FAMILY-MOTIVATED TRUANCY

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.