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The relationship between ‘school readiness’ and later persistent absenteeism

Royal Society Open Science
Post-pandemic school absence is an increasing concern for governments worldwide. Absence is associated with poor academic outcomes and long-term illness (physical and mental).
Megan L. Wood, Lydia Gunning, Mark Mon-Williams   +2 more
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Truancy, School Phobia, or School Fatigue? Understandings of Students’ Absenteeism, 1945–1975 [PDF]

Nordic Journal of Educational History
Although school absenteeism is often described as a growing problem, it has long posed challenges for educators. This article explores how unwanted school absenteeism was problematised in Sweden between 1945 and 1975. Drawing on archived student records
Thom Axelsson, Anna Larsson
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Monitoring School Absenteeism for Influenza-Like Illness Surveillance: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, 2023
BackgroundInfluenza causes considerable disease burden each year, particularly in children. Monitoring school absenteeism has long been proposed as a surveillance tool of influenza activity in the community, but the practice of ...
Tim K Tsang, Xiaotong Huang, Yiyang Guo, Eric H Y Lau, Benjamin J Cowling, Dennis K M Ip   +5 more
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Worker absence and shirking : evidence from matched teacher-school data. [PDF]

, 2007
We utilise a unique matched teacher-school data set of absenteeism records to quantify the impact of group interaction on the absence behavior of primary and secondary teachers. To address problems of identification our study focuses on teachers who move
Green, Colin, Bradley, Steve, Leeves, Gareth   +2 more
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Menstrual hygiene practices and school absenteeism among adolescent girls in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

Population Medicine, 2021
Introduction Menstrual hygiene practices refers to maintaining specific hygiene during menstrual periods. Excused or unexcused school absenteeism can be attributed to adopted menstrual hygiene practices.
Mehedi Hasan, Md Nazmul Hassan, Mohsina H. Mita, Fatema T. Zahara, Md Hasib   +4 more
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Menstruation-Related School Absenteeism: An Urban Centre Study in the Northern Region of Ghana

Women, 2023
Menstruation-related school absenteeism significantly affects girls’ academic progress and general wellbeing. This study aimed to assess menstruation-related school absenteeism in an urban population in the Northern Region of Ghana.
Mubarick Nungbaso Asumah, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani, Edem Kojo Dzantor, Mirza Adil Beig, Gifty Mary Wuffele, Doreen-Remember Donkor, Abdul-Malik Abdulai, Wisdom Klutse Azanu, Ali Davod Parsa, Russell Kabir, Abdulai Abubakari   +10 more
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Alcohol and drug use as factors for high-school learners’ absenteeism in the Western Cape

South African Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
Background: School absenteeism has been studied in detail in relation to health risk behaviours using cross sectional studies. Aim: The aim of this longitudinal study was to examine the association amongst alcohol, drug use and high-school learners ...
Godswill N. Osuafor
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Body Mass Index and Associated Factors of School Absenteeism by School Feeding Program at Selected Primary Schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Comparative Study

Scientifica, 2021
Background. Quality of education plays a crucial role in the social, economic, and political development of a nation. Primary school is a vital stage in developing the personality and consciousness of school children. Objective.
Solomon Muluken Ayehu, Addisu Tadesse Sahile   +1 more
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Evaluation of school absenteeism data for early outbreak detection, New York City

BMC Public Health, 2005
Background School absenteeism data may have utility as an early indicator of disease outbreaks, however their value should be critically examined. This paper describes an evaluation of the utility of school absenteeism data for early outbreak detection ...
Mostashari Farzad, Heffernan Richard, Besculides Melanie, Weiss Don   +3 more
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Measuring School Absenteeism: Administrative Attendance Data Collected by Schools Differ From Self-Reports in Systematic Ways

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
In order to use attendance monitoring within an integrative strategy for preventing, assessing and addressing cases of youth with school absenteeism, we need to know whether the attendance data collected by schools cover all students with (emerging ...
Gil Keppens, Bram Spruyt, Jonas Dockx
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