Bridging the Graduation Gap: Stability Is Key for Homeless High School Students [PDF]
, 2016 High school graduation is a key marker of educational achievement. Adults with a high school diploma are more likely to be employed and earn higher incomes; have better health; stay out of prison; avoid becoming parents as teenagers; and ultimately have ...
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Truancy, School Phobia, or School Fatigue? Understandings of Students’ Absenteeism, 1945–1975
Nordic Journal of Educational HistoryAlthough 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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Methods for detecting seasonal influenza epidemics using a school absenteeism surveillance system
BMC Public Health, 2019 Background School absenteeism data have been collected daily by the public health unit in Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, Ontario since 2008. To date, a threshold-based approach has been implemented to raise alerts for community-wide and within-school ...
Madeline A. Ward +5 more
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AERA Open, 2019 Currently, the state of California has dedicated much focus to reducing absenteeism in schools through the In School + On Track initiative, which revitalizes efforts made to keep accurate and informative attendance data.
J. Jacob Kirksey
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Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism in Indiana: The Impact on Student Achievement [PDF]
, 2012 Student attendance serves as an effective predictor of future academic achievement as well as of high school graduation. An analysis of Indiana attendance data indicates a direct link between absenteeism and school achievement, with chronically absent ...
Dingjing Shi +3 more
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Associations between different types of physical activity and teachers' perceived mental, physical, and work-related health [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The teaching profession is characterized by high levels of stress and physical complaints, which might be improved through regular participation in physical activity (PA).
Bogaert, Inge +4 more
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Keeping Teachers in the Classroom: How School Management Tackles Absenteeism in South Africa [PDF]
E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social SciencesTeacher absenteeism remains a significant and persistent issue in educational institutions across the globe. It negatively affects student learning results, disrupts curriculum coverage, and lowers school morale and overall performance.
Ronnie Risimati Maceke
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The Influence of Maternal and Family Risk on Chronic Absenteeism in Early Schooling [PDF]
, 2008 Building on previous analyses that revealed a significant level of absenteeism in the early school years, especially among low-income children, and confirmed its detrimental effects on school success, this second report in this series explores how ...
Lee, Young-Sun, Romero, Mariajose
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Teacher Absenteeism in Urban Schools
Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2002 School reform efforts aimed at promoting equity and excellence at urban school settings are heavily dependent upon the quality of teaching personnel that are used to deliver the instructional program. Social Justice and other public policy issues related to equity and excellence at urban schools have begun to examine the impact that teacher absenteeism,
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School absenteeism: some possible actions from the school [PDF]
, 2014 Este artículo aborda el tema del absentismo escolar, poniendo la mirada en algunos planteamientos, estrategias y medidas que cualquier centro escolar habría de tener en cuenta para prevenirlo o actuar sobre él lo más tempranamente posible.
González González, María Teresa
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