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CAUSES OF PUPILS’ TRUANCY IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS AND ITS
EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATION
ABSTRACT
This research work was carried out to find out the causes of
pupils’ truancy in primary schools and its educational implications for pupils
in Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State. To achieve this purpose,
four (4) research questions were raised:
Is there any difference in punctuality between pupils from
good home background and those from poor home background?
Does the attitude of teachers towards pupils contribute to
truancy in pupils?
Is there any difference in behavior between children in good
peer group and those in bad peer-group?
Do pupils from ill-equipped schools play more truancy than
those from well equipped schools?
The population of this study was taken from five primary
schools in Esan South-East Local Government Area. The sampling of the five
primary schools was done using random sampling technique. The instrument used
to collect data was the questionnaire. Analysis of data collected was carried
out using simple percentage and mean scores.
Recommendations were made based on the results from the
analysis. If the recommendations are considered and implemented by teachers,
parents and educational administrators, it would help to solve the problems of
truancy, lateness and absenteeism in primary schools.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of Problem 4
Research Questions 5
Purpose of Study 6
Significance of the Study 6
Scope/Delimitation of the Study 7
Assumption 7
Limitation of the Study 8
Definition of Terms 9
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Concept of Truancy 11
Concept of Lateness 20
Concept of Absenteeism 23
The Home 29
The Peer Group 31
The School 33
The Society 35
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research Design 37
Population 38
Sample and Sampling Techniques 38
Research Instrument 39
Validity and Reliability of the Instrument 39
Administration of the Instrument 40
Method of Data Analysis 40
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF
RESULTS
Research Question 1 43
Research Question 2 44
Research Question 3 45
Research Question 4 46
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION, RECOMMENDATIONS
AND SUGGESTION
Summary 48
Findings 49
Conclusion 49
Recommendations 51
Suggestion for Further Research 53
References 54
Appendix 58
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study
The attention and the feelings of school heads, classroom
teachers, parents/guidance, educational administrators, the governments and
National Universities Commission (NUC) have been drawn towards the irregular
school attendance coupled with continuous poor academic performance of
secondary school students.
A major problem facing primary schools is that of irregular
school attendance and continuous poor academic performance of primary school
pupils. In the United States, each state and District of Columbia have enacted
compulsory school attendance laws that date from the earliest adoption in
Massachusetts in 1852 to the latest in Alaska in 1929. Students who choose not
to attend school regularly are in violation of the law and are, therefore, the
focus of many public school systems.
The question now is, is irregular school attendance the
violent destruction of academic performance?
Irregular school attendance is regarded by Psychologists and
Psychiatrists as a sign of disturbance in students. The assumption is that
assessment should be given to the students by professionals.
Truancy will be viewed from sociological perspectives. Here
it is based on individual response to occurrences in the school or society.
There is no really specific definition of truancy. Truancy,
according to Oxford Dictionary “is the practice of staying away from school
without permission. A child who absents himself from school without good reason
is playing truant. Some writers see truancy as all absentees irrespective of
their reasons.
According to Manroe (1998) “the pupil who plays truancy is
generally difficult, anxious and highly sensitive person who need to escape
from reality. He also has a low status in class and has difficulties in dealing
with other people there. He wanders away from these difficulties and in at
least half the cases drifts into delinquency”.
Marklund (2002) “the typical persistent truant is unhappy at
home, unpopular at school and unsuccessful in his class work. He is rarely an
articulate critic of contemporary society and its educational values. He is
usually a child failing to cope satisfactory with his difficulties and in need
of help”. Healy (1995) regards truancy as the kindergarten of crime. Truancy is
regarded by psychiatrists as anti-social behavior.
Recently, there was Easter holiday which started from Friday,
22nd and end on Monday, 25th March, 2008 which students are expected to resume
the next day which is on Tuesday, 26th March, 2008, but some of the students
refuse to resume at that day of resumption (A case study in the University of
Benin). This attitude is seen by some of the students as carry over from
primary and secondary schools, as it is peculiar with the secondary schools at
the beginning of every new term or some days of resumption after any public
holiday.
Truancy in primary schools is not only peculiar to schools in
Edo state but also all over Nigeria and outside Nigeria. Truancy is currently
top of the government’s list of educational issues to be addressed (“Ken Reid,
Swansea Institute of Higher Education, U.K). Truancy is applicable to difficult
situation but here if focus on irregular school attendance and continues poor
academic performances.
Statement of Problem
Different pupils have their peculiar problems and should be
considered on individual bases and help should be given that suits their
particular circumstances. This has been their overall approach to help late
comers, truants and absentees. Upon this background the researchers intends to
find out the causes of truancy among primary school pupils and its educational
implications with the view of providing useful suggestion to eradicate the
social threats caused by these problems in the system.
Research Questions
To investigate this research study, the following specific
questions were raised:
Is there any difference in punctuality between pupils from
good home background and those from poor home background?
Does the attitude of teachers towards pupils contribute to
truancy in pupils?
Is there any difference in behavior between children in good
peer group and those in bad peer-group?
Do pupils from ill-equipped schools play more truancy than
those from well equipped schools?
Purpose of Study
The purpose of this research is:
To examine the rate of lateness, truancy and absenteeism in
secondary schools.
To investigate the causes of truancy in primary schools.
To investigate the effect of truancy on the academic
performance of students.
To find out solutions to control lateness, truancy and
absenteeism.
Significance of the Study
The significance of this research are:
To provide solutions which can assist educators, parents,
educational support services and the government to improve educational system
and reduce the rate of drop out, improve better performance in the primary
schools.
To assist parents to make decisions that will be useful to
improve the child performance in the school and society.
To assist the pupils by providing solution to their peculiar
problem.
This will help to improve the educational achievements of the
new generation of our society, especially in Esan South-East Local Government
Area of Edo State.
Scope/Delimitation of the Study
The study covers some selected primary schools in Esan
South-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
Assumption
There are assumptions that regular school attendance is the
first step to attain higher – intelligence and success in Education. Truants
are always dull in class and outside school and some of them perform poorly in
their class test and exams.
This research is based on the following assumptions:
Lack of encouragement from parents causes truancy.
Too much freedom given to the students by their parents
causes truancy.
Lack of interest in school activities e.g. labour causes
truancy.
Lack of encouragement from teachers and school heads causes
truancy.
Lack of god relationship between teachers and pupils causes
truancy.
The location of the school if too far from home could cause
truancy.
The kind of peer group of the child could cause truancy.
Lack of educational facilities in schools causes truancy.
Limitations of the Study
The following limitation could have implication on the
findings.
Financial problem may slower the collection and communication
between the researcher and the clientele.
The major limitation to this research is time factor.
The number of questionnaires used.
I hope that these limitations should not have effect on the
findings.
Definition of Terms
Clientele: All the clients of an organization.
Delinquency: Bad or criminal behavior.
Deviant: Different from what most people consider to be
normal and acceptable.
Neurotic: Not behaving in a reasonable, calm way, because you
are worried about something.
Phobia: A strong unreasonable fear or hatred of something.
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