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Truancy: Short and Long-term Solutions is a practical and accessible guide to dealing with the problem of truancy and non-attendance. It is the first book on the issue to actively focus on solutions to the problem, rather than the causes. Full of practical examples of the latest ways in which schools, teachers, education welfare officers and LEAs try to overcome their attendance difficulties. Ken Reid identifies nearly 120 short-term solutions as well as several long-term strategic approaches. The book also considers parental-condoned absenteeism, alternative curriculum schemes and mentoring, while the final chapter presents some strategic issues which policy-makers and politicians need to overcome. This book provides all teachers, deputy heads, head teachers, education welfare staff, social workers, learning mentors and other caring professionals with a repository of up-to-date ideas and solutions. It is essential reading for anyone involved in addressing the challenge of truancy.

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The major purpose of this phase of the research was to identify secondary school students' perceptions of Ontario colleges and of college as a possible post-secondary educational destination for them, and to determine the factors that have shaped these perceptions. [ ... ] The project's Steering Committee is comprised of representatives from the following organizations: ACAATO; the College Institutional Research Network; the Ministry of Education; the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, and the secondary school panel through representation from the Association of Educational Researchers of Ontario (AERO), Ontario School Counsellors' Association (OSCA), [ ... ] Double Cohort Study, Phase 4 data files Second, the expansion of the universities to accommodate the 'double cohort' in combination with an increase in the proportion of students meeting university admission requirements had the effect of increasing the proportion of students attending university after four or five years in secondary school from 27% to 33% of the base Grade 9 population; see Figu [ ... ] Double Cohort Study, Phase 4 data files Third, the decline in the proportion of secondary school students who graduated in five years or less (from 78% prior to the Reorganized Program to 68% for the first cohort through the new program), along with the increase in university enrollees had the effect of reducing the proportion of students who graduated in four or five years and who went directly t [ ... ] The overall goals of the ACAATO Collaborative Research Project are as follows: * To identify, gather and conduct research which supports the development of effective pathways from secondary school to college * To build a better understanding, through the research, of school-to-college transition issues and the multiple pathways that students take to college; * To identify barriers to and supports.

College attendance. --- College attendance --- Postsecondary education

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At present about one million pupils truant from their schools on a daily basis and this book examines why they do it. The numerous reasons for truanting discussed are: * disadvantageous home backgrounds * problems with settling in socially at school * poor performance in school * experiencing bullying in school * not coping with the transition from primary to secondary schooling. This book focuses on the social, psychological and educational causes of truancy. It examines recent research and gives many examples of good practice while also detailing the latest solutions

School attendance --- Education and state

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Public worship. --- Worship --- Church attendance

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"As pastors we have taught our people about God's promise to bless every family on earth through Abraham. We have preached that our mission is to reach the whole world with the gospel. But what about the newcomers from other countries who have moved near our churches? What about those who live under the bridge, people with alternative sexual preferences, and others in our communities? Does the love of God move us to care for them? In this book, Don George shares the story of how God touched his heart and changed the direction of his church. If you want to stick with the status quo, don't bother to read it. But if you sense that God has something more, for you and for your church, open both the book and your heart to an adventure of love, challenge, and the thrill of knowing you're in alignment with God's deepest desires"--Page 4 of cover.

Church attendance --- Pastoral theology. --- Diversity.