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Truancy Revisited
Guare, Rita E.; Cooper, Bruce S.
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Description for Truancy Revisited
Paperback. Re-frames the issue of school attendance (and truancy) as it poses key questions to students with important implications and answers. Num Pages: 120 pages, references, index. BIC Classification: JNHT; JNK; JNL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 148 x 8. Weight in Grams: 199.
How can we make schools more attractive to students? How do we engage them in their own education? This book treats the fundamental issue of whether students are 'conscripts' required by law to attend school, or whether (due to non-attendance) we should begin to see them as 'consumers' of their education. Key questions are asked to determine when students choose to skip school, how often, and why. Topics include: gender, ethnic/racial differences, academic standing, grade level, and school rules. This is an excellent book for administrators and supervisors, teachers, parents, school board members, and policy-makers who set programs for schools ... Read more
How can we make schools more attractive to students? How do we engage them in their own education? This book treats the fundamental issue of whether students are 'conscripts' required by law to attend school, or whether (due to non-attendance) we should begin to see them as 'consumers' of their education. Key questions are asked to determine when students choose to skip school, how often, and why. Topics include: gender, ethnic/racial differences, academic standing, grade level, and school rules. This is an excellent book for administrators and supervisors, teachers, parents, school board members, and policy-makers who set programs for schools ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
120
Condition
New
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9780810845541
SKU
V9780810845541
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About Guare, Rita E.; Cooper, Bruce S.
Rita E. Guare is an associate professor in the Division of Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy, at the Fordham University Graduate School of Education in New York City. In addition, she is president of the university's Faculty Senate. Bruce S. Cooper is professor and vice chair, Division of Administration, Policy and Urban Education (APUE), at the Fordham University Graduate ... Read more
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