LEADER 03010oam 2200637I 450 001 9910455523303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-62808-0 010 $a1-280-32876-2 010 $a0-203-07214-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203072141 035 $a(CKB)111056485538978 035 $a(EBL)169020 035 $a(OCoLC)264511078 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000262564 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11191801 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000262564 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10271109 035 $a(PQKB)11639654 035 $aebr10017316 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC169020 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL169020 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10070636 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL32876 035 $a(OCoLC)51389649 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485538978 100 $a20180331d1999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTruancy and schools /$fKen Reid 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d1999. 215 $a1 online resource (351 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-42149-9 311 $a0-415-20509-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [334]-335) and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; List of boxes; List of tables; Acknowledgements; Foreword; The consequences of truancy; Types of truants and incidence; Types of truancy; Causes of truancy: social perspectives; Causes of truancy: psychological indices; Educational causes of truancy; Government initiatives; School-based initiatives; Whole-school approaches to reducing truancy; Improving school attendance: school-based review; Teachers, teaching and truancy; An internal and an external solution: records of achievement and work placement schemes; OFSTED: guidelines on attendance and behaviour 327 $aParents and truancyEducation welfare service; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index 330 $aAt present about one million pupils truant from their schools on a daily basis and this book examines why they do it. The numerous reasons for truanting discussed are: * disadvantageous home backgrounds * problems with settling in socially at school * poor performance in school * experiencing bullying in school * not coping with the transition from primary to secondary schooling. This book focuses on the social, psychological and educational causes of truancy. It examines recent research and gives many examples of good practice while also detailing the latest solutions 606 $aSchool attendance$zGreat Britain 606 $aEducation and state$zGreat Britain 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSchool attendance 615 0$aEducation and state 676 $a371.2/95/0941 700 $aReid$b Ken.$0863093 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455523303321 996 $aTruancy and schools$92290742 997 $aUNINA