22 research outputs found
Educational risk factors for psychological truancy in Lesotho: a qualitative exploration
A qualitative case study design was used to explore educational risk factors that may contribute to psychological truancy in a Lesotho secondary school. Purposively sampled teachers (n = 4, females = 50%) and pupils (n = 4, females = 75%), who have experience of psychological truancy, took part in a focus group and individual interviews. Inductive content analysis was used to analyse data emanating from the interviews. The findings indicate that pupil–teacher relationships, the use of English as medium of instruction and a lack of resources may be educational risk factors contributing to psychological truancy. Positive pupil–teacher relationships and active classroom engagement are prerequisites for successful and active learning
A Comparison Of Toxicity And Mobilization Efficacy Following Two Different Doses Of Cyclophosphamide For Mobilization Of Hematopoietic Stem Cells In Multiple Myeloma Patients
Student Achievement: Elementary Principal Catalysts— Instructional Leadership in Reading
Confessions from a reading program: building connections, competence and confidence
As students move from primary school into their high school years there
is an expectation that they can read. Coupled with this expectation are the increasing
complex demands that are placed on them as readers. The challenges facing these
adolescent readers are many and varied. In this chapter I describe those challenges
and report on one case study of an Indigenous reader from a regional school in
Queensland who participated in a program designed to improve the reading outcomes
of a group of Indigenous students, all of whom were assessed as being from
12 months to 4 years behind their peers in reading comprehension. In the research
reported on here in addition to developing various strategies and skills to help these
students improve their reading performance there was also work done to build relationships,
re-connect these students with the practice of reading, build confidence
and help them to understand what it looks like to effectively participate in the discourse
of school reading experiences. Through a careful analysis of the discourse in
a reading event with one student, I demonstrate the principles that underpin this
work, why it requires careful thought and why it is paramount to improving the
reading competence of these students.
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