ERIC Number: ED629524
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Apr-23
Pages: 25
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Familiar Faces in High School: How Having the Same Peers from Year to Year Links to Student Absenteeism
Kirksey, Jacob; Elefante, Joseph
AERA Online Paper Repository, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (San Diego, CA and Virtual, Apr 21-26, 2022)
Student absenteeism is a persistent concern in K-12 education. Not only are the negative academic and social consequences of excessive absenteeism well documented, but states, districts, and schools are increasingly being held accountable for student attendance. As research indicates that disruptions in students' learning contexts may exacerbate absenteeism, peer consistency shows promise as a force for improving student attendance. This article examines whether having familiar faces, or consistent classmates from one year to the next, influences student attendance. Using four years of administrative data from a small, urban high school district in California, we find that familiar faces are associated with reduced rates of overall absences, chronic absenteeism, and chronic truancy.
Descriptors: Attendance, Peer Influence, High School Students, Peer Relationship, Familiarity, Urban Schools, Truancy, Student Characteristics, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Students with Disabilities, English Language Learners, Low Income Students, Homeless People, Migrants, Delinquency
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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