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ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF TRUANCY ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BUEA CAMEROON

Project Details

Department
EDUCATION
Project ID
EDU00415
Price
10000XAF
International: $40
No of pages
85
Instruments/method
QUANTITATIVE
Reference
REGRESSION
Analytical tool
YES
Format
 MS word & PDF
Chapters
1-5

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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 Buea. Personal interview as conducted with teachers and students. About 150 students and 15 teachers were interviewed. Five hypotheses are stated in this research two of them are rejected while three are accepted. The hypothesis stated are: (1) There is no significant relationship between the attitude of truants and non-truants to schooling (2) There is no significant relationship between the academic performance of truants and non-truants (3) There is no significant relationship between influence of gender on truants and non-truants. (4) there is no significant relationship between the parents of truants and non-truants. (5) There is no significant relationship between influence of teachers on truants and non-truants. Recommendations are made at the end of the research. These could be useful in eradicating truancy among senior secondary students of Buea.

  • Research Questions
  1. Why do students practice truancy in secondary school?
  2. What are the effects of truancy on the academic performance of students in secondary school
  3. What role can the parents, school and environment play to prevent truancy in schools?
  4. Suggest means and methods that could be adopted to eradicate truancy in secondary schools.
  • Research Hypotheses

Based on the research questions the following hypothesis will be verified.

  1. There is no significant relationship between the attitude of truants and non-truants to schooling
  2. There is no significant relationship between the academic performance of truants and non-truants
  • There is no significant relationship between the influence of gender on truants and non – truants.
  1. There is no significant relationship between the parents of truants and non-truants
  2. There is no significant relationship between influence of teachers on truants and non-truants   

 

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