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Bristow, Richard O. – 1979
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Positive Attendance for Secondary Schools (PASS) is established to discourage pupils from absenting themselves from high school classes and/or frequently reporting late to class in violation of state law and school policies. This program shall be for pupils who exceed six truancies and/or unexcused…
Descriptors: Attendance, Discipline Policy, Models, School Administration
Reid, Ken – 2002
This book offers guidance on dealing with the problem of truancy and non-attendance. It provides examples of the latest ways that schools, teachers, education welfare officers, and local education authorities in the United Kingdom have worked to overcome their attendance problems, identifying 120 short-term solutions and several long-term…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Sinclair, Robert L.; Ghory, Ward J. – Equity and Choice, 1986
The first stage for school improvement is to find constructive ways to better serve students who are not realizing their full capabilities. Potentially marginal students pass through various levels (testing limits, coasting, retreating and rebelling), and deliberate and constructive intervention can be implemented at each level. (GC)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Intervention
Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, CA. – 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: Truancy sweeps, a cooperative effort of the high school district, Santa Maria Police Department, and Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department, gave us a valuable insight. The sweeps, unannounced to the public but coordinated by high school assistant principals and law enforcement agencies, were part of a…
Descriptors: Attendance, Discipline, Discipline Policy, High Schools
Moore, JoAnne E. – 1985
This evaluation study addresses the effectiveness of weekly attendance mailer letters sent to parents of students with irregular attendance patterns at 22 Detroit, Michigan, high schools. Three questions researched were: (1) Are the letters effective in reducing the occurrence of in-school truancy? (2) Are letters an effective means of…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Educational Assessment, High School Students
Duckworth, Kenneth; deJung, John – 1986
Data were obtained from six high schools in the Northwest during 1984 and 1985 to determine the variation in students' reports of the frequency with which they skip school and cut classes. The study was guided by the advice of school administrators and a theoretical model of the influences or levels of participation in work organizations. Evidence…
Descriptors: Attendance, Discipline Policy, Educational Environment, High Schools

Lazerson, David B.; And Others – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1988
This study determined the effects of using truant and tardy junior high school learning-disabled students as tutors for younger learning-disabled pupils. After six weeks of tutoring, most of the 16 tutors showed a significant increase toward an internal orientation of locus of control and a decrease in truant/tardy behaviors. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education

Bos, K. Tj.; And Others – British Educational Research Journal, 1992
Reports on a study of absenteeism and truancy in 36 secondary schools in 4 large Dutch cities. Found that students in vocationally oriented schools had higher rates of truancy. Also found that non-Dutch (ethnic minority) pupils had higher rates of absenteeism and truancy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Duckworth, Kenneth; deJung, John E. – 1986
Information was collected at six urban high schools in the Northwest during 1984 and 1985 to describe the procedures used to manage student absenteeism and to compare the schools on staff implementation of and satisfaction with the absentee procedures used. An additional purpose was to investigate the influence of school procedures on student…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Administrator Responsibility, Attendance, Computer Oriented Programs