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Barriers to School Attendance and Reasons for Student Absence. Rapid Literature Review

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Title: Barriers to School Attendance and Reasons for Student Absence. Rapid Literature Review
Language: English
Authors: Glenn Melvin, Lisa McKay-Brown, David Heyne, Lauren Cameron, Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) (Australia)
Source: Australian Education Research Organisation Limited. 2025.
Availability: Australian Education Research Organisation Limited. e-mail: info@edresearch.edu.au; Web site: https://www.edresearch.edu.au/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 26
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Information Analyses
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Barriers, Attendance, National Organizations, Educational Research, Systems Approach, Student Characteristics, Peer Groups, Family Characteristics, Educational Environment, Neighborhoods, Community Characteristics, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics
Geographic Terms: Australia
ISBN: 978-1-923066-48-9
Abstract: This report presents the findings from a rapid literature review of the barriers to school attendance and reasons for student absence. It was commissioned by the Australian Education Research Organisation as part of its work on work on school attendance for Education Ministers. Whether a child attends school or is absent is underpinned by a wide range of factors. To organise this review, the Kids and Teens at School (KiTeS) framework, which is based on Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, is used. This bioecological model portrays the child as embedded in a hierarchy of interacting systems. The review is structured into 7 sections: child factors, child educational factors, peer factors, parent and family factors, school climate factors, neighbourhood and community factors, and policy factors. The report focuses on available quantitative research that establishes a statistical association between an explanatory variable and absence from school.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED673949
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This report presents the findings from a rapid literature review of the barriers to school attendance and reasons for student absence. It was commissioned by the Australian Education Research Organisation as part of its work on work on school attendance for Education Ministers. Whether a child attends school or is absent is underpinned by a wide range of factors. To organise this review, the Kids and Teens at School (KiTeS) framework, which is based on Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, is used. This bioecological model portrays the child as embedded in a hierarchy of interacting systems. The review is structured into 7 sections: child factors, child educational factors, peer factors, parent and family factors, school climate factors, neighbourhood and community factors, and policy factors. The report focuses on available quantitative research that establishes a statistical association between an explanatory variable and absence from school.
ISBN:978-1-923066-48-9