strongest factor in reduced academic achievement and that behaviour problems by the child were actually correlated with better scores. Go to:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213411001827?_rdoc=5&_fmt=high&_origin=browse&_srch=hubEid(1-s2.0-S0145213411X00108)&_docanchor=&_ct=10&_refLink=Y&_zone=rslt_list_item&md5=f3953a37b9b4572986292793b41403b8 Do you find this valuable?    
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2. Abuse, Sexual Abuse and Adolescent Offenders Not Certain
Oct 28 2011, 10:43 AM EDT | Post edited: Oct 28 2011, 10:43 AM EDT
Recent research indicates that adolescents who have sexually offended are more likely than other adolescents to have a history of sexual and physical abuse. However, it is unclear whether abuse predicts re-offending among these adolescents.Due to methodological shortcomings in this area, such as limitations in methods of determining abuse history and the scarcity of research, the ability to make conclusions about the relationship between abuse and adolescent sexual recidivism is limited. Go to;
http://www.springerlink.com/content/r5382v3731251132/ Do you find this valuable?    
dmccall
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3. Youth Justice Systems Reviewed
Oct 28 2011, 10:50 AM EDT | Post edited: Oct 28 2011, 10:50 AM EDT
Several articles in Issue #2, 2011 of Journal of Children’s Services examine systems of youth justice and questions some of the changes being made in England and other countries. Go To:
http://pierprofessional.metapress.com/content/v3l45w8547gv/?p=fe40962cffb447fca64b0f1cc7e37d3b&pi=1 Do you find this valuable?    
dmccall
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4. World Polio Day Marks Progress
Oct 28 2011, 10:58 AM EDT | Post edited: Oct 28 2011, 10:58 AM EDT
Several news stories, reports and resources were ;published this week as part of World Polio Day. The theme advanced in the campaign is that we are very close to eradicating this disease worldwide. Go to:
http://www.schoolhealthinsider.org/page/Oct+24-30%2C+2011 Do you find this valuable?    
dmccall
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5. Teacher turnover an issue in schools serving disadvantaged communities
Oct 28 2011, 4:26 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 28 2011, 4:26 PM EDT
Three articles in Issue #6, 2011 of Urban Education address the issue of teacher turnover in disadvantaged communities. Go to
http://uex.sagepub.com/content/46/5.toc Do you find this valuable?    
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6. Special Issue: TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Oct 28 2011, 4:31 PM EDT | Post edited: Oct 28 2011, 4:31 PM EDT
Articles in Issue #1, 2011 of Journal of Children and Poverty focus on the theme of teen pregnancies in disadvantaged communities. Go to:
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjcp20/17/1 Do you find this valuable?