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Truancy : short and long-term solutions / Ken Reid.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reid, Ken.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- School attendance--Great Britain.
- School attendance.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- x, 193 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Summary:
- "Truancy" is full of practical examples of the latest ways in which schools, teachers, education welfare officers and local education authorities try to overcome their attendance difficulties. The author identifies nearly 120 short-term solutions as well as several long-term strategic approaches. The book also considers parental-condoned absenteeism, alternative curriculum schemes and mentoring, while the final chapter presents some strategic issues which policy makers and politicians need to overcome.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-190) and index.
- ISBN:
- 041527575X
- OCLC:
- 48194653
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