Factors that Cause Absenteeism among the Students of Constancio E. Aure Sr. National High School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Studies show that better attendance is related to higher academic achievement for students of all backgrounds, but particularly for children with lower socio-economic status. Absenteeism is a habitual pattern of absence from a duty or obligation without good reason. Traditionally, absenteeism has been viewed as an indicator of poor individual performance; it was seen as a management problem, and framed in economic or quasi-economic terms.

METHODS

The study will use descriptive survey design to describe the issues and eventual gaps and problems related to the topic. The respondents to this study were the students from grade-7 to grade-10 with severe cases of absenteeism within the school year.

RESULTS

The data shows that most of the possible factors are "Community, Health, School and Family".

DISCUSSIONS

The survey shows that most of the possible factors affecting student's attendance to school have a great significance in their studies, in terms of "Community" (35.2%), the respondents affirmed that their "peers" have something to do with their attendance; while (45%) of them consider the "poor transportation" from their areas going to school; and when it comes to "school" factor most of the respondents highlighted the "lack of facilities" (59.6%); and "attitude of the teachers" and in terms of the "family" one of the noticeable reason or factor affecting their attendance in the school was "the learners working with their parents" with a collective percentage of (42.3%); and one of the alarming factors was "the parent asking them to be absent" for some reasons (28.2%).