Pupil Personnel Workers as Change Agents in the Reduction of Truancy among Inner City Students.

Acker, Daniel; Stembridge, Barbara J.

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ERIC Number: EJ220945

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980-Mar

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Pupil Personnel Workers as Change Agents in the Reduction of Truancy among Inner City Students.

Acker, Daniel; Stembridge, Barbara J.

Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, v24 n2 p113-19 Mar 1980

This paper presents a review of the available data on the extent of truancy and the factors associated with and contributory to truancy. It suggests that pupil personnel workers begin to adopt more strategies of the change agent and a more active examination of the total life space and relationships of students. (Author)

Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Counselor Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Inner City, Pupil Personnel Services, Pupil Personnel Workers, Student Behavior, Truancy, Urban Education

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Language: English

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