among students are associated with student absenteeism. Schools that promote participation of students, teachers and parents … (TALIS) reports having more than 10% of potentially disruptive students with behaviour problems in their classes. Teachers … with more than one in ten students with behaviour problems spend almost twice as much time keeping order in the classroom …

. Moreover, schools with high proportion of socio-economically disadvantaged students face greater shortages in terms of key … resources in many countries. This further exacerbates the already-challenging circumstances for teachers and students. …