The Contributing Factors to Student Absenteeism/Truancy and the Effectiveness of Social Services and Interventions
One major issue that schools are currently facing and seeing little or no improvement with is effectively dealing with student absenteeism and truancy. Despite early interventions, programs are still failing to effectively motivate students to attend school. This research study examines the success of an implementation of a perfect attendance award within an elementary school to increase student attendance. An examination of student attendance from the 2006-2007 academic year and from the 20072008 academic year, suggested that the perfect attendance certificate distributed monthly to students with no absences for that month is a positive motivator for students to attend school every day. The data from the months of September, October and November in the 2006-2007 year had a mean score of 54.5 and the 2007-2008 year had a mean score of 59.5, which indicated from an Independent Samples Test that the data proves to be statistically significant, thus the certificates accounted for increased attendance rates. Follow up surveys also provide evidence that the attendance certificates are an overall positive motivator for students and help to increase student attendance at one elementary school. Recognizing student’s strengths of attending school every day is a powerful tool of empowerment, and reduces absenteeism.
Understanding Truancy Among Secondary School Students In Three Secondary Schools At District Of Kubang Pasu
The aim of this study is to identify the issues of truancy among secondary school students in three schools at the Kubang Pasu, Kedah. Random sampling technique was used. There were 150 forms four and form five students in three schools which were SMK Tunku Bendahara, SM Nurul Islam Ayer Hitam and Maktab Pengajian Islam Kedah participated in this study. A set of questionnaire was used to collect the information needed. The questionnaire consists of six items in part A and 39 items in part B. The item related to five factors which are the attitude of students, school environment, the role of parents, the attitude of teachers and peer influence. Pilot test also had been carried towards 30 form four students and Cronbach’s Alpha of 0.847 was obtained. The data gathered was analyzed by using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22. It was analyzed based on frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation. Overall study finding showed that the main factor of truancy among students was due to the peer influences. The overall level of truancy factors among secondary school students is still in a moderate. The implication of this study will help the school, parents and Education Institution such as District Education Office to overcome truancy problems from getting worst among students. Keywords— component; factors ;secondary school; truancy
Addiction‐Specific CACREP Standards in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Programs: How Are They Met?
In 2009, the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) included training standards specific to addiction for clinical mental health counseling programs. This study surveyed CACREP-accredited program coordinators to determine how addiction-specific standards were addressed.