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Prevalence and correlates of truancy among adolescents in Swaziland: findings from the Global School-Based Health Survey

open access: yesChild and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2007
Background Educational attainment is an important determinant of diverse health outcomes. Truancy among adolescents jeopardizes chances of achieving their educational goals. Truant behaviors are also associated with various psychosocial problems.
Rudatsikira Emmanuel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and correlates for school truancy among pupils in grades 7-10: results from the 2004 Zambia Global School-based Health Survey

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2012
Background There are limited data on the prevalence and associated factors of truancy in southern Africa. Yet truancy should attract the attention of public health professionals, educators and policy makers as it may be associated with adolescent problem
Muula Adamson S   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive influence of personality types on truancy behaviours among undergraduates in Osun State, Nigeria [PDF]

open access: yesOUSL Journal
There has been an increased interest in the study of human personality approach of traits as it concerns education, learning, academic achievement, emotional intelligence, and decision making among others.
O. Alebiosu Yejide   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reincluding: Providing Support to Reengage Youth who Truant in Secondary Schools

open access: yesContinuity in Education, 2022
Truancy, a complex, unresolved educational issue in countries with compulsory attendance policies, has the potential to cause further educational inequity in times of a global COVID-19 pandemic.
Delia Baskerville
doaj   +1 more source

A Change in the Frame: From Absenteeism to Attendance [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
School attendance is important for student long-term academic and career success. However, in the U.S., our current practice often disenfranchises more at-risk students than it helps.
Gentle-Genitty, Carolyn   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Longitudinal Associations Between Energy Drink Consumption, Health, and Norm-Breaking Behavior Among Swedish Adolescents

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2021
Objectives: To describe the intake of energy drinks (EDs) among a sample of Swedish adolescents while considering health-related variables, and to investigate the longitudinal associations between ED consumption, health, and norm-breaking behavior ...
Åsa Svensson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

„CHIULUL” ADOLESCENȚILOR ÎN TIMPUL ORELOR ONLINE DIN PERIOADA PANDEMIEI DE COVID-19 [PDF]

open access: yesBuletinul Științific al Universității de Stat „B.P. Hasdeu” din Cahul: Științe Sociale, 2023
Changes due to restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic have significantly affected many areas, and these changes have also targeted the educational field, producing significant effects on the entire teaching-learning-evaluation process. During this
Bogdan-Nicolae MUCEA
doaj   +1 more source

Truancy and teenage pregnancy in English adolescent girls: can we identify those at risk? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Truancy has been linked to risky sexual behaviours in teenagers. However, no studies in England have examined the association between truancy and teenage pregnancy, and the use of truancy as a marker of teenagers at risk of pregnancy. METHODS:
Abel, Gary   +2 more
core   +4 more sources

CHOCHOLI DANCE, OR HOW THE SCHOOL LOSES THE FIGHT WITH TRUANCY AND A SHOPPING GALLERY

open access: yesRozprawy Społeczne, 2020
The presented material includes a look at the problem of school truancy from the perspective of the work of a street educator. The actions taken were of social rehabilitation nature in an open environment. Material and methods The purpose of street work
Mirosław Jan Mielczarek
doaj   +1 more source

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