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Peer reviewedKee, Tony Tam Shui – Early Child Development and Care, 2001
Argues that little research has been directed toward exploring cognitive variables that characterize students with poor school attendance. Presents the findings of a pilot study that compared a small sample of truants and non-truants on locus of control and attributional style. Finds that attributional style is a significant factor in explaining…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adolescents, Attendance, Attendance Patterns
