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.…

Analyzes anecdotal records of students who have presented behavioral problems in previous schools and compares opinionnaires of students, parents, and faculty regarding attendance, attitudes, and communication. The students' records and opinionnaires are compared with their eleventh grade records to ascertain if these problems could have been…

The next year or two will determine just how hard state park and recreation agencies have been hit by the troubled economy and whether or not they can maintain quality services while expanding where necessary to meet their share of society's leisure needs. (JD)

This investigation focused on the effects of busing white children (N=116) away from their neighborhood schools and is not a study of the effects of desegregation. Evidence indicates no significant differences between bused and nonbused, white, fifth and sixth graders concerning achievement, attendance, self-concepts, and perceptions of school…

Examines the challenges that changing student characteristics and attendance patterns pose for policymakers. Describes how federal and state policies can influence attendance patterns (through funding programs, contracting with private entities to provide services, creating incentives for private action, and mandating action through law or…

Describes a British secondary school's efforts to improve student attendance by promoting social inclusion. The project involved a first day absence monitor, school counselor, Education Welfare Officer, and specialist teacher. Participants worked to raise student attendance levels and awareness of reasons for it. The initiative succeeded because…