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Zhang, Dalun; Willson, Victor; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Barrett, David; Ju, Song; Wu, Jiun-Yu – Behavioral Disorders, 2010
Truancy remains a persistent concern, with serious consequences for the individual, family, and society, as truancy is often linked to academic failure, disengagement with school, school dropout, and delinquency. This study analyzed large-scale data covering multiple years of cohorts of delinquent youths born between 1981 and 1988. Truancy…
Descriptors: Truancy, Attendance Patterns, Delinquency, At Risk Students
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Hagborg, Winston J. – Behavioral Disorders, 1989
This study investigated differences between high and low school attending of 38 severely emotionally disturbed adolescents. High attenders were from higher socioeconomic backgrounds, demonstrated higher mathematics skills, exhibited a superior behavioral adjustment, and were more likely to travel to school by private rather than public…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Problems