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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Using Group Counseling to Improve the Attendance of Elementary School Students with High Rates of Absenteeism: An Action Research Study
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Webb-Landman, Eleanor – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2012
The foundations of academic and social learning are laid in the early years of school, and attendance is critical to school success. However, research suggests that chronic absenteeism is a significant problem at the elementary school level (Chang & Romero, 2008; Romero & Lee, 2007). This paper presents the results of an action research study…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Socialization, Elementary School Students
Here! But What about Those Who Are Not? Reinforcement among Chronically Absent Elementary Students, Its Effectiveness, and the Why behind the Absences
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Bickelhaupt, Delane L. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2011
This paper is a description of an action research (AR) study done with chronically absent elementary school students. The AR sought to answer these questions: 1) do reinforcement and daily check-ins increase attendance and 2) why are some students absent? Related literature regarding attendance and the methods used for the study are described and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Reinforcement, School Counselors, Action Research
Interventions to Combat the Many Facets of Absenteeism: Action Research
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Cole, Jill Friedman – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2011
This paper operationalizes the definition of action research (AR) and the importance of conducting such studies to improve the lives of students and professionals. This paper provides an overview of literature regarding variables related to truancy and absenteeism. The paper discusses the importance of students being present and engaged, negative…
Descriptors: Truancy, Action Research, Intervention, School Counselors
Integrating Effective and Beneficial Interventions to Increase Student Attendance in an Elementary School Setting
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Peek, Sarah D. – Georgia School Counselors Association Journal, 2009
The action research study revealed the effectiveness of recent interventions to the attendance process of a single elementary school located in the Southern United States. The study evaluated the benefits and impact of the interventions, and other possible interventions to increase student attendance. An explanation of each intervention is…
Descriptors: Action Research, Attendance, Teacher Attitudes, Intervention