Exploring the forms of parental involvement for truancy control: a scoping review analysis with stakeholder consultation

Truancy is detrimental to children's educational progress. Parents, being the first authority at home, share an equal responsibility with schools to thwart it. Unlike developed countries, many nations, e.g. India, have no legal actions or policies for truancy. A considerable gap in identifying...

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Published in:Cambridge journal of education 2024-05, Vol.54 (3), p.377-396
Main Authors: Kanungo, Pallavi, Mohanty, Seemita, Thamminaina, Apparao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Developed countries
Parent participation
Parent-child relations
Parental involvement
Parents & parenting
Respondents
schools
scoping review
stakeholder
Truancy
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Summary:Truancy is detrimental to children's educational progress. Parents, being the first authority at home, share an equal responsibility with schools to thwart it. Unlike developed countries, many nations, e.g. India, have no legal actions or policies for truancy. A considerable gap in identifying any specific form of involvement from the parents undermines truancy control. In order to fulfil the research gap, authors conducted a scoping review and found 17 interrelating articles. Indicators from reviews were used to collect responses by interviewing 91 respondents, and overall results are presented. The PCC tool, PRISMA-ScR flowchart and SPSS V.20 aided in analysing the data. The findings indicated that volunteering and communication are adequate indicators of truancy control. Both indicators can significantly impact truancy prevention programmes, but the associated challenges in the study area require constant monitoring.
ISSN:0305-764X
1469-3577
DOI:10.1080/0305764X.2024.2358812