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Title: School attendance improvement
Authors: Clark, Marilyn
Borg, Silvio
Calleja, Gabriella
Chircop, Frans
Portelli, Raymond
Keywords: School attendance -- Malta
Education and state -- Malta
Education -- Malta -- Statistics
Dropouts -- Malta -- Prevention
School management and organization -- Malta
Issue Date: 2005-10
Publisher: Malta. Ministry of Education. Youth and Employment
Citation: Clark, M., Borg, S., Calleja, G., Chircop, F., & Portelli, R. (2005, October). School Attendance Improvement. Malta: Ministry of Education. Youth and Employment.
Abstract: School absenteeism is a phenomenon with far-reaching consequences impacting on a variety of social actors ranging from the children who are absenting, to their families, their schools and communities, the criminal justice system, social work agencies, social service organisations and the economy. Data presented later in this report indicates that non-attendance exists, and has become an issue of increasing concern for schools, educational and student welfare organisations. Nonattendance is viewed as being among one of the key problems facing some schools. There is increasing concern for the seemingly large number of children and young people who are, for a range of reasons, missing out on the benefits of education and possibly on a better future (Dr. L. Galea, The Times 9th February, 2005). Non-attendance can be the beginning of countless problems for students who regularly miss out on school (Heyne, King, Tonge, Rollings, Pritchard & Young, 1999). Regular attendance is an important factor in school success. Students who are chronic nonattenders receive fewer hours of instruction; they often leave education early and are more likely to become long-term unemployed, homeless, caught in the poverty trap, dependent on welfare, and involved in the justice system. High rates of student absenteeism are believed to affect regular attenders as well, because teachers must accommodate non-attenders in the same class.
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/127444
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