Parental Background And Learners’ Class Skipping In Calabar South Local Government Area Of Cross River State

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate parental background and learners’ class skipping in public primary schools in Calabar South Local Government area of Cross River State, Nigeria. To guide the study, three research questions were posed and three null hypotheses were formulated. The instrument tagged “Parental Background and learners’ Class Skipping Questionnaire (PBLCSQ)” was used to collect data. The research adopted the correlational design while simple random sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 300 pupils for the study. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Analysis and Independent t-test analysis techniques were used to test the hypotheses. All hypotheses were tested at .05 level of significance. Statistical analyses of data showed that parental friends, health and income issues significantly influenced learners’ class skipping in public primary schools in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Hence, it was recommended that the learners and parents should be thoroughly informed about the school policy from time to time that leaving the school without permission may lead to suspension or expulsion of their wards from school.