Session Information
05 SES 04 A, Children and Youth at Risk and Urban Education
Paper Session
Contribution
Truancy is often cited as a complex and multifactorial phenomenon(Reid, 1999; Reid, 2002; Gentle-Genitty,2014; Darmody, Smyth, & McCoy, 2008; Maynard, Salas-Wright, Vaughn, & Peters, 2012). However, studies researching truancy are often limited to conceptualize truancy based on the frequency of the absence, which results in comparing characteristics of regular absentees with characteristics of non-truants (i.e. Vaughn, Maynard, Salas-Wright, Perron, & Abdon, 2013). The purpose of the present study is to provide important insights into the conceptual understanding of truant behavior by exploring different types of truants.
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References
Darmody, M., Smyth, E., & McCoy, S. (2008). Acting up or opting out? Truancy in Irish secondary schools. Educational Review, 60(4), 359–373. Gentle-Genitty, C. (2015). Truancy: a look at definitions in the USA and other territories. Educational Studies, 41(1-2), 62–90. Maynard, B., Salas-Wright, C., Vaughn, M., & Peters, K. (2012). Who are truant youth? Examining distinctive profiles of truant youth using latent profile analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41(12), 1671–1684. Reid, K. (1999). Truancy and schools. London & New York: Routledge. Reid, K. (2002). Truancy. Short and long-term solutions. London: Routledge. Vaughn, M., Maynard, B., Salas-Wright, C., Perron, B., & Abdon, A. (2013). Prevalence and correlates of truancy in the US: Results from a national sample. Journal of Adolescence, 36(4), 767–776.
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