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Direct linkSheldon, Steven B.; Epstein, Joyce L. – School Community Journal, 2004
Students who are chronically absent are more likely than other students to drop out of school. Many schools have goals to reduce student truancy and to help chronically absent students attend school regularly. Few studies, however, have focused on whether or how family and community involvement help reduce rates of chronic absenteeism. In this…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, School Community Relationship, Positive Reinforcement, Family School Relationship
