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Fixing Truancy Now : Inviting Students Back to Class

By Cooper , Jonathan Shute; Bruce S.

Book information

Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Year
2014
ISBN
9781475810073, 9781475810059
LCC
LB3081 -- .S48 2014eb
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
556 kB (569039 bytes)
Pages
124\0
Time added
2023-08-07 03:27:48
School attendance -- United States. ; Minorities -

Description

Truancy is a complex issue that continues to plague schools, and many blame truancy problems on students, parents, and socioeconomic factors. However, truancy is more than juvenile delinquents skipping school to have fun or be with friends. In Fixing Truancy Now: Inviting Students Back to Class, author Bruce S. Cooper posits that truancy is an indication that school curricula and pedagogy are not serving students’ needs as well as they should, especially when it comes to ethnic minority students and English language learners. This book explores: different types of truancy; major research in the field; and how teachers, school leaders, and students can work together in solving this problem. Ultimately this book offers hope that teachers, parents, and school leaders can find solutions to this multifaceted problem through collaborative problem-solving.

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