...SCHOOL AND WORK TARDINESS IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RURAL WISCONSIN by Barbara Lee Weade A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Training and Development Approved: 4 Semester Credits ________________________________________________ Dr. Joseph A. Benkowski, Research Advisor The Graduate College University of Wisconsin - Stout May, 2004 ii The Graduate College University of Wisconsin Stout Menomonie, WI 54751 ABSTRACT Weade (Writer)(Last Name) Barbara (First) L. (Middle Initial) SCHOOL AND WORK TARDINESS IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RURAL WISCONSIN Title Training & Development Dev (Graduate Program) Dr. Joseph Benkowski (Research Advisor) May 2004 (Month/Year) 80 (#Pgs) American Psychological Association, 5th edition Manual Style Businesses expect employees to arrive at the workplace with basic Asoft skills@ which include personal attributes like punctuality. The purpose of this research study was to examine the relationship between school and work tardiness in high school students in rural central Wisconsin. The literature review covered tardiness and absences in the work and school environment, school failure and its relationship to school tardiness and absenteeism, school interventions to change deviant behavior, students= insights about deviant school behavior, the home influence on school tardiness and absences, and the effect of work on school behavior and iii performance. The...
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