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Absent from School: Understanding and Addressing Student Absenteeism
Contributor(s): Gottfried, Michael A. (Editor), Hutt, Ethan L. (Editor), Allensworth, Elaine (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1682532771     ISBN-13: 9781682532775
Publisher: Harvard Education PR
OUR PRICE:   $34.20  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Education | Behavioral Management
- Education | Educational Policy & Reform
- Education | Administration - General
Dewey: 371.294
LCCN: 2018047000
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.90 lbs) 288 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Gottfried, Michael A.: - Michael A. Gottfried is an associate professor in the Gevirtz School's Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is on the editorial board of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.