Understanding School Refusal

TL;DR: This article explored parents' perspectives on the role of school factors in school refusal and found that students who are prone to school refusal need more predictability and more teachers' support than they sometimes get in school.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the problem of unauthorized absence from school, commonly labelled truancy, absenteeism, and dropout, which has been increasingly noted in recent years by the National Agency for Education, county cou...

TL;DR: The notion of social pedagogy as practice refers to actions on the part of adults to promote the personal development, social education and general well-being of the child alongside or in place of parents in a range of educational and social care settings as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of significant absence from primary school on peer relationships was studied and the question as to whether poor attendance is a result or a cause of having fewer friends is discussed and consideration is given to intervention issues.

TL;DR: Assessment and management of school refusal require a collaborative approach that includes the family physician, school staff, parents, and a mental health professional.

TL;DR: The outcome of school phobia after age 30 years was studied with the hypothesis that schoolphobia cases would have persisting psychiatric problems, but would function better than nonschool refusal psychiatric patients.

TL;DR: A discussion of the historical context and common strategies for treating the problem of school refusal in youth can be found in this paper, which offers an empirically-based approach, designed to help clinicians to weigh multiple symptoms and generate a focus on the factors that are maintaining the behaviour.