UNLABELLED Student attendance in American public schools is a critical factor in securing limited operational funding. Student and teacher attendance influence academic performance. Limited data exist on indoor air and environmental quality (IEQ) in schools, and how IEQ affects attendance, health, or performance. This study explored the association of student absence with measures of indoor min...

haemarthrosis from further analysis as they could be argued to be more serious injuries. We analysed attendance for the remaining 364 case-control pairs only. Case children attended significantly fewer half days in school after injury than control children (7.38 v 9.40, P < 0.001). Deprivation scores for matched pairs did not differ significantly, and there was no association between missed tim...

In a longitudinal study of 140 eighth-grade students, self-discipline measured by self-report, parent report, teacher report, and monetary choice questionnaires in the fall predicted final grades, school attendance, standardized achievement-test scores, and selection into a competitive high school program the following spring. In a replication with 164 eighth graders, a behavioral delay-of-grat...

We study the effect of pre-primary education on children's subsequent school outcomes by exploiting a unique feature of the Uruguayan household survey (ECH) that collects retrospective information on preschool attendance in the context of a rapid expansion in the supply of preprimary places. Using a within household estimator, we find small gains from preschool attendance at early ages that mag...

Child labour has always been one of the core concerns of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). In this paper, we investigate whether ILO conventions have contributed to reducing the scale of the problem. We use two approaches to answering the question. Evidence based on country-level data shows that, by 1990, countries having ratified ILO conventions were in no different position concern...

Introduction Recent public attention has spotlighted the use of reward programs for K-12 public school students. In districts such as Baltimore, Fulton County, Georgia, or New York City, the efforts of educators to structure reward systems are being met with support, skepticism and indignation. The programs use a variety of incentives such as cash or mp3 players as incentives to shape individua...

Introduction Recent public attention has spotlighted the use of reward programs for K-12 public school students. In districts such as Baltimore, Fulton County, Georgia, or New York City, the efforts of educators to structure reward systems are being met with support, skepticism and indignation. The programs use a variety of incentives such as cash or mp3 players as incentives to shape individua...

In this research, it is aimed to determine whether problem solving skills of 60-72month-old children attending a nursery school change as regards gender, birth order, the duration of nursery school attendance and the number of children in the family. The sample of 204 children consisting of 60-72 month-old children attending a nursery school are interviewed. Data is collected by means of the Pe...