Keywords
Education, Secondary -- Florida, High school principals -- Florida, School attendance -- Florida
Abstract
Much of the historical research that has taken place over the past 50 years regarding student absenteeism has focused on influences on students over which the principal had very little control such as student demographics, family characteristics and the student personal or psychological factors. Researchers have begun analyzing school climate and its effect on student attendance from the perspectives of students and teachers. School climate is the one aspect that influences a student attendance patterns and can be modified by the principal. This study sought to identify if there was a relationship between the high school principals‟ perspective on student absenteeism and the percentage of average daily attendance of the school. Much of the emphasis placed on improving attendance has been examined at the school level. This study, though focused on student absenteeism from the principal‟s perspective, was also approached in regard to actions within the school‟s control. It may well be, that districts need to take a stronger leadership role with respect to attendance. Providing more information to principals could contribute initially to improving principals‟ desire to be proactive in regard to attendance. District officials should examine carefully the support they provide that will result in proactive policies in the schools. It would seem appropriate that district level and building level policies would be examined by district and building leaders with a goal of establishing policies that not only support building leaders but also support individual teachers and encourage them to be proactive in their approach to attendance for every student in the class room
Notes
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Graduation Date
2010
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Bozeman, William
Degree
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
College
College of Education
Department
Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0003434
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003434
Language
English
Release Date
December 2010
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Education, Education -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Arnett, Michael C., "The Relationship Between Average Daily Attendance, School Policies And Procedures And Principals' Emphasis On Attendance Issues In Selected Florida Secondary Schools" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1589.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1589