Identifying students of concern. Primary school teachers’ reflections on assessing students’ general school functioning based on the concept of typicality
By understanding more of how teachers reason when assessing students' general school functioning, we can aid their efforts to identify students of concern. Poor school functioning is related to school absenteeism, and teachers are front-line professionals to observe early warning signs based on their understanding of whether a student's behavior lies within or outside the range of typical functioning.
Authors
- Simon‐Peter Neumer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4370-8159)
- Frode Adolfsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1531-709X)
- Elisabeth Valmyr Bania (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4708-489X)
- Solveig Holen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4976-4717)
- Jo Magne Ingul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5506-9238)
- Stine Ekornes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7694-7979)
Institutions
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1601780
- Primary Topic
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00