School Absenteeism and Neighborhood Deprivation and Threat: Utilizing the Child Opportunity Index to Assess for Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Passaic County, NJ
| Title: | School Absenteeism and Neighborhood Deprivation and Threat: Utilizing the Child Opportunity Index to Assess for Neighborhood-Level Disparities in Passaic County, NJ |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ijeoma Opara (ORCID |
| Source: | Urban Education. 2024 59(9):2738-2766. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 29 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (DHHS/NIH) |
| Contract Number: | R25MH087217 DP5OD029636 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Junior High Schools Middle Schools Secondary Education High Schools Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Attendance, Neighborhoods, Socioeconomic Status, Violence, Crime, Correlation, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools, Low Income Groups, Minority Groups, At Risk Persons, Urban Areas, Poverty, Urban Education, Academic Achievement, Minority Group Students, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, College Enrollment, Opportunities, School Culture |
| Geographic Terms: | New Jersey |
| DOI: | 10.1177/00420859221125704 |
| ISSN: | 0042-0859 1552-8340 |
| Abstract: | Leveraging publicly available data about schools" absenteeism from the New Jersey Department of Education, the present study examined how neighborhood-level resource deprivation and violent crime related to chronic absenteeism in Passaic County's elementary, middle, and high schools. Results highlighted geographic disparities in Passaic County, New Jersey, whereby predominantly racial/ethnic, under-resourced, communities of color have significantly greater levels of resource deprivation and threat. Additionally, greater neighborhood-level resource deprivation and neighborhood violent crime were associated with higher rates and trajectories of absenteeism across three academic school years. These findings highlight the importance of considering neighborhood context in absenteeism prevention programs. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1442042 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| ISSN: | 0042-0859 1552-8340 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/00420859221125704 |
| Published in: | Urban Education |
| Language: | English |