Abstract
The review of the relevant literature revealed that the issue of absenteeism among secondary school students was not related to the present age and to some particular area but since ages ago and wide in limits. The researchers intended to explore the factors of absenteeism and to find some way out to the path of improvement. For this purpose, a mixed methods research was designed. To deeply and comprehensively view the problem both quantitative and qualitative research methods were adopted. The sample comprised of all the immediate stakeholders of the problem: Students, Teachers, Heads, and Parents. In quantitative a close ended questionnaire was developed to collect data from students. Data thus collected was entered and analyzed in the SPSS version 20.0. Descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used to analyze the data. Interviews from parents, teachers, and head teachers were transcribed after recording with the prior permission. Transcriptions were analyzed through Thematic Description Approach under qualitative methods. The results revealed significant factors of the phenomenon. It was delimited to the public sector secondary schools of Lahore city only, but the findings can be generalized all over the province, because of the many similarities in our educational system (examination, large scale assessment and resources).

Abdul Qayyum Ch. , Nauman A. Abdullah, Majida Khatoon. (2017) Factors Causing Absenteeism Among The Students Of Secondary Level Schools, Journal of the Punjab University Historical Society, Volume 30, Issue 1.
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