School-Based Intervention for the Modification of Excessive Absenteeism.

Parker, Frank C.; McCoy, James F.

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ERIC Number: EJ153315

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Publication Date: 1977

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School-Based Intervention for the Modification of Excessive Absenteeism

Parker, Frank C.; McCoy, James F.

Psychology in the Schools, 14, 1, 84-88, Jan 77

Three procedures to modify excessive absenteeism were implemented by an elementary school principal and assessed with an across-subjects multiple baseline design. Intervention with parents, approval for attendance, and disapproval for absences produced sustained increases in attendance and parent-initiated contacts with the school. (Author)

Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Discipline Policy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Intervention, Parent School Relationship, Research Projects, Student School Relationship

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