The differential impact of school absences on general and special education high school students

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of absenteeism on students in general education and students in special education. Archival data from a group of 249 students who completed 9th grade in June 2011 were analyzed in order to examine the relationship between attendance rates and grade point averages. Research questions included: Is there a significant correlation between school attendance and academic achievement? Is there a significant difference in the correlations between attendance and academic achievement for students in special education and for those in general education? Is there a difference in the attendance rates of students in general education and those in special education? Results found that a similar correlation was shown between attendance rates and GPA for students in special education and those in general education. However, students in special education showed to have a significantly lower GPA and significantly lower attendance rates than those in general education.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. School Psychology-Professional School Psychology

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Special Educational Services/Instruction

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Stranges, Carly

Contributors dc:contributor

• Allen, Terri

• School attendance; Academic achievement
• Child Psychology
• Student Counseling and Personnel Services

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/250

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-1249