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McClure, Clarence S. – 1977
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a policy to increase student attendance in Albemarle High School, Virginia, is described here. Implemented in 1976, the policy called for mandatory grade reduction for students with large numbers of unexcused absences. The program evaluation revealed that the basic objective of improving student…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, County School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education
Austin, Gwendolyn Hackley – 1975
This dissertation examines three reform movements: the curriculum reform movement, the Great Society Programs of the Kennedy and Johnson Administration, and the current competency-based teacher education (CBTE) movement. Using the CBTE approach, this dissertation focuses on dimensions with which CBTE did not deal-specifically, low income…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Inservice Teacher Education
Williams, Lofell – 1975
The purpose of this study was to test an experimental plan for improving attendance and achievement in an urban high school in order to determine its effects on the students. The plan for improving achievement and attendance was designed specifically to work effectively with the problems of inadequate student accountability, poor motivation within…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Programs