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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455238303321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1999

ISBN

1-134-68317-0

1-280-33400-2

0-203-01334-4

0-203-15889-X

Descrizione fisica

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

Collana

Making the most of SIMS .net

Altri autori (Persone)

BlythEric

MilnerJudith, senior lecturer

Disciplina

371.2/94/0941

Soggetti

School attendance - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

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.