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Article: The influence of special education experience and gender of juvenile offenders on academic achievement scores in reading, language, and mathematics
- Article from:
- Behavioral Disorders
- Article date:
- February 1, 2001
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CopyrightCopyright Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders Feb 2001. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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ABSTRACT Previous research has shown that many juvenile offenders experience academic, as well as social, problems in school. This study was designed to examine the types and extent of academic deficiencies of a large group of juveniles held in a regional detention facility and to determine differences in academic performance on a standardized measure of three key academic areas: reading, language, and mathematics. More specifically, the intent was to examine performance by juvenile offenders in relationship to their current grade levels, whether they had experience in special education, and their gender. Major findings were that (a) most participants' achievement scores in all three areas ...