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ERIC Number: EJ1406232
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0962-0214
EISSN: EISSN-1747-5066
Beyond the School Refusal/Truancy Binary: Engaging with the Complexities of Extended School Non-Attendance
Frederikke Skaaning Knage
International Studies in Sociology of Education, v32 n4 p1013-1037 2023
Extended school non-attendance, commonly named truancy or school refusal, has over the last decade attracted attention among educational researchers. This article points to a need for theoretical perspectives that can account for the complexity and ambiguity of the phenomenon. The article presents a critical analysis of the research field of extended school non-attendance. It is argued that both the school refusal/truancy terminology as well as more environment sensitive approaches support a simplifying and individualising representation of extended school non-attendance. It is further argued that much research focuses on the prevalence of psychopathology in children with extended school non-attendance, and therefore eliminates the voices of these children. Based on the analysis, the article proposes a theoretical framework based on poststructuralism and new materialism as a way to grasp the complex phenomenon of extended school non-attendance.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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