Educational Management for Pupils with Absenteeism Behaviour Disorders
1Zulaihat Lawal Bagiwa and 2Yusuf Hussaini
1Department of Education Kampala International University Uganda
2Department of Special Education, Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, Katsina
ABSTRACT
Problems affecting students’ academic performance in Nigeria include absenteeism which is one of the behavior pupils exhibited that deviate from the social norms of the school. It caused serious problems to the smooth running of the school system, for the progress of the pupils and also the overall education program. There are a lot of effects of absenteeism on the child and society in general. This paper identifies the concept, types, causes, educational management, effects and possible solutions of absenteeism. However, anomie theory which shows the relationship between absenteeism and academic performance were also discussed therein.
Keywords: Education, Management, Pupils, Absenteeism and Behaviour disorders
CITE AS: Zulaihat Lawal Bagiwa and Yusuf Hussaini (2025). Educational Management for Pupils with Absenteeism Behaviour Disorders. IAA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 11(1):23-26. https://doi.org/10.59298/IAAJSS/2025/111.232600000