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On Time: A Qualitative Study of Swedish Students’, Parents’ and Teachers’ Views on School Attendance, with a Focus on Tardiness

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Warne, Maria, Svensson, Åsa, Tirén, Lina, Wall, Erika·2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
DOI 10.3390/ijerph17041430PMC PMC7068317
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Tardiness is a common problem in many schools. It can be understood as an individual risk for future problematic behavior leading to absenteeism, school dropout, exclusion and later health problems. Tardiness can also be examined in relation to a broader social-ecological perspective on health. The aim of this study was to analyze students’, school staff’s and parents’ views on students’ tardiness in two Swedish schools. A focus group interview design was used with 21 school personnel, 21 students in grade nine and two parents. The data were analyzed by using thematic content analysis. The results illustrated the main theme—It depends on…—regarding what will happen if a student arrives late to school lessons. This finding is further explained by the subthemes about teachers’ signals and reactions and the responses from teachers and students. The conclusion showed the importance of organizing the school day more predictably for the students. Late arrival is a sign of shortcomings in a school organization. It is necessary to develop guidelines related to how to handle students’ late arrival based on predictable viewpoints but even more so on how to promote students’ sense of belonging and their interest in and motivation for going to school.

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  • Over the past decade, a growing number of studies have focused on young people's perspectives on school attendance problems.

    “Over the past decade, a growing number of studies have focused on young people's perspectives on SAPs”

    From “So That You Can Feel Well”: Perspectives of Students with Social, Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties on Factors that Support School Attendance (2025) · cites this paper as Warne et al., 2020

    The Introduction (§1.3; page unavailable) identifies this paper as a study of students’ views on tardiness, so it is an example of research on young people’s perspectives. But it describes a research gap in students’ own perspectives on attendance, absence and tardiness; it does not establish that the number of such studies grew over the past decade. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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Warne, M., Svensson, Å., Tirén, L., & Wall, E.
Affiliations
  • Mid Sweden University (SE)
  • Östersund Municipality, Children and Education Administration, 831 85 Östersund, Sweden
Corresponding author
Warne, Maria
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Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2020-02-23
Volume
17
Issue
4
Pages
1430
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.3390/ijerph17041430
PMC
PMC7068317
OpenAlex
W3008724983
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39
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Funders
Utbildningsdepartementet (SV2016:1616)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › School Health and Nursing Education
  • Social Sciences › Education › Innovations in Educational Methods
Keywords
school attendance, school absenteeism, school dropout, school organization, sense of belonging, academic motivation, parents' views, students' views
MeSH terms
Absenteeism, School Teachers, Educational Personnel, Adolescent, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Motivation, Parents, Schools, Students, Sweden, Time Factors, Focus Groups, Qualitative Research

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