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TITLE OF THE PUBLICATION:

When pupils stay away from school. School absenteeism as educational challenge

SURNAME AND NAME OF AUTHOR(S):

Ricking, H.

PUBLISHER:

Verlag Julius Klinkhardt

PLACE AND DATE OF PUBLICATION:

(2006) Bad Heilbronn

TYPE OF PUBLICATION:

Specialist publication

LANGUAGE/S OF PUBLICATION:

German

LANGUAGE OF REVIEW:

English

DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS:

• Description of the development of compulsory education in Germany
• Definition of and differentiation between truancy and school refusal / phobia
• Illustration of influencing factors: individual variables, school, family, peer group, time frame of absenteeism
• Approaches, strategies and methods of prevention and intervention in school
• Suggestions for acting in the individual case
• Therapy in case of school phobia
• Rehabilitation approaches for drop outs

COMMENTS ON THIS PUBLICATION:

The author is teacher, senior lecturer and researcher in special education.

The book gives a theoretical overview and practical guidance for professionals dealing with absenteeism and drop out.

NAME OF COMPILER:

Dr. Gabriele Dlugosch

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

Zentrum für empirische pädagogische Forschung (zepf)

ROLE:

Head of the Competence Centre Health and Wellbeing



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15 November 2012

Stay@School at the Future of Education Conference

The Stay@School projet will be presented at the third edition of the “Future of Education” international conference, held in Florence, Italy, on 13 - 14 June 2013. Over 250 participants from all over the world will attend the conference. The conference participants belong to the sectors of higher education, school education, vocational education and training as well as adult education, therefore representing all of the target groups of the Stay@School project.

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