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Download full textVisscher, Adrie J.; Bos, Klaas Tj. – 1992
Findings of a study that examined the effect of a computer-assisted absence registration system (ARS) on student truancy are presented in this paper. A pre- and post-test group design compared the truancy levels of 30 secondary schools in 4 large cities in western Holland who participated in the ARS program with those of 19 nonparticipating…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Attendance Records, Computer Uses in Education
Peer reviewedBos, K. Tj.; And Others – British Educational Research Journal, 1992
Reports on a study of absenteeism and truancy in 36 secondary schools in 4 large Dutch cities. Found that students in vocationally oriented schools had higher rates of truancy. Also found that non-Dutch (ethnic minority) pupils had higher rates of absenteeism and truancy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedVisscher, Adrie J.; Bos, Klaas T. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1993
The use of the Absence Registration System (ARS), a computer-assisted system that supports registration of absent students, and its effects on truancy were studied in 30 Dutch urban secondary schools. Reasons why results do not show a significant reduction in absenteeism are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Attendance Records, Computer Uses in Education
