Some of the protective factors for students that can mitigate and address absenteeism:(Adapted from CHECK & CONNECT Protective Factors associated with school dropout, Regents of University of Minnesota, 2017)
- student completes homework
- student comes to class prepared
- student has high locus of control
- student has good self-concept
- student has expectations for school completion
- family- academic support for learning(e.g. help with homework)
- family – motivational support for learning(e.g. high expectations for learning)
- family – availability of educational resources
- family – parental monitoring
- school – orderly school environment
- school – committed, caring teachers
- school – fair discipline policies
- school – relationship with one caring adult
- school – opportunities for participation
- Other (Please specify)
Some of the risk factors or reasons impacting student attendance were: (check all that apply)
(adapted from Dr. Chris O’Connor, Dr. Tyler Frederick Ontario Tech University Literature Review 2017)
- student school phobia/anxiety
- student learning disabilities
- student had poor school attachments
- student behaviour problems/disorders
- student stress
- student trauma
- student lack of motivation
- student part-time work
- student health problems
- family child abuse/neglect
- family income is low
- family status is single parent
- family parent disability
- family lack of parental educational involvement
- family parental substance abuse
- family lack of parenting skills
- school – conflicts with teachers
- school- deficient attendance policies
- school-bullying
- school- not accommodating different learning styles
- school – disadvantaged schools
- school- unchallenging assignments
- community – disadvantage linked to family income
- community – disadvantage linked to type of neighbourhood
- community – disadvantage linked to local schools
- community – disadvantage linked to investment in youth
- Other (Please specify)
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