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Poteat, V. Paul; Berger, Christian; Dantas, Julio – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2017
Victimization based on actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender expression (SOGE) carries significant consequences. In this study, we examined how SOGE-based victimization and contextual factors predicted truancy among 886 Chilean students (M[subscript age] = 16.00, SD = 1.30) in four high schools. Victimization predicted truancy…
Descriptors: Victims, Truancy, Educational Environment, School Safety
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Spruyt, Bram; Keppens, Gil; Kemper, Robin; Bradt, Lieve – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2016
During the past years, combating truancy has been high on the political agenda. However, throughout Europe one can observe that despite the numerous action plans and anti-truancy measures, truancy rates continue to rise. In this article, we focus on Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) as a case study to get a better grip on the mismatch…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Truancy, Educational Policy, Case Studies