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Truancy in Secondary School Pupils: Prevalence, Trajectories and Pupil Perspectives
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Attwood, Gaynor; Croll, Paul – Research Papers in Education, 2006
School absenteeism and particularly unauthorized absenteeism or truancy has been the focus of a number of, so far largely unsuccessful, recent policy initiatives. The paper draws upon two sources of data, the British Household Panel Survey and detailed interviews with a group of persistent truants, to consider the extent, consequences and…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Young Adults, Truancy, Student Attitudes