IMPACT OF TRUANCY ON SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN KATSINA ZONAL EDUCATION QUALITY ASSURANCE
Abstract
The purpose of this research is to find out the causes of truancy among senior secondary students; its implication on academic performance of the students and the role of counselling in eradicating it. The study is limited to three secondary schools in Katsina zonal education quality assurance. Personal interview as conducted with teachers and students. About I 50 students and 15 teachers were interviewed. Four hypotheses are stated in this research while four of them are accepted. The hypothesis stated are: (1) There is no significant relationship between the causes of truancy and students' academic performance in senior secondary schools. (2): There is no significant relationship between impact of truancy and students' academic perfonnance in senior secondary school. (3): There is no significant relationship between Parents, schools, society, and community involvement on influence of truancy and its effect on students' academic performance in senior secondary school. (4). There are no effective solutions or mitigation measures to reduce the impact of truancy on students' academic perfonnance in senior secondary schools. . Recommendations are made at the end of the research. These could be useful in eradicating truancy among senior secondary students of Katsina under zonal education quality assurance.
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