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ERIC Number: EJ1347361
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jul
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1365-4802
EISSN: EISSN-1475-7583
Student Absenteeism and Ecological Agency
Kipp, Andrew L.; Clark, J. Spencer
Improving Schools, v25 n2 p129-147 Jul 2022
The purpose of this article is to address student absenteeism through the theoretical lens of ecological agency and to encourage the use of ecological agency in a school setting to address student absenteeism more holistically. We align absenteeism research within the ecological agency framework and suggest that absenteeism is a manifestation of agency influenced by contextual factors unique to the student's ecological context and reinforced through punishment. Observing absenteeism through the lens of ecological agency provides an alternative, unique viewpoint giving insight into the process of how students choose to engage in absenteeism based on their ecological factors. The article also intends to illustrate pragmatic use of viewing absenteeism through the lens of ecological agency by providing a sample of interventions that are used to resolve contextual factors and improve student attendance.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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