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Full-Text Articles in Education
The Rising Tide Of Child Poverty, Jane Beese, Melissa Mlakar
The Rising Tide Of Child Poverty, Jane Beese, Melissa Mlakar
Journal of Educational Leadership in Action
Poverty is not a new struggle for families and students. Urban school districts have been plagued with high poverty rates for years, but now poverty is growing at substantial rates in suburban schools. Chronic absenteeism is one recurring problem that high poverty schools, of every typology, face on a regular basis. The case study presented here highlights the work of one urban principal in combating chronic absenteeism in her school. The purpose of this paper is to explore attendance problems in a high-poverty school. While this case study depicts a principal in a high-poverty school in an urban area, the …
Exploring Undergraduate Absenteeism At A Small, Regional, Minority-Serving Institution, Christopher M. Estepp, Christopher T. Stripling
Exploring Undergraduate Absenteeism At A Small, Regional, Minority-Serving Institution, Christopher M. Estepp, Christopher T. Stripling
Journal of Human Sciences and Extension
While research has shown class attendance is important for undergraduate student success, few studies have examined why students choose to not attend class. What is more, existing research has focused on absenteeism among undergraduates at land-grant institutions and professional schools. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine reasons for absenteeism among students at a small, regional, minority-serving institution. Three focus groups were used to collect data, and thematic data analysis revealed class attendance was impacted by (a) teacher attributes, (b) student attributes, (c) process variables, and (d) context variables. Based on these attributes and variables, recommendations are provided …
An Analysis Of Ohio School Districts, Ernest M. Oleksy
An Analysis Of Ohio School Districts, Ernest M. Oleksy
The Downtown Review
Money has recently been posited to be a panacea for education: the more a district spends on its students, the better their results will be. However, actuarial analysis of school districts shows that this ideology is muddled in inconsistency. To determine the effect of money on education, the Ohio Report Cards of four school districts were observed. Upon inspection, explanations for the evident correlations are made to discover that money does not have an additive effect on academic success.
Absenteeism And Lateness Among Secondary School Students In Nigeria: Profiling Causes And Solution, Enamiroro Oghuvbu
Absenteeism And Lateness Among Secondary School Students In Nigeria: Profiling Causes And Solution, Enamiroro Oghuvbu
Academic Leadership: The Online Journal
Absenteeism is major and continuous administrative problem among secondary school students in developing countries. Since the problem is to 70% student home based, there is need for the student/parent to help identify and proffer solutions to this quality disturbing problems that could lead to students’ dropout from school.
Student Achievement Through Early Truancy Reduction, Nanette K. Jackson, Susan Taylor
Student Achievement Through Early Truancy Reduction, Nanette K. Jackson, Susan Taylor
Perspectives In Learning
Truancy is a concern for all grade levels of all schools. According to Capps (2003) the average student misses thirteen days of school each year. Many students entering middle school have already accumulated 180 days of questionable absences, the equivalent of a full year of school. Studies of school dropouts show students begin distancing themselves from school at an early age. These students are absent more often than other students as early as the first grade (Epstein & Sheldon, 2002). There is a pattern of increasing absenteeism throughout a student’s entire school career. It is not too early to begin …