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Robert Gonzalez; Sarah Komisarow – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2020
In this paper we study the impact on student absenteeism of a large school-based community crime monitoring program that employed local community members to monitor and report crime on designated city blocks during students' travel to and from school. We find that the program resulted in a 0.78 percentage point reduction in the school-level…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Elementary School Students, School Violence, Crime
Berg, Tricia Ann-Rees – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a school-wide attendance and truancy intervention and universal procedures (ATI-UP) on student attendance. Student attendance was measured through average daily attendance and the percentage of students who would be considered chronically absent, i.e., missing 10% or more of school. The…
Descriptors: Attendance, Prevention, Randomized Controlled Trials, Truancy
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Bodin, Maria C.; South, Sandra H.; Ingemarson, Maria – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Prevention in School (PS) is a comprehensive program which aims to improve the learning climate and reduce problem behavior in elementary schools. Core components are teaching of school rules, praise and rewards to support prosocial behavior, and a forum involving parents. This trial investigated the effects of PS on its intended outcomes, and…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Regression (Statistics)
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Duarte, Danielle; Hatch, Trish – Professional School Counseling, 2015
Sixty-four federal Elementary and Secondary School Counseling (ESSC) program grants were awarded in 2009. One awarded school district implemented a comprehensive school counseling program based on the ASCA National Model at three high-needs elementary schools. This case study describes a district initiative that provided prevention education for…
Descriptors: Prevention, Grants, Federal Programs, School Counseling