Improving school attendance / edited by Eric Blyth and Judith Milner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blyth, Eric.

Milner, Judith, 1941-

Series:

Making the most of SIMS .net.

Making the most of SIMS .net

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School attendance--Great Britain.

School attendance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 186 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Although pupil disaffection has been a major concern to professionals, policy makers and researchers for quite some time, recent professional books in the area tend to focus on behaviour and exclusion from schools. Despite considerable government funding in both LEA's and schools- to promote new measures to improve school attendance, non-attendance at school is a relatively neglected topic as far as serious researched-based literature is concerned. This book will be the first in several years concerned with non-attendance. Previously unpublished research material in the book will provide a multi-disciplinary evaluation of practice at LEA, whole school and individual levels.

Contents:

1. Theoretical debates and legislative framework / Judith Milner and Eric Blyth

2. Combating truancy : the Scottish approach / Brian Boyd

3. School attendance and the role of law in England and Wales / Jon Blacktop and Eric Blyth

4. The relationship between delinquency and non-attendance at school / Cedric Cullingford

5. The effective collection and analysis of attendance data / Ian Stokes and Jo Walton

6. The essential elements of an effective attendance policy / Kay Bardsley, Peter Costa and Jo Walton

7. Strategies for improving school attendance / Douglas Macildowie

8. Proactive primary approaches to non-attendance / Beverley Lewis

9. Raising expectations at Don Valley High School / Bob Johnson

10. Doing better : improving the educational experiences of looked-after children and young people / Eric Blyth, Dorothy Jessop and Judith Milner

11. Student support groups / Mike Haworth and Kay Bardsley.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-193) and index.

ISBN:

1-905538-39-1

1-134-68316-2

1-134-68317-0

1-280-33400-2

0-203-01334-4

0-203-15889-X

9780203013342

OCLC:

49414899