Improving School Attendance through Collaboration: A Catalyst for Community Involvement and Change

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Title

Improving School Attendance through Collaboration: A Catalyst for Community Involvement and Change

Abstract/Description

Chronic absenteeism is often referred to as a problem hidden in plain sight (Chang & Romero, 2008). In recent years, more communities around the United States have been intentional on improving student attendance and limiting the impact of chronic absenteeism. Using qualitative interviews, we sought to understand how one community was implementing strategies to engage a variety of stakeholders in an effort to decrease chronic absenteeism. Findings suggest that when it comes to increasing attendance, districts and schools should consider partnering with organizations to leverage their expertise and knowledge. This article concludes with implications for policy and practice, and concludes with a research framework for studying solutions and interventions around chronic absenteeism.

Author/creator

Childs, Joshua

Grooms, Ain A.

Date

2018

In publication

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR)

Volume

23

Issue

1-2

Pages

122-138

Resource type

en Research/Scholarly Media

Resource status/form

en Published Text

Scholarship genre

en Empirical

IRE Approach/Concept

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Continuous Improvement

School Community Partnership

Featured case/project

Eero Public Schools (EPS)

Language

en

Open access/full-text available

en No

Peer reviewed

en Yes

ISSN

1082-4669

DOI

10.1080/10824669.2018.1439751

URL

Publisher Webpage

Citation

Childs, J., & Grooms, A. A. (2018). Improving School Attendance through Collaboration: A Catalyst for Community Involvement and Change. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR), 23(1–2), 122–138. https://doi.org/10.1080/10824669.2018.1439751

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