This study explored the relationship between classroom instructional processes and the average number of student absences in first and third grades. The data were collected in a total of 166 classrooms as part of the Follow Through Planned Variation Program. The Classroom Observation Instrument, developed by Stanford Research Institute, was used…

Thirty-six students at a continuation high school were identified as predelinquents and selected as subjects on the basis of their poor attendance and academic records. Pretreatment and posttreatment data were collected on the following variables: attendance figures and academic credits. Following preliminary assessment, the subjects were randomly…

This report summarizes responses to a 5-page questionnaire sent to the heads of the 22 largest public junior college districts in California. The 100 per cent response rate included information on the following areas: (1) convention and conference attendance; (2) faculty rank; (3) sabbatical leave; (4) social security; (5) division and department…

Experimental analysis of the results of an ESEA/Title I remedial reading program utilizing after-school study centers is presented. An experimental group of 1,521 New York city fourth-grade students who were enrolled in the reading program was compared with a matched control group from the same schools and a matched group from schools not having…

This study was conducted to determine whether high school vocational students who participate in different patterns of occupational experience exhibit differences in job satisfaction, school attendance, school achievement, and attitude toward preparation for work. Data were collected from school records and by administering Hoppock's Job…

Students enrolled in a reading and study skills center for nine hours or more were no more successful academically than students who completed fewer hours. (MKM)

The author analyzes research methodologies used in determining historical literacy rates. Three basic systems used are (1) book ownership, (2) school growth and attendance, and (3) document signatures. He finds the last of these methods to be more reliable than the others, though it says little about literacy quality. (CH)

After some attention to the what and why of open learning in general, aspects of learning situations in open learning systems in Melbourne and Manchester are raised for discussion. These aspects include mode of attendance, mode of learning, pace of learning, interaction with others, resources for learning, and content of learning. (CT)

Examined caregivers' problems, strain, relationship with their dependent, and attitudes toward day care in determining the outcome placements of psychogeriatric day hospital patients. Examined features contributing to the demented elderly's continued attendance at the day hospital in order to determine implications for such services. (Author/NRB)

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…

Author offers evidence that different teacher differentially affect their pupils' academic progress. (Author/CB)

Article describes in detail use of individualized self-paced learning packages" to improve reading, writing and other skills. Packages include pretest, progress self-test and posttest. Program involves team-teaching and much inter-disciplinary action, with considerable flexbility in scheduling and classroom setting. (PD)

Rated community mental health clinic clients after the initial session. Therapist ratings of client behavior were related significantly to subsequent attendance. Early dropouts were characterized by youth and a lower education level. They were less likely to be employed and more likely to have diagnosed personality disorders. (Author/JAC)

This study investigated whether parent desire to avoid racial mixing resulted in school avoidance, independent of other commonly cited explanations for enrollment and attendance patterns in newly desegregated schools. (Author)

Reviews the economic issues related to hiring the handicapped and includes information for employers regarding insurance rates, attendance rates, production levels, and job-accommodation issues, as well as potential financial benefits from tax credits, federal funding of Projects With Industry, and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.…