The Canary Platform for the Reduction of School Absenteeism

Autor/inn/en	Perez-Jorge, David; Ruiz-Ruiz, Jorge; Rodriguez-Jimenez, Maria del Carmen; Arino-Mateo, Eva
Titel	The Canary Platform for the Reduction of School Absenteeism
Quelle	In: International Journal of Education and Practice, 8 (2020) 2, S.257-267 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Perez-Jorge, David) ORCID (Ruiz-Ruiz, Jorge) ORCID (Rodriguez-Jimenez, Maria del Carmen) ORCID (Arino-Mateo, Eva)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2311-6897
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Attendance; City Government; Compulsory Education; School Councils; Training; Elementary Secondary Education; Integrated Learning Systems; Social Networks; Technical Support; Electronic Publishing; Online Searching; Web Sites; Spain + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Anwesenheit; Schulpflicht; Schulbeirat; Ausbildung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Elektronisches Publizieren; Online-Recherche; Web-Design; Spanien
Abstract	In 2012, the Canaries School Council (CSC) and the Canary Federation of Municipalities (FECAM) decided to investigate the level of school absenteeism in the Canary Islands. They therefore with the Ministry of Education Canary Islands Government about holding a conference for municipal technical teams on addressing this problem, which is particularly worrying in the Canary Islands. Following a needs analysis, the Canary Platform for the Reduction of Absenteeism was developed, comprising three web pages: i) a social network, for communication and cooperation between municipal technical teams; ii) a repository, for resources, such as protocols, documents, articles, communications, available to download; and iii) Moodle, for offering a 125-hour university course for the technical teams. The Canary Platform for the Reduction of Absenteeism operated between March 2013 and September 2018, beginning with 292 technicians from all the Canarian municipalities and, subsequently extending to other institutions, such as island councils, secondary school teachers, educational and psycho-pedagogical guidance teams, and local police. The level of use of, number of visits to, and number of downloads from the website during the first stage were much higher than the second, when despite not being updated, demand continued, especially for the standardized protocol for school absenteeism. These results proved that municipal teams need technical support, supervision, and guidance. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Conscientia Beam. 19-C, Sunset Lane 3, DHA Phase 2 extension Karachi, Pakistan. e-mail: editor@conscientiabeam.com; Web site: http://www.conscientiabeam.com/journal/61
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01