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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Compulsory Attendance"”.
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A Survey of the Causes for Suspensions in the Junior High Schools of the Highline School District
This study was undertaken to (1) relate compulsory attendance to the problem of suspension, (2) survey the frequency of and causes for suspensions of junior high school students, (3) survey the course of action taken by the school, school district and/or the parents of the suspended student, and …
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The Home Schooling Movement in the United States: Historical Development, Contemporary Status and Legal Issues
… and laws regulating education, particularly compulsory attendance laws. The legal foundation for regulating home schools, including explicit statutes and regulations are also examined. In the conclusion, the author responds to concerns about socialization and the different models of …
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An analysis of the laws in selected areas affecting public elementary and secondary education in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… Education, (d) School District Liability, (e) Compulsory Attendance and (f) Religious Instruction. The appropriate statutes, attorney general opinions, court decisions and State Board of Education regulations were applied to each topic to determine the law encompassing the topic. As a result of …
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Elementary School Attendance in Bradford 1863-1903: A Study Using School Log Books.
… thesis examines the issue of elementary school attendance in later nineteenth century Bradford. It seeks to do this by means of a little used source: the school log book. The focus of the study is on the experiences of head teachers who faced a constant struggle to achieve and maintain an …
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Factors That Influence Truancy in Community Secondary Schools in Mtwara District (Rural)
… and Vocational Training (MoEVT) to introduce compulsory attendance law similar to that in primary education, to involve parents in their children education and Teachers are recommended to develop a habit of being attentive to problems raised by students for better assistance.
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Modifying Board Policy on Attendance for Alternative High School Students: A Policy Advocacy Document
… according to Illinois State Board of Education compulsory attendance laws. Students in alternative high school programs are often referred for chronic truancy. Most school board policies state that all students need to attend school for the entire 300 minutes of the instructional day because …
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A study of the factors affecting the holding power of high schools in a certain mountainous rural area
… to retain youth after their 16th birthday, the compulsory attendance age. Also from a desire to view these factors in terms of rank of importance. In the process of securing data from which inferences could be drawn concerning this question the Freshman Class of 1956 was taken as the original …
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Impact of Schools' Social Bonding on Chronic Truancy: Perceptions of Middle School Principals
… disengage from school before reaching the compulsory attendance age of 16 is essential. This study explored the relationship of schools’ social bonding opportunities and principals’ perceptions of students’ social bond on rates of chronic truancy in middle schools. Chronic truancy was …
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Rethinking Indigenous Christianity in Northwest Canada: perspectives from the Nuu-chah-nulth
… social and communal realms was through the compulsory attendance in Indian Residential Schools. Christian mission and the colonial government played an important role in this. Despite the experience of the residential schools, Christian traditions were still delivered to the Nuu-chah-nulth. …
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Inherently Undesirable: American Identity and the Role of Negative Eugenics in the Education of Visually Impaired and Blind Students in Ohio, 1870-1930
… common schools following states’ enactment of compulsory attendance statutes. Like other states, Ohio did not eliminate its exclusionary practices with its shift to segregated sight-saving classes. It shifted the form to intra-district segregation. Special education institutionalized the idea …
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Comparing and Contrasting Local School Board Policies That Govern Access to Public School Programs and Activities by Home Schooled Students in Virginia
The primary guiding question proposed for this study is, what are the variations and commonalities in policies among the 132 school districts in the Commonwealth of Virginia that govern whether or not students who are educated at home have access to public school courses and extra-curricular …
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The enablers and barriers to professional development for in-service teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in the Vietnamese higher education context
… enabling factors for PD as financial support; compulsory attendance; regulations for teacher evaluation and contract renewal; teachers’ personal motivation; and recognition and appreciation from colleagues, managers and students. Prominent inhibitors perceived by managers are inadequate …
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An Analysis of Local District Initiatives to Reduce Student Absence Rates Subsequent to Passage of the No Child Left Behind Act
… to face the effects of this law in the area of attendance. Attendance as Georgia's second indicator requires school districts to become accountable for their absence rates within their districts by changing their attendance policies. The overarching question for this research was, "Have absence …