Absent from School: Understanding and Addressing Student Absenteeism

Allensworth, Elaine; Balfanz, Robert; Rogers, Todd

ISBN 10: 1682532771 / ISBN 13: 9781682532775

Published by Harvard Education PR, 2019

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1682532771I2N00

Synopsis:

In Absent from School, Gottfried and Hutt offer a comprehensive and timely resource for educators and policy makers seeking to understand the scope, impact, and causes of chronic student absenteeism. The editors present a series of studies by leading researchers from a variety of disciplines that address which students are missing school and why, what roles schools themselves play in contributing to or offsetting patterns of absenteeism, and ways to assess student attendance for purposes of school accountability. The contributors examine school-based initiatives that focus on a range of issues, including transportation, student health, discipline policies, and protections for immigrant students, as well as interventions intended to improve student attendance.
 
Only in the past two or three years has chronic absenteeism become the focus of attention among policy makers, civil rights advocates, and educators. Absent from School provides the first critical, systematic look at research that can inform and guide those who are working to ensure that every child is in school and learning every day.

About the Author: Michael Gottfried is an associate professor in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Ethan L. Hutt is an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Absent from School: Understanding and ...
Publisher: Harvard Education PR
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Paperback
Condition: As New
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket