Mazerolle Lorraine, Antrobus Emma, Bennett Sarah, Eggins Elizabeth
School of Social Science, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD, 4072, Australia.
Prev Sci. 2017 May;18(4):469-480. doi: 10.1007/s11121-017-0771-7.
Truancy is a major social issue that is linked to a range of poor outcomes across the life course, including poor educational outcomes, drug and alcohol abuse, and antisocial behavior. Interventions that seek to reduce truancy problems range from school-based police officers to programs that reward good attendance to community-based interventions. This study reports primary outcome results of a randomized trial of a collaborative, police-school partnership that sought to reduce truancy and increase students' willingness to attend school. Using school attendance and students' self-report survey data, we find that the police-school partnership intervention shows promise for reducing truancy and improving students' willingness to attend school. We conclude that police-school partnerships that foster the willingness of young people to attend school should be examined in future evaluation research and be considered in the development of truancy prevention programs.
逃学是一个重大的社会问题，与人生各个阶段的一系列不良后果相关，包括教育成果不佳、药物和酒精滥用以及反社会行为。旨在减少逃学问题的干预措施多种多样，从驻校警官到奖励良好出勤的项目，再到基于社区的干预措施。本研究报告了一项随机试验的主要结果，该试验是关于一种协作性的警-校伙伴关系，旨在减少逃学现象并提高学生上学的意愿。利用学校出勤记录和学生自我报告的调查数据，我们发现警-校伙伴关系干预措施在减少逃学和提高学生上学意愿方面显示出前景。我们得出结论，促进年轻人上学意愿的警-校伙伴关系应在未来的评估研究中进行检验，并在制定逃学预防项目时加以考虑。
