INVESTIGATING THE CAUSES OF TRUANCY IN MALE STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN DISTRICT MANDI BHAUDDIN

Abstract

This study investigates the causes of truancy in male students at secondary school level. The main objective was to find out different factors that cause truancy among students at secondary school level. The factors investigated are related to family, teachers, school environment, peers from particular context in Pakistan. A sample of 250 male teachers of the secondary school level were the sample to collect data randomly about the factors that leads towards secondary school students’ truancy. The sample of male teachers of secondary school level was selected from 20 Government high schools. The study was descriptive and an adapted questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection based on five-point Likert’s scale. Statistical Package for Social Sciences used to analyze data. The findings with family background factors were more influential factors related to the students’ truancy. Also, factors like students, peers and teachers were found contributory towards truancy of students. The emerging findings were about school environment factors caused truancy of students. Thus, prominent recommendations were about provisions of facilitated and friendly environment in home & school to be ensured.