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ERIC Number: EJ246627
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Feb
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School Attendance following Legal or Administrative Action for Unauthorised Absence.
Galloway, David; And Others
Educational Review, v33 n1 p53-65 Feb 1981
Using 1976-77 data on truants aged 14 and under in Sheffield, England, this study examined characteristics of poor attenders and compared the effects on subsequent school attendance of three intervention strategies: calling parents before a school attendance board; prosecuting parents in magistrates court; or taking action through juvenile court. (SJL)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation, Disadvantaged Youth, Discipline Policy, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Followup Studies, Junior High School Students, Parent Teacher Conferences, Student Characteristics, Truancy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England (Sheffield)