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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"truancy problems"”.
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Defining Truancy and Dealing with It Effectively
… Schools are constantly struggling with student truancy problems. Arriving at a practical and workable definition for the term truancy and analyzing the factors which are related to truant behavior are the problems viewed by this study. Procedure. All of the secondary public school administrators …
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Elementary School Absenteeism and Truancy: Perceptions and Responses of Chicago Principals Under School Reform
… responsibilities regarding attendance and truancy issues. Major findings included: (1) Principals tended to perceive truancy and absenteeism to be more serious throughout the system than in their own schools. (2) Principals did not uniformly see themselves as having the primary …
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Critical Reflections: Interviews with Parents Regarding Truancy
<p>Truancy is an issue that markedly impacts many children nationwide. Truancy takes root in many elementary schools. When socioeconomic and engagement problems are unaddressed, students exhibit a much higher likelihood of abusing drugs and alcohol and engaging in criminal behaviors that are …
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Combating School Truancy: Current Practices and Recommendations for Improvement
<p>School truancy poses a significant problem for the U.S. educational system and our society. Truant students suffer negative effects not only in their education, but also in their potential future financial earnings and even their life expectancy. Despite the recognition of the problem in the …