{"product_id":"absent-from-school-understanding-and-addressing-student-absenteeism-paperback-1","title":"Absent from School: Understanding and Addressing Student Absenteeism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael A. Gottfried\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEthan L. Hutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eElaine Allensworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAbsent from School\u003c\/i\u003e, Gottfried and Hutt offer a comprehensive and timely resource for educators and policy makers seeking to understand the scope, impact, and causes of chronic student absenteeism.\u003c\/b\u003e The editors present a series of studies by leading researchers from a variety of disciplines that address which students are missing school and why, what roles schools themselves play in contributing to or offsetting patterns of absenteeism, and ways to assess student attendance for purposes of school accountability. The contributors examine school-based initiatives that focus on a range of issues, including transportation, student health, discipline policies, and protections for immigrant students, as well as interventions intended to improve student attendance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnly in the past two or three years has chronic absenteeism become the focus of attention among policy makers, civil rights advocates, and educators. \u003ci\u003eAbsent from School\u003c\/i\u003e provides the first critical, systematic look at research that can inform and guide those who are working to ensure that every child is in school and learning every day.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil recently chronic absenteeism has been hiding in plain sight as a key mechanism for understanding differences in student achievement and for changing practice to improve it. This volume does a great service by pulling back the covers. --From the foreword by \u003cb\u003eElaine Allensworth and Robert Balfanz\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsent from School \u003c\/i\u003eis a comprehensive and timely resource for educators and policy makers seeking to understand the scope, impact, and causes of chronic student absenteeism. The contributors address which students are missing school and why, what roles schools themselves play in contributing to or offsetting patterns of absenteeism, and ways to assess student attendance for purposes of school accountability. This volume provides the first critical, systematic look at research that can inform and guide those who are working to ensure that every child is in school and learning every day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eAbsent from School \u003c\/i\u003eprovides the most comprehensive analysis to date of a critical factor influencing student success: absenteeism. The multidisciplinary team of scholars provide an in-depth analysis of the many facets of this issue, from the complexity of measuring absenteeism to the role that students, families, and schools play in contributing to and addressing the problem.\" --\u003cb\u003eRussell W. Rumberger\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eDropping Out: Why Students Drop Out and What Can Be Done About It\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e CONTRIBUTORS \u003cbr\u003e Elaine Allensworth \u003cbr\u003e Kaitlin Anderson \u003cbr\u003e Robert Balfanz \u003cbr\u003e Rekha Balu \u003cbr\u003e Joshua Childs \u003cbr\u003e Sarah A. Cordes \u003cbr\u003e Johannes Demarzi \u003cbr\u003e Shaun M. Dougherty \u003cbr\u003e Anna J. Egalite \u003cbr\u003e Stacy B. Ehrlich \u003cbr\u003e Kevin A. Gee \u003cbr\u003e Seth Gershenson \u003cbr\u003e Jennifer Graves \u003cbr\u003e Heather Hough \u003cbr\u003e David W. Johnson \u003cbr\u003e Jacob Kirksey \u003cbr\u003e Michele Leardo \u003cbr\u003e Martha Abele Mac Iver \u003cbr\u003e Jessica Rae McBean \u003cbr\u003e Jonathan N. Mills \u003cbr\u003e Lindsay C. Page \u003cbr\u003e Christopher Rick \u003cbr\u003e Todd Rogers \u003cbr\u003e Christopher Salem \u003cbr\u003e Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj \u003cbr\u003e Amy Ellen Schwartz \u003cbr\u003e Steven B. Sheldon \u003cbr\u003e Ken Smythe-Leistico \u003cbr\u003e Long Tran \u003cbr\u003e Sarit Weisburd \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael A. Gottfried\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara. \u003cb\u003eEthan L. Hutt\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland, College Park.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael A. Gottfried\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at University of California, Santa Barbara. He received his PhD and MA in applied economics from the University of Pennsylvania and his BA in economics from Stanford University. Gottfried has conducted numerous research studies in the area of school absenteeism, ranging from estimating the effects of absences on achievement and socioemotional development to identifying school factors and programs that can reduce chronic absenteeism, and has lectured domestically and internationally on the subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEthan L. Hutt\u003c\/b\u003e is an assistant professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland, College Park. He received his MA in history and PhD in the history of education from Stanford University. His research focuses on the historical relationship between quantification, education policy, and the law. In particular, he looks at the numbers and metrics that are used to describe, define, and regulate American school systems and has explored such topics as the history of the GED, grading practices, standardized test use, value-added measures, and longitudinal datasets.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47224370561273,"sku":"9781682532775","price":58.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/oRCm7CfKV49781682532775_713b550c-8ab0-4dec-bac9-44d330ca5ba8.webp?v=1768235249","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/absent-from-school-understanding-and-addressing-student-absenteeism-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}