Truancy Revisited: Students as School Consumers

by Marilyn S. Crawford, Bruce S. Cooper, Rita E. Guare

How can we make schools more attractive to students? How do we engage them in their own education? This book treats the fundamental issue of whether students are 'conscripts' required by law to attend school, or whether (due to non-attendance) we should begin to see them as 'consumers' of their education. Key questions are asked to determine when students choose to skip school, how often, and why. Topics include: gender, ethnic/racial differences,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810845547
• ISBN13: 9780810845541
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: R & L Education
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.9" x 9.0"