Improved Educational Achievement as a Path to Desistance.
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DOI: 10.1002/cad.20290
Abstract: In this article we present a summary of the literature on the associations between learning difficulties/disabilities and juvenile delinquency. This literature is almost a hundred years old, but, although reportedly demonstrating the low academic achievement-delinquency… read more here.
Keywords: educational achievement; improved educational; achievement path; path desistance ... See more keywords
What are the factors associated with educational achievement for children in kinship or foster care: A systematic review
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.06.004
Abstract: Children in care lag behind their peers on a number of outcome measures, including education. Interventions have been developed to help them close the gap with their peers but these have had limited success to… read more here.
Keywords: associated educational; review factors; factors associated; care ... See more keywords
Educational achievement and youth homicide mortality: a City-wide, neighborhood-based analysis
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DOI: 10.1186/s40621-020-00246-1
Abstract: Background and objective Educational achievement, particularly among youth, may mitigate risk of exposure to violence and negative related health outcomes such as crime and gang activity. Few studies to date have examined relationships between education… read more here.
Keywords: educational achievement; homicide mortality; youth homicide;
Can We Validate the Results of Twin Studies? A Census-Based Study on the Heritability of Educational Achievement
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2017.00160
Abstract: As for most phenotypes, the amount of variance in educational achievement explained by SNPs is lower than the amount of additive genetic variance estimated in twin studies. Twin-based estimates may however be biased because of… read more here.
Keywords: validate results; census based; heritability; educational achievement ... See more keywords
The association of breastfeeding with cognitive development and educational achievement in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
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DOI: 10.7189/jogh.12.04071
Abstract: Background Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies mainly from high-income countries suggest that breastfeeding improves cognitive function and educational achievement. However, these associations may be a manifestation of who breastfeeds in these settings rather than… read more here.
Keywords: saharan africa; association breastfeeding; cognitive development; educational achievement ... See more keywords