Gulfton Truancy Reduction Demonstration Project, Houston, TX

I try my best at school.
I skip (cut) classes during
school.
I skip (cut) the entire school day.
I feel I can go to my teacher(s)
with the things that I need to talk
about.*
How likely is it that you will start
working at a full-time job after
high school?*
If I had to move, I would miss the
neighborhood I now live in.
During the last 3 months, how
often did one of your parents
check your homework after it
was completed?
1 = always
5 = never
1 = always
5 = never
1 = always
5 = never
1 = always
5 = never
1 = definitely won’t
5 = definitely will
1 = strongly agree
4 = strongly disagree
1 = never
4 = very often
2.32 1.44 LeeTx students try their best
less than LeeComp students.
3.58 4.56 LeeTx students skip classes
more often than do LeeComp
students.
3.72 4.75 LeeTx students skip the whole
day more often than do
LeeComp students.
3.37 2.50 LeeTx students feel they can
talk to teachers less than do
LeeComp students.
3.84 3.20 LeeTx students perceive it to
be more likely they will be
working at a full-time job than
do LeeComp students.
1.79 2.56 LeeTx students would miss
their neighborhood more than
would LeeComp students.
1.84 2.63 LeeTx students’ parents check
their homework less often than
do LeeComp students’ parents.
*For asterisked items, p < .10; for all other items, p < .05
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