Abstract
Truancy is a serious problem, which impacts both schools and the society at large. The truancy problem has become one of the most troubling issues that school administrators face while attempting to reform education. The main purpose of this study was to develop a causal model to explain the truancy of senior high school students. This study used “Parental discipline”, “Self-control” and “Social network” as intervening variables to analyze how background variables affect the behavior of students’ truancy. This study analyzed the data from the database of “Center for Survey of Academia Sinica” by receiving responses to a questionnaire among 883 senior high school students in Taipei city. According to the research purpose, factor analysis, multiple regression and path analysis were adopted to analyze the research data. The results of this study showed: (1) Nearly 25 percent of the senior high school students had the experience of truancy during the past year. (2) Most of the intervening variables had negative and significant effects on students’ truancy. (3) The results of this study most supported the causal model of students’ truancy. Finally, according to the results, the researcher gave further relevant suggestions about managing schools with reference for the future studies. This study not only provided with the theoretical contribution, but also offers the practical application for both educational policy-making and school management.
| Keywords: | parental discipline; self-control; social network; truancy |
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