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Direct linkCaldwell, Barbara A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Excessive student absenteeism among ninth graders was a major problem within a metropolitan Georgia high school. In order to solve the attendance problem and several other academic concerns, the school administration implemented a smaller learning community for ninth grade students. The Ninth Grade Academy concept implemented at the beginning of…
Descriptors: Intervention, School Administration, Grade 9, Administration
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Download full textWebb-Landman, Eleanor – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2012
The foundations of academic and social learning are laid in the early years of school, and attendance is critical to school success. However, research suggests that chronic absenteeism is a significant problem at the elementary school level (Chang & Romero, 2008; Romero & Lee, 2007). This paper presents the results of an action research…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Socialization, Elementary School Students
