Major Problems Contributing To Students Absenteeism In Secondary School Of Zone One Afar Region

The objective this study was to assess the major problems to student’s absenteeism inrngovernment general secondary schools in zone one afar region. More specifically, the researchrndetermined the current problems of students’ absenteeism in the study areas, identify the majorrnproblems influencing student’s absenteeism, and gauge the effects of absences on academicrnperformance of students. The study was a descriptive survey research design wherernquestionnaires, interviews, focused-group discussion and document analysis were used to collectrnboth qualitative and quantitative data. Systematic random sampling method was employed tornselect the sample schools. While simple random sampling technique was used to select samplernstudents, teacher, PTAs. Student’s parents, principal werda experts the researcher also used torna systematic random sampling of the population and then determined 130 samples of students.rnData were both primary and secondary sources using questionnaire, FGD, interview andrndocument analysis. The major problems of the study were personal factors, family factors, schoolrnfactors, recreational factors and individual factors. The major effects that respondents identifiedrnwere poor academic performance, wastage of learning time, poor class and school performance,rndropping out of school, poverty to the individual and family in future, involvement withrndelinquent behaviour, family instability, social maladjustment and insecurity in the family.rnFinally, recommendations have been forwarded and further studies have been recommended.

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