Title:
PREVALENCE, CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF TRUANCY AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDIES: A CASE STUDY OF ESE ODO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Authors:
SOETAN Margaret Kehinde Ph. D, ADEMIKANRA, Adedayo O. and EKUASEMI Imelejupatei Blessing.

Abstract:
This study investigated the prevalence, causes, and effects of truancy among secondary school students. A survey research design was used for the study. The population comprised all secondary school teachers in Ese-Odo Local Area of Ondo State, Nigeria. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select one hundred teachers from three rural schools and three urban schools. Three research questions and three hypotheses were raised for the study. A questionnaire on prevalence, causes and effects of truancy among secondary school students was used as an instrument to collect data. Mean, rank order and t-test statistics were used to analyse the data. Results of the study showed that there is prevalence of truancy among secondary school students, causes and effects of truancy were also revealed. It was found that there is no significant difference in the prevalence, causes and effects of truancy between rural and urban secondary school students. Based on this finding, recommendations on collaborative efforts among government, school, teachers and parents to reduce truancy to the barest minimum were made.

Keywords:
Education, Truancy and Absenteeism.

DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37500/IJESSR.2024.7303

Date of Publication: 23-05-2024