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May 31, 2026Open Access

A Mixed Methods Case Study of School Leaders’ Understanding of and Response to Chronic Absenteeism in a Rural School District

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DJDwayne Wendell Johnson

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Mixed methods study examines school leaders' perceptions of chronic absenteeism in rural schools, indicating a need for responsive interventions.

Key Points

  • The study aims to understand how school leaders perceive and respond to chronic absenteeism in a rural school setting.
  • Conducted a mixed methods case study involving quantitative analysis of student absenteeism data.
  • Performed document analysis of district MTSS-guided attendance intervention expectations.
  • Held focus groups with school attendance committees to explore leaders' interpretations and justifications of interventions.
  • Quantitative analysis revealed patterns of absenteeism among different student demographics.
  • Findings indicated a convergence and misalignment between leader beliefs and documented absence reasons.
  • Identified opportunities for context-responsive interventions to improve attendance policies in rural settings.

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Dwayne Wendell Johnson (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1bd0fa5783ba022b6fcaa7https://doi.org/10.17615/4jx8-2g22
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