UID:
almahu_9949068795402882
Format:
1 online resource (215 p.)
ISBN:
1-86003-022-X
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1-134-47631-0
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1-134-47632-9
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1-280-28208-8
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9786610282081
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0-203-01801-X
Content:
Truancy: Short and Long-term Solutions is a practical and accessible guide to dealing with the problem of truancy and non-attendance. It is the first book on the issue to actively focus on solutions to the problem, rather than the causes.Full of practical examples of the latest ways in which schools, teachers, education welfare officers and LEAs try to overcome their attendance difficulties. Ken Reid identifies nearly 120 short-term solutions as well as several long-term strategic approaches. The book also considers parental-condoned absenteeism, alternative curriculum schem
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Chapter 1 The challenge of truancy and school absenteeism; Chapter 2 Typical schools; Chapter 3 Short-term solutions I; Chapter 4 Short-term solutions II; Chapter 5 Short-term solutions III; Chapter 6 Short-term solutions IV; Chapter 7 Long-term strategic approaches I; Chapter 8 Long-term strategic approaches II; Chapter 9 Parents and parental-condoned absenteeism; Chapter 10 Alternative curriculum schemes; Chapter 11 Mentoring; Chapter 12 The way forward; Bibliography; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-138-46625-5
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-27575-X
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203018019
