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dc.date.accessioned | 2018-06-22T09:45:47Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-06-22T09:45:47Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/31255 | - |
dc.description | B.A.(HONS)SOC.WORK | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | This dissertation explores four main factors contributing to absenteeism and school drop-out from the perspective of school social workers working within state schools. The four factors being considered are the school, the community, the family and the individual. The analysis of varous local and overseas studies and policy documents has informed the frameworks used and the subsequent discussion. Moreover, a qualitative strategy has been adopted and the methodology included a convenience sample involving state school social workers. Data was retrieved through thematic analysis emerging from the interviews with these professionals. Programmes developed by the school; collaboration among professionals within or outside the school; volunteer collaboration from different agencies and organisations; the family collaboration and culture, and one-to-one intervention are some of the main factors that appear to minimise the risks of early school leaving and drop-out. Taking into consideration the ecological perspective, further recommendations for policy, practice and research development are provided. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | School social work -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Public schools -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Dropouts -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | School attendance -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.title | What factors do school social workers identify as addressing school absenteeism, drop-outs / early school leaving? | en_GB |
dc.type | bachelorThesis | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Malta | en_GB |
dc.publisher.department | Faculty for Social Wellbeing. Department of Social Policy & Social Work | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Camilleri, Josef | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacSoW - 2017 Dissertations - FacSoWSPSW - 2017 |
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