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Contextual Accounts of Student Absences
Author(s) -
Kalab Kathleen A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
sociological inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1475-682X
pISSN - 0038-0245
DOI - 10.1111/soin.1990.60.1.62
Subject(s) - excuse , class (philosophy) , psychology , sociology , social psychology , mathematics education , epistemology , law , political science , philosophy
Analysis of college student accounts given for classroom absences shows that some students provide justifications, but most rely on excuses. Females produced more accounts and were more likely to cite illness as an excuse, while males were more likely to refer to other pressing classwork requirements. A correlation existed between absences explained and grade, while preparation for another class was the only explanation found to be significantly related to course grade.