ERIC Number: EJ1447468
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Nov
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-189X
EISSN: EISSN-1935-102X
English-Learner-Classified Students and Absenteeism: A Within-Group Analysis of Missing School
Educational Researcher, v53 n8 p437-449 2024
This article used a rich longitudinal data set from four school districts in California to study absenteeism patterns among students classified as an English learner (EL). We looked at absence patterns overall and disaggregated by EL classification, grade level, and pre/post COVID-19. When their demographic and school-level factors are considered, ELs have fewer absences and are less likely to be chronically absent than non-EL students. This finding is evident for all EL classified groups, although the differences in absenteeism for long-term EL (LTEL) and newcomer EL students are markedly smaller than for other EL subgroups. The negative absenteeism patterns for ELs shifted after the COVID-19 pandemic. EL-classified students experienced higher absenteeism rates during the pandemic even when holding other factors constant. This rising absenteeism trend is most evident for current ELs and LTELs.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, School Districts, Instructional Program Divisions, Age Differences, COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Characteristics, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Classification, Change, Attendance Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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