| Research reference (with link) |
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School Attendance Problems: A Research Update and Where to Go Malin Gren Landell (ed) Jerringfonden, 2021 |
| Research methodology / Data Collection methods |
| This anthology collates the most up to date research from a range of academic researchers based on studies in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, German, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the USA. This anthology is produced following an initiative from the Jerring Foundation, in Sweden. Its aim is to provide up-to-date research on school attendance problems and to convey recommendations and inspiration for future studies. Hopefully, this anthology will be of value for various stakeholders, such as researchers, educators, policymakers, parents, and students. |
| Key relevant findings |
The book covers articles regarding the following topics:
Covers power of school attendance data, building early detection systems to prevent chronic absenteeism, early identification of attendance problems, school-related risk factors
Functional risk-profiles of moderate school attendance problems, school-refusal assessment: The school refusal evaluation scale
Exploring the voices of young people in school absenteeism: What schools need to know, teacher role in absenteeism: Discrimination, identity and intersectionality, parents and school attendance
School attendance problems from the perspective of child and adolescent psychiatry, Psychological interventions for school refusal and truancy, Where to go from here?
Problematic school absenteeism is associated with poor school performance, loneliness, mental health problems, antisocial problems and long-term outcomes like unemployment.
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| Questions research raises |
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Does this anthology add to our understanding of school attendance problems (SAP)?
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| Follow up reading suggestions |
| The anthology details extensive research for each of the sections.
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