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TRUANCY BEHAVIOUR: IMPLICATIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS AMONG OUT-OFSCHOOL CHILDREN IN KADUNA STATE

Jamila ISAH1*, Haruna MUHAMMAD1
1 Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
* Corresponding author: Jamilasah2016@gmail.com
Published: Dec, 2025
Pages: 64-71
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Abstract

Truancy is the deliberate avoidance of school without a valid justification. It is a prevalent issue amongsecondary school students in Nigeria. It is a major challenge facing the educational system, affecting students'academic performance, school discipline, and overall national development. The truancy problem hasmanifested in different forms. Some students deliberately refuse to attend the full days of school, somestudents may attend school but run away after break, while some students arrive at school after break.Likewise, some students attend school and stay in class for lessons that they have an interest in, butinternationally refuse to stay in class for lessons that they do not have an interest in due to the teacher’s hostileattitude or hatred of the subject. Also, some students attend school but do not go to their classes at all.Therefore, this paper explains the concept of truancy, causes, types, implications and psychologicalinterventions for students with truancy. Lastly, the conclusion and recommendations were provided.

Keywords

Truancy Behaviour Implications Psychological Interventions secondary school students

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How to Cite

ISAH, J., & MUHAMMAD, H. (2025). TRUANCY BEHAVIOUR: IMPLICATIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS AMONG OUT-OFSCHOOL CHILDREN IN KADUNA STATE. Journal of Educational Research and Development, 20(2), 64-71.

J. ISAH, and H. MUHAMMAD, "TRUANCY BEHAVIOUR: IMPLICATIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS AMONG OUT-OFSCHOOL CHILDREN IN KADUNA STATE," Journal of Educational Research and Development, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 64-71, December 2025.

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