Predicting High School Truancy and Academic Performance Among Students in the Appalachian South

Truancy and academic underachievement are significant problems among adolescents. Considering the historical emphasis on studying delinquency in populated urban areas, a more concerted effort is needed to examine this issue in rural areas to determine the extent to which findings are culturally gene...

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Main Author: Hunt, Melissa Kathryn
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2007
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/195