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Spruyt, Bram; Keppens, Gil; Kemper, Robin; Bradt, Lieve – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2016
During the past years, combating truancy has been high on the political agenda. However, throughout Europe one can observe that despite the numerous action plans and anti-truancy measures, truancy rates continue to rise. In this article, we focus on Flanders (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) as a case study to get a better grip on the mismatch…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Truancy, Educational Policy, Case Studies
Nyeste, Lenora Jane – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2008, a large southeastern school district was awarded an $8.5 million Safe School/Healthy Students (1999) federal grant. The grant, titled Success for All Students (SFAS) (2008) was a collaborative effort between the school district and county commissioners with the shared goal of increasing student achievement and healthy development by…
Descriptors: Truancy, School Districts, Intervention, Attendance