Date of Award

2011

Document Type

Project

Degree Name

Master of Social Work

Department

School of Social Work

First Advisor

Smith, Laurie

Second Advisor

Martinez, Asia

Third Advisor

McCaslin, Rosemary

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to address the problem of truancy by looking at what types of effective interventions helped to decrease truancy within the preadolescent population. This study looks at the correlation between a social work intervention and attendence with 27 fifth grade students who were in the MAPP program (Making Attendance a Priority Program). An evaluation of the effectiveness of a social work intervention on truancy rates for students in the MAPP program.

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