
Schools & Persistent Absentees
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Drawing on an extensive study of persistent absentees, their families and their schools, David Galloway explores the prevalence of absence from schools and the underlying causes. He shows that a majority of poor attendees remain at home with their parents' knowledge, and often with their consent, and argues that the disadvantaged circumstances of many of the families concerned is of little relevance to teachers unless they also recognize how the pupils and their families view what the school has to offer. Using his experience as a teacher, educational psychologist and researcher, he demonstrates that school attendance cannot be usefully considered in isolation from the life and work of the school as a whole.
Readership
For teachers, social workers, education welfare officers, educational and clinical psychologists, lecturers and students in colleges of education, and social work departments.
Table of Contents
- (partial) Introduction. Unauthorised absence. Semi-descriptive categories. School and community influences. Persistent absentees and their families. Partial solutions? I. Clinical treatments. II. Administrative and legal sanctions. Using resources: analysing and planning. Wider implications for teachers. Conclusion: back to the school?
Product details
- No. of pages: 198
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Pergamon 2014
- Published: January 31, 1985
- Imprint: Pergamon
- eBook ISBN: 9781483296029
About the Author
D. Galloway
Affiliations and Expertise
University of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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