Targeting students with high risk of developing non-attendance in upper secondary education. The intervention aims at screening students with high non-school attendance in lower secondary education, identifying the underlying reasons for their absence and establishing early help and follow up through a personalized school monitoring program, through the first year in upper secondary education. Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Target students are identified by having 12 percent or more absence from the last year in lower secondary education. The students will be randomized at school level. The randomization into treatment a
Sponsors
The Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education (NIFU)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study will recruit from first semester students (15 to 16 years of age) from 44 upper secondary schools (about 14 000 students), in three counties in northern Norway (Nordland, Troms and Finnmark). Youth who score above cutoff 12 % on prior absence in 10th grade (gathered from official school registered data) will receive specific follow up from the intervention schools, and similar comparison group in the control schools
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Students who do not voluntarily accept the treatment will be excluded at the individual level. However, their school non-attendance and school completion will be followed on a individual level and they will be included in the overall non-attendance at the school and class level
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Absenteeism: If the treatment schools and the students receiving the intervention (Reducing absence model) have significantly lower non-school attendance first year in upper secondary education, compared to the control schools and students at risk that do not receive the treatment at the control schools. Measured through registered data from Statistics Norway. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Special needs and course completion, reported from teachers and self-report at baseline 2. Autonomy and social support, measured from self-report at baseline 3. School completion, measured through registered data from Statistics Norway at 36 months | — |
Countries
Norway
Outcome results
None listed