CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE AND STUDIES

In this chapter will discussing about the related studies that connecting our

research from reliable research materials like online journals and research

papers, we will provide some facts and theories from authors, teachers and

notable people in order to have a concrete justification of our study.

Related Literature

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According to (John, Paul 2018) suggest that there are may actually

be psychological benefits to occasional absences. Yet if one were to try dress

this in timetabling and in so doing, scheduled classes only on Tuesdays,

Wednesdays, and Thursday.

Student's perceptions of the classroom or teachers as chaotic,

uncaring or boring were associated with student absenteeism and truancy (Duria

and Delema 1989, Rederico, 1997) found that several family and community

enrollment practices were associated with student attendance, providing families

with information about people to contact at school or intuitions, conducting

worships on attendance, and providing after-school programs for students

(Emma and Shella, 2002).

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 According to (Henry, 2007) social learning theory may also be

applied to the way parents pass on their values and expectations relatives to

schooling and education. The attitude a student's parents have toward truancy

plays an important role in the extent to which truant behavior persists in addition,

high rates of unexcused absences have been linked to "school disengagement

and lower academic achievement. (Gorled, 2009) students with high number of

unexcused absences might be less motivated and supported at home then a

students with an equal number of exceed ones Therefore the reasons for school

institutions absences are related to the extent to which students learn.

Above all, recent studies show students who are chronically absent

are involved with the following disruptive classroom behavior in the current

percentiles; 29%, are bullies, bullied 19% Have disrespect for teachers 19% are

afflicted with gangs and 12% are verbally abuse teachers (Rimond,2005) se

school absenteeism as a cause of low scholastic and more students are referred

to for disciplinary action (Sommer and Nani1991).

Foreign

Accordingly, the rate of student truancy and absenteeism has been

and continues to be the goal of school districts across the nation for over a

century. However, little research focuses on what schools can do to increase and

maintain student's daily attendance and even fewer studies explore how families-

school-community can build a partnership to work together towards this goal.

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Corvie and Smith (1995) state that "Despite the long history of concern over

student attendance, the issue has received relatively little attention from

educational researchers It is a fact that poor attendance predicts dropping out of

school, chronic absenteeism can have a negative impact on the student and

school. Students who are not in school are not learning and are not being

adequately prepared to be successful in school and in life.

Research on truancy and absenteeism suggests that "students with

better attendance score higher on achievement tests than their more frequently

absent peers' (Lamdin, 1998) If schools across the nation are being met with the

challenge of making adequate yearly progress, which is a state mandate, then

more programs need to be funded in schools to address the issue of truancy.

Further, so deal with the issue of truancy at the James P. Timitly

Middle School students have been identified with five or more absences. She

identified students prior and current standard test scores will be reviewed. Forty-

one six, seventh and eighth grade students were identified with attendance

concerns. A conference will be held to inform students of scores and attendance

concerns

Historically, schools have always held the student accountable for

truant behavior Corville-Smith, (1995) and Hoyle (1998) state that "Truant and

chronically absent students were considered deviants Frequently schools did not

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contact families until the problem was so severe that the student was failing their

courses.

Also research shows that the learning environment of an entire

school can be affected by an individual student's attendance problem, Most

schools receive funds by the population they have attending school on a regular

basis.

Districts and school attendance rates are low, educational

programs and resources are in jeopardy of being cut Also, in some locations

student attendance is used as an indicator of how well a school is functioning

and requirements are set and monitored for rating (Maryland State Department of

Education, 1999).

Moreover, that this research reveals a lot of important information

about student attendance identifying students early on who show signs of

absenteeism is a predictor of warning signs students dropping out. Even though

truancy is a major issue in middle school and high school, perhaps students

should be identified and monitored early on in elementary school Educators need

to continue to find innovative ways to bridge the gap between home and school

to communicate with parents the need for a strong partnership so students can

find success. Students need to "now that coming to school on time, every day

important.

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Summary

As a summary of the literature review, we can conclude that the

tale of absenteeism among students is currently in high percentage based on

previous research conducted by researchers there many major problems of the

absenteeism such as parental responsibility, in conducive studying

environmental, administration role, and lectures and so on.

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