Support for Junior High School Students with Truancy Tendencies through Support Meetings with the Participation of the Students themselves

Abstract

This study examined the effectiveness of support meetings with the participation of the students themselves, who tend to be absent from school, in improving their maladjustment by respecting their own independence. Of the eight students who participated in the meetings, six showed improvement in school attendance rate, rate of time spent in school, and time spent in the infirmary. These results suggested that the support meeting with the participation of the students themselves can help students who have difficulties in adjusting to school.