The nature of truancy and the life world of truants in secondary schools

Moseki, Monkie Muriel

dc.contributor.advisor	Pienaar, G.E. (Dr.)	en
dc.contributor.author	Moseki, Monkie Muriel	en
dc.date.accessioned	2009-08-25T10:52:44Z
dc.date.available	2009-08-25T10:52:44Z
dc.date.issued	2009-08-25T10:52:44Z
dc.date.submitted	2004-06-30	en
dc.identifier.citation	Moseki, Monkie Muriel (2009) The nature of truancy and the life world of truants in secondary schools, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1414>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1414
dc.description.abstract	Truancy is one of the problems that exist in schools and affect learners' performance. The aim of the current study was to determine how truancy manifests and also to explore the life world of truants in secondary schools. From the literature review, the two types of truancy, namely blanket truancy and post-registration truancy were described. Various programmes and approaches used in truancy intervention were explored. An empirical investigation was undertaken with a sample of 758 Grade 10 learners from three secondary schools. The results indicated that significantly more males than females engaged in truancy. There is also a significant dependency between learning problems and truancy. The results of the study were analysed and recommendations for intervention and for further study were made.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 125 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Whole-school development	en
dc.subject	Anti-social behaviour	en
dc.subject	Cognitive style	en
dc.subject	School phobia	en
dc.subject	Post-registration truancy	en
dc.subject	Bullying	en
dc.subject	Blanket truancy	en
dc.subject	Parental involvement	en
dc.subject	Truancy	en
dc.subject.ddc	373.12950968
dc.subject.lcsh	High school attendance -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	High school students -- South Africa -- Attitudes
dc.subject.lcsh	School phobia -- South Africa
dc.subject.lcsh	Education, Secondary -- Parent participation -- South Africa
dc.title	The nature of truancy and the life world of truants in secondary schools	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Educational Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.Ed. (Guidance and Counseling)	en