1st Edition
Managing and Improving School Attendance and Behaviour New Approaches and Initiatives
Managing and improving school attendance and behaviour: new approaches and initiatives Ken Reid
Introduction Ken Reid
1. Truancy and well-being among secondary school pupils in England Gaynor Attwood and Paul Croll
2. What predicts disaffection in Irish primary schools? Merike Darmody and Maeve Thornton
3. Pupil absenteeism and the educational psychologist H.C.M. (Tim) Carroll
4. Truancy: a look at definitions in the USA and other territories Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Isaac Karikari, Haiping Chen, Eric Wilka and Jangmin Kim
5. Rebuilding attendance practices with youth: the role of social mediation Renira E. Vellos and Jennifer A. Vadeboncoeur
6. Aggression in primary schools: the predictive power of the school and home environment Ana Kozina
7. Constructing bullying in Ontario, Canada: a critical policy analysis Sue Winton and Stephanie Tuters
8. Working with schools in identifying and overcoming emotional barriers to learning Poppy Nash and Annette Schlösser
9. Some possible effects of behaviour management training on teacher confidence and competence: evidence from a study of primary school teachers in Hong Kong Paul Cooper and Zi Yan
10. Promoting resilience through adversity: increasing positive outcomes for expelled students Nadia Coleman
11. Factors affecting successful reintegration David Vittle Thomas
12. The relationship between ethnic diversity and classroom disruption in the context of migration policies Gert-Jan M. Veerman
Biography
Ken Reid is widely regarded as one of the leading international experts in the field of school attendance, truancy, and behaviour. He was the Chair of the Welsh Government's National Behaviour and Attendance Review (NBAR), which reported in 2008. He is the author or co-author of numerous books in education, research reports, and academic articles in leading journals, and is a much sought after public speaker, professional trainer, and educational commentator within media circles. His most recent books (all published by Routledge) include: Managing School Attendance (2014), An Essential Guide to Improving Attendance in Your School (2014), Better Behaviour through Home-School Relations (with Gill Ellis and Nicola Morgan,2013), and Tackling Behaviour in Your Primary School (with Nicola Morgan, 2012). He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List in June, 2010.
