Truancy in Illinois

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The paper reviews two case studies; "Truancy, Delinquency, Prison: Can Schools Break This Cycle" by Ginger Wheeler and "Student Attendance: Research and Strategies" by H. Johnston. The paper compares and contrasts the research and conclusions set forth in the two articles relating to truancy in the state of Illinois. The paper discusses how both of these works report genuine efforts in regaining the interest of the students who have not attended school.

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Objective
Introduction
"Student Attendance: Research and Strategies" (Johnston, 2005)
"Truancy, delinquency, prison: Can Schools break this cycle"
Summary
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"In this first case study under review, truancy in the state of Illinois is focused upon and the research is conducted with the primary objective of attempting to understand the reasons that students who do not attend school fail to attend. The question asked in this study is: "What are the characteristics of successful student's attendance programs for the high school?" (Johnston, 2005) This work relates that strategies for increasing the attendance of students are generally placed into several categories, which often are known to overlap."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Johnston, H. (2005) Student Attendance: Research and Strategies -The Principals' Partnership. Online available at: http://www.principalspartnership.com/attendance2.pdf./
• Wheeler, G. (2002) Truancy, Delinquency, Prison: Can Schools Break this Cycle? Illinois School Board Journal September/October 2002. Online available at: http://www.iasb.com/files/j2091005.htm/

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