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ERIC Number: EJ478543
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0141-1926
Absenteeism in Secondary Education.
Bos, K. Tj.; And Others
British Educational Research Journal, v18 n4 p381-95 1992
Reports on a study of absenteeism and truancy in 36 secondary schools in 4 large Dutch cities. Found that students in vocationally oriented schools had higher rates of truancy. Also found that non-Dutch (ethnic minority) pupils had higher rates of absenteeism and truancy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Foreign Nationals, Immigrants, Secondary Education, Student Alienation, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Student Educational Objectives, Student School Relationship, Student Subcultures, Truancy
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Netherlands