Inquiries among teachers and pupils in Kaduna about truancy
found that parental illiteracy, pupils'
perceived irrelevance of school
curriculum and poor teacher-pupil
relationships were significantly
associated with truancy. However,
administration of punishment,
consultation with parents of disaffected pupils, and routine roll-
calls were the three main measures
that schools were taking to manage
the incidence of truancy. The
findings suggest implications for
policy and practice. The author is at
Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.
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