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Short-Term Fun or Long-Term Gain: A Mixed Methods Empirical Investigation into Perceptions of Truancy among Non-Truants in Flanders
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Keppens, G.; Spruyt, B. – Educational Studies, 2015
The purpose of the present study is to explore non-truanting youngsters' perceptions of truants and truancy. In-depth qualitative interviews (N: 8) are used to explore inductively the perceptions of truancy among non-truanting pupils in secondary education in Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium). We use survey analysis (N: 3314) to assess…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Truancy, Interviews, Secondary School Students
"If Only They Had a File on Every Pupil": On the Mismatch between Truancy Policy and Practice in Flanders
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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