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FAMILY‐MOTIVATED TRUANCY
Author(s) -
Amatu Henry I.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598108247408
Subject(s) - truancy , psychology , humanities , population , developmental psychology , sociology , demography , criminology , art
This study explores some determinants of truancy behavior among Nigerian primary school pupils. Comparing a sample of 100 truant pupils with a control group of non‐truants drawn from the same population, the results of the study led to the following conclusions: the degree of domestic responsibilities determines to a significant extent pupils' school‐attending behavior; truancy is a “disease of the poor”; truancy and academic success are mutually exclusive.