Predictors of Absenteeism in Post-Pandemic Ohio High Schools: A Statewide Youth Participatory Action Research Study (Poster 3)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Friday 9:50 a.m.
  In Poster Session: Action Research SIG Poster Session: Toward a Critical Pedagogy and Ohio YPAR (Youth Participatory Action Research) for Change

Abstract

This study is part of a larger youth participatory action research (YPAR) initiative involving about 50 students around Ohio aimed at reducing barriers to school attendance. The purpose is to understand predictors of absenteeism in post-pandemic high schools. Analyses of nearly 3,000 survey responses the team collected from students statewide found that students of color, students with disabilities, low-SES students, and students who have to travel long distances to school and take public transportation miss school more often; and when students are engaged in classes that match their learning styles and in the broader school community they are less often absent. Our YPAR team is pursuing change through an ongoing series of meetings with stakeholders and decision-makers around Ohio.

Authors

• Adam Voight, Cleveland State University

• Keith M. Bell, The Ohio State University

• Nandi Grant, Euclid High School

• Florin Socol-Boeriu, Brooklyn City School District

• Xiaona Jin, Cleveland State University