An investigation into truancy reduction without increasing the drop out rate

<p>The purpose of this internship was to acquire and enhance through a supervisory experience, the leadership skills necessary for a school administrator. The intern's research project focused on decreasing truancy without increasing drop out rate.</p> <p>The intern analyzed data collected through the use of a survey. The survey was given to a general population of students which consisted of two different sampling strategies. One sample was a convenience sample of students from the intern's classes, the other sample was judgmental coming from the newly developed Alternative Education Program at Paulsboro High School.</p> <p>The intern found several interesting correlations associated with drop out rate, while simultaneously finding trends which discredited previously held perceptions. Two related findings are: students with after school jobs are more likely to have better attendance rates than students without jobs, and students involved in extra-curricular activities are significantly less likely to be truant.</p> <p>One of the intern's conclusions is that school districts with below average attendance rates should enhance the offerings they make to students concerning extracurricular activities.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Educational Leadership

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Services and Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2004

Author dc:creator

• Neff, Phillip C., Jr.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Johnson, Ted

• Paulsboro High School (Paulsboro, N.J.); High school attendance--New Jersey; High school dropouts--New Jersey--Prevention
• Educational Leadership

Repository record dc:identifier

https://rdw.rowan.edu/etd/1203

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:rdw.rowan.edu:etd-2203