Because
the affects of absenteeism are substantial, employers have long sought ways to encourage employees to come to work.
Not exact matches
The key finding
of this study is that bullying and discrimination from managers results in
absenteeism because people's levels
of depression and perceptions
of distributive justice are
affected.
Off sick
Of the infectious illnesses that do end up
affecting schools, gastrointestinal and respiratory infections are among the major contributors to
absenteeism.
The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare
of students or has been the subject
of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination
of factors
affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates
of student
absenteeism, high levels
of school violence, excessive rates
of student suspensions, violation
of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates
of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates
of referral
of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates
of participation
of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers
of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use
of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.
Chronic
absenteeism can also
affect the rest
of the class by inducing the teacher to repeat old material rather than moving forward.
According to Every Student, Every Day: A National Initiative to Address and Eliminate Chronic
Absenteeism, the problem is «typically defined as missing at least 10 % or more of school days in a year for any reason, excused or unexcused, chronic absenteeism affects as many as 7.5 million kids a year and is a strong predictor of low academic achievement and high school drop
Absenteeism, the problem is «typically defined as missing at least 10 % or more
of school days in a year for any reason, excused or unexcused, chronic
absenteeism affects as many as 7.5 million kids a year and is a strong predictor of low academic achievement and high school drop
absenteeism affects as many as 7.5 million kids a year and is a strong predictor
of low academic achievement and high school dropout.»
The most recent 2016 report shows that chronic absence
affects 7.3 %
of California elementary school students, with disproportionately high rates
of absenteeism and suspensions for youth
of color, as well as low - income, homeless, foster and special education students.
Across the country,
absenteeism disproportionately
affects the students from low - income families and communities
of color and those with disabilities.
And while subgroups
of students are disproportionality
affected, chronic
absenteeism is not confined to one population
of students either.
For additional information on findings
of national data analysis, see A National Portrait
of Chronic
Absenteeism in the Early Grades, The Influence
of Maternal and Family Risk on Chronic
Absenteeism in Early Schooling, How Maternal, Family and Cumulative Risk
Affect Absenteeism in Early Schooling: Facts for Policymakers, and other publications.
Chronic
absenteeism affects 6.5 million students each year across the U.S. and is a key indicator that a student may drop out
of high school.
Typically defined as missing at least 10 % or more
of school days in a year for any reason, excused or unexcused, chronic
absenteeism affects as many as 7.5 million kids a year and is a strong predictor
of low academic achievement and high school drop out.
A clash
of personalities at work is bad for business, because it can
affect productivity and increase
absenteeism...