TY - JOUR
T1 - Connecting with families to improve students’ school attendance
T2 - A review of the literature
AU - McConnell, Bethany M.
AU - Kubina, Richard M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - School attendance is a rising issue in public schools. Students regularly absent from school can end up involved in destructive behaviors and dropout of school. Family characteristics are strong determining factors in students’ school attendance. This presents the question, “Can family involvement improve public school students’ attendance?” One way to do this is through phone calls from the school faculty to students’ caregivers. Promoting attendance early in a student’s life can encourage attendance and maintain this habit throughout his or her school career. The studies reviewed—using parent involvement—show promise to improving students’ attendance. When parents or caregivers are regularly apprised of their child’s attendance, they can provide appropriate feedback at home. Other findings and implications for phone call interventions and attendance are discussed.
AB - School attendance is a rising issue in public schools. Students regularly absent from school can end up involved in destructive behaviors and dropout of school. Family characteristics are strong determining factors in students’ school attendance. This presents the question, “Can family involvement improve public school students’ attendance?” One way to do this is through phone calls from the school faculty to students’ caregivers. Promoting attendance early in a student’s life can encourage attendance and maintain this habit throughout his or her school career. The studies reviewed—using parent involvement—show promise to improving students’ attendance. When parents or caregivers are regularly apprised of their child’s attendance, they can provide appropriate feedback at home. Other findings and implications for phone call interventions and attendance are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/1045988X.2013.821649
DO - 10.1080/1045988X.2013.821649
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85037818110
SN - 1045-988X
VL - 58
SP - 249
EP - 256
JO - Preventing School Failure
JF - Preventing School Failure
IS - 4
ER -