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Fishbone Diagram Illustrating Causes of Chronic Absenteeism. Maxwell, Reynolds, Lee, Subasic, & Bromhead (2017) recognize school climate

Fishbone Diagram Illustrating Causes of Chronic Absenteeism. Maxwell, Reynolds, Lee, Subasic, & Bromhead (2017) recognize school climate

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Chronic absenteeism is a significant problem for students that can lead to poor academic performance, dropping out of school, and lack of success in college and/or the workplace. This paper examines the national problem of chronic absenteeism and the problem at two schools (one middle and one secondary) in the western region of North Carolina.

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... of a fishbone diagram (Figure 2) helped us identify fundamental causes of the given problem. School climate, lack of student connectedness, student health concerns, negative student behavior, academic issues, and family challenges are all identified as contributing factors of chronic absenteeism (Christenson, Stout & Pohl, 2012). ...

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