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The effects of Cognitive Behaviour and Social Learning Therapies in Ameliorating Truancy Among Public Senior Secondary School Students in Lagos State, Nigeria
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The study examined the effect of social learning and cognitive behaviour therapies in the reduction of truancy among public senior school students in Lagos State, Nigeria. 130 students participated in the study. Quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test control group research design was adopted. The Truancy Questionnaire (TQ) was used to gather relevant data. The reliability coefficient obtained using test-retest reliability was 0.62. Two research questions were raised and corresponding hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Mean, standard deviation and Analysis of Covariance Statistics (ANCOVA) were used to test the hypotheses. The investigation revealed that there is significant difference in the post-test scores on emotional disposition and truancy rate among participants exposed to Social Learning and Cognitive Behaviour therapies, while the participants in the control group reported no significant difference. Both counselling strategies were effective in ameliorating the truancy among the senior secondary school students. The study recommended social learning and cognitive behaviour therapies in the reduction of truancy among the students.
