A Systematic Scoping Review on Research Focusing on Professionals’ Attitudes toward School Attendance Problems

This systematic scoping review was conducted to determine the extent of existing research on professionals’ attitudes toward school attendance problems (SAPs), including school refusal (SR), truancy (TR), school withdrawal (SW), and school exclusion (SE), in basic education. Five databases (ERIC, Ac...

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Published in:	Education Sciences
Main Authors:	Selina Eckhoff Hamadi, May Irene Furenes, Trude Havik
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Subjects:	professionals’ attitudes school attendance problems school absenteeism school refusal truancy systematic scoping review
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/1/66

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