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Reid, Ken – 2002
This book offers guidance on dealing with the problem of truancy and non-attendance. It provides examples of the latest ways that schools, teachers, education welfare officers, and local education authorities in the United Kingdom have worked to overcome their attendance problems, identifying 120 short-term solutions and several long-term…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Morris, Joan, Ed.; Bedal, C. B., Ed. – School Guidance Worker, 1982
Contains nine articles focusing on prevention programs and school counseling. Topics addressed include educational alternatives for potential dropouts, childhood depression, suicide, and school vandalism. Describes programs facilitating adolescent development and for the prevention of delinquent behavior. Discusses the counselor's role in failure…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attendance Patterns, Counselor Role, Delinquency Prevention
Dobson, Ian; Sharma, Raj – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1993
A study analyzed the performance of undergraduate students overall and by discipline in all Victorian (Australia) universities and identified key determinants of student progress in undergraduate courses. Data were drawn from 1990 student files. Findings and their implications for college admission policies and future research are examined.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, Attendance Patterns, College Administration
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
Part-Time and Evening Students: Profiles and Prospects in the Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney.
Download full textTurtle, Alison M.; Jack, Sybil M. – Vestes, 1985
Results of a survey of University of Sydney faculty of arts students concerning their educational aspirations and progress, employment patterns, class scheduling and attendance patterns, and college choice are summarized and discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age, Attendance Patterns, College Choice
Haigh, Gerald – 1993
The 14 City Technology Colleges (CTCs) opened so far in Great Britain are achieving an average attendance rate of between 90 percent and 97 percent. This high level of attendance has been assisted by the use of electronic registration (role taking) devices, including smart cards, portable computers, and optical readers. This report compares…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Computer Managed Instruction, Data Collection
