Causes of absenteeism at the secondary level in Jamaica
Parents' Perspectives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4891531 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zellynne Jennings (0000-0002-9457-9695, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Loraine D Cook (0000-0002-1916-0974) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 99-112 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2015.987108 |
| OpenAlex | W2019733790 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article examines parents' views on the causes of students' absenteeism at the secondary level, using a sample of 221 parents from nine schools across Jamaica. The key factors identified as causes are little value for education, lack of resources, and factors within the immediate school environment. Apart from improvements to the school environment, the article underscores the need to provide employment-generating opportunities to enable parents to meet the needs of their children, and emphasises that efforts to address students' absenteeism must involve multi-agency partnerships including parents, community members, and social workers
Absenteeism · Economic growth · Economics · Social science · Sociology · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |