Schools & Persistent Absentees

@qu:This book will appeal to all those involved professionally with young people-it is straightforward and sensible, and makes a genuine contribution to the understanding and amelioration of this persistent problem. @source:source unknown @qu:This book is very timely, arriving as it does in the midst of the current debate over educational standards, professional standing of the teaching profession and the overall orientation of educational policy....David Galloway raises these issues in a straightforward, competent style, drawing from the Sheffield area (for which the book serves as a useful summary) plus giving a sound review of the relevant literature....This book will appeal to all those involved professionally with young people - it is straightforward and sensible, and makes a genuine contribution to the understanding and amelioration of this persistent problem. @source:Bulletin of the British Psychological Society, vol. 39 @qu:...he writes well and provides much needed detail on the causes of absenteeism, the involvement of the families and the absurdity of existing legal measures which are supposedly aimed at combatting non-attendance. The book is a must for all those interested in the subject and also has wider implications for educationalists and administrators. @source:Educational Review, vol. 38, no. 1 @qu:...The innovative nature of this book ensures that it does not see psychology, court or welfare officers as the solutions to preventing absenteeism. Galloway strives to make the teacher aware of his or her role in encouraging regular attendance. This is a well presented, masterful book, bringing into the light a problem that is often forgotten after the roll-call. @source:Business Education Today @qu:...well presented... this is a book dealing with an important problem and pointing to one aspect which has received scant attention in the past... @source:Educational Psychology, Volume 7, Number 1