SCSEEC successful school attendance strategies evidence-based project: literature review

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Release Date: 21 Nov 2014
Author: AIHW

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This report reviews the available evidence on effective strategies for improving attendance among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Analysis of this literature yielded nine types of strategies or interventions with demonstrated evidence of effectiveness. The report discusses each of these strategies, presenting examples of successful programs and the mechanisms that appear to underpin their effectiveness.

ISBN: 978-1-74249-566-8
Cat. no: EDU 02
Pages: 99

Preliminary material
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Summary
Body section
- 1 Introduction
  - Attendance data
  - Factors affecting non-attendance
- 2 State and territory policies
  - New South Wales
  - Victoria
  - Queensland
  - Western Australia
  - South Australia
  - Tasmania
  - Australian Capital Territory
  - Northern Territory
  - Focus schools
  - Summary
- 3 Methodology for literature review
  - Search process
  - Review process
- 4 Findings
  - Student engagement programs
  - Literacy and numeracy
  - Whole-of-school approaches
  - Nutrition programs
  - Incentives
  - Parental consequences
  - Transport
  - Attendance monitoring programs
  - School/family/community partnerships
  - Aboriginal education workers
  - Programs with anecdotal data
  - International
- 5 Conclusion
End matter
- Appendix A: Detailed tables
- References
- List of tables

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