The school attendance problem in Japanese compulsory education: the case of a public junior high school
Author(s) -
Naoki Maeda,
Soichiro Hatada
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
european journal of education and psychology
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1989-2209
pISSN - 1888-8992
DOI - 10.30552/ejep.v12i1.241
Subject(s) - attendance , psychology , medical education , compulsory education , school refusal , mathematics education , pedagogy , medicine , political science , psychiatry , law , anxiety
espanolEl proposito de este estudio fue recopilar datos precisos sobre el Problema de Asistencia Escolar (PAE) en Japon a nivel local mientras se usa una definicion explicita de asistencia legitima. Se extrajeron los datos de asistencia de 35 estudiantes en una escuela secundaria (M=13.9 anos, SD=0.9) y se examinaron 11 factores fundamentales relacionados con PAE. Los analisis mostraron que el numero de ausencias en el ano anterior fue un fuerte predictor de los PAE en el ano en curso; que mas del 90% de los sujetos no aprovecharon instituciones especiales; que la actitud de los padres fue un predictor significativo de la prolongacion de PAE; y que el tipo de retiro de escuela (RE) fue la forma mas comun de PAE. Independientemente de su registro de asistencia o rendimiento academico, todos los estudiantes con PAE pasaron al siguiente grado al final del ano escolar. La estrecha cooperacion entre los padres y la escuela se identifica como un factor clave para abordar los PAE. Con el fin de brindar un apoyo efectivo a los estudiantes con PAE en Japon, es necesario revisar aspectos del sistema educativo que pueden alentar a los estudiantes a no asistir a la escuela. EnglishThe purpose of this study was to collect accurate data on the School Attendance Problem (SAP) in Japan at a local level while using an explicit definition of legitimate attendance. Attendance data on 35 students at a junior high school (M=13.9 years, SD=0.9) were extracted and 11 fundamental factors related to SAP were examined. The analysis showed that the number of absences in the previous year was a strong predictor of SAP in the current year; that more than 90% of the subjects did not take advantage of special institutions; that parents’s attitude was a significant predictor of the prolongation of SAP; and that school withdrawal type (SW) was the most common form of SAP. Regardless of their attendance record or academic performance, all SAP students were advanced to the next grade at the end of the school year. Close cooperation between parents and school is identified as a key factor in addressing SAP. To give effective support to SAP students in Japan, it is necessary to review aspects of the educational system that may be encouraging students not to attend school.
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