Abstract:
Students’ absenteeism and lateness has been one of the major factors of poor academic
success especially at the second cycle level. In an effort to contribute to addressing this
menace, the study sought to examine the causes and effects of absenteeism and lateness
on the academic performance of students in the Huni Valley Senior High School. In
particular, the study aimed at identifying the major causes of absenteeism and lateness
among the students of Huni Valley Senior High School, examining the effects of
absenteeism and lateness on the academic performance of the students and developing
measures to mitigate the incidence of students’ absenteeism and lateness. The study
adopted a case study design with a sample size of 100 respondents. Quota and convenient
sampling were employed in selecting respondents. Questionnaire was the instrument for
data collection and the field data were analyzed using SPSS and MS Excel. Among the
major finding were that sickness, accompanying parents to farm, nursing younger
siblings in the absence of the mothers and the fear of punishment were the prime causes
of absenteeism in the school. Based on the findings, it is recommended among others
that, students should learn to wake up early to avoid lateness; teacher should explore
innovative way of dealing with students offences such as counseling rather than the
conventional corporal punishment which scare students from school.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Educational Studies, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, University of
Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the
of Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
