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Balfanz, Robert; Byrnes, Vaughan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
America's education system is based on the assumption that barring illness or an extraordinary event, students are in class every weekday. So strong is this assumption that it is not even measured. It is the rare state education department, school district, or principal that can tell one how many students have missed 10% or more of the school year…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Average Daily Attendance, Educational Change, School Restructuring
Paul J. Porwoll – Online Submission, 1978
This report summarizes recent research on factors relating to excessive student absenteeism, the effects of absenteeism on pupil achievement, and the effects of instruction, positive reinforcement, and parent-school involvement on attendance. Actual proposals, policies, and programs from 16 school systems in 12 states are included. Much of the…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Truancy, Academic Achievement, Instructional Effectiveness