Ch 4 Education Policy For Children Youth And Families Flashcards
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Risk factors
Neighborhood level
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Poverty
Low percentage of affluent neighbors
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Risk factors
Individual level
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Social behavior/skills Pregnancy Intelligence levels/special education status Disabilities Minority status Substance abuse
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Academic achievement
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There are risk factors and protective factors that go
Into academic achievement
Risk factors: make it easier to fail
Protective: make it more difficult to fail
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Academic achievement: protective factors
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Protective factors: characteristics that buffer or exposure to risk
They have the potential to reduce risk and decrease the likelihood of school related problems
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No child left behind: 2000
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A policy designed to create a stronger more accountable education system; seeks to change the culture of education; and purports to use evidence based strategies found to be effective through research
