Abstract Attendance is an important factor in school success among children and youth. Studies show that better attendance is related to higher academic achievement for students as compared to those who are always absent in their classes. Absenteeism particularly in a chronic and habitual extent is considered as one of the hindrances to successful and effective schooling of the learners that indicates low academic performance and achievements. This Descriptive-Survey study determined primarily the functions to describe the selected students-absentees from grade eleven to grade twelve of Baungon National High School-Danatag Annex. The study was focused on the senior high school participants who were frequently absent from their classes including their perceptions, conditions, experiences and level of competencies and other attributes. Data was treated using descriptive and statistical (frequency count, percentage and weighted mean).Results revealed that majority of the student-absentees were males. Youth labor, financial problems and poverty-related problems of the family were the two leading factors or causes that led to students’ chronic absenteeism. Also, the numbers of absentees were reduced after the implementation of the HRP approach. Thus, the HRP approach was effective in addressing problems on students’ absenteeism. We look at the role of parents, educators, schools, government and institutions policy, develop and implement projects, programs, innovations involving various developmental aspects that appeal to learners’ interest and motivation, and organize a specialized working committee composed of faculty members and parents tasked to assess the level of school and to monitor the cases of absenteeism.

1. SUSAN I. LABADAN
TEACHER – II
BAUNGON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL-DANATAG ANNEX,
BAUNGON, BUKIDNON

2. Context and Rationale
Absenteeism particularly in a chronic and
habitual extent is one of the hindrances to
successful and effective schooling of the
learners
It indicates:
● low academic
performance/achievement
● learners insufficient knowledge
that they need to acquire every day
in view of these, conducting a study about
the information of the extent of
absenteeism among the SHS students of
Baungon NHS-Danatag Annex will serve as
basis for the implementation so-called
HRP Project to evaluate and analyse the
level of effectiveness of these three
practices as interventions to address the
problems on the students’ absenteeism
rate.

3. Innovation, Intervention and Strategy
HRP
Aims to conduct personal visits
in household of students
involved in absenteeism and also
help to identify the possible
family-related problem or factors
causing students habitually
absent in school
Aims to motivate and
encourage students to be
consistently present in
class by giving reward or
recognition
Will serve to orient, inform and educate
the parent about the need for their
children to attain regular and consistent
class attendance and possible academic
consequences of poor class attendance.

4. To determine the extent of absenteeism among the Senior
High School students of Baungon National High School-
Danatag Annex as basis for the implementation of the
HRP Project or home visitation, reward approach and
parent-teacher conference or dialogues as interventions.
Research Questions

5. SPECIFIC
OBJECTIVES
This research study sought to:
to determine the extent of absenteeism among the SHS students of
Baungon NHS-Danatag Annex in terms of the number of female and
male students absentees.
To identify the causes of students chronic absenteeism.
to evaluate on how effective is the HRP Project as intervention
addresses the problems on students absenteeism.

6. Action Research Method
Participants Data Gathering Data Analysis
G-11 and G12 SHS
Selected
Students-
Absentees
Daily Attendance Report
of Learners For Senior
High School (SF2-SHS)
Descriptive Statistics
(frequency count)
(percentage)
(weighted mean)
Survey Questionnaire

7. Results and Discussion
Table 1
Number of absentees Before the HRP Approach

8. Results and Discussion
Table 2
Causes of Students Chronic Absenteeism
5-always
4-often
3-sometimes
2-seldom
1-never
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
5
4.12
4.45 4.3
5
4.1
4.57
3.14
4.46
Weighted Mean

9. Results and Discussion
Table 3
Number of absentees After the HRP Approach
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
male female total
frequency
percentage
Column1
13
81.2
3
18.7
16
100

10. Summary of Findings
1.Most of the student-absentees were males.
2.Youth labor and financial problems and
poverty-related problems of the family were the
two leading factors or causes that lead to
students’ chronic absenteeism with the highest
mean of 5, interpreted as always..
3. The number of absentees was reduced from
30 to the present 16 student-absentees after
the implementation of the HRP approach and
Also, the frequency decrease were 8 for the
males and 6 for the females having a total of 14
number of frequency decrease.

11. Conclusion
Thus, most of the student-absentees were males, Youth labor
and financial problems and poverty-related problems of the
family were the two leading factors or causes that lead to
students’ chronic absenteeism and The number of absentees
was reduced after the implementation of the HRP approach.
Therefore, the HRP approach was effective in addressing
problems on students’ absenteeism.

12. Recommendations
1. The school should
organize a specialized
working committee
composed of faculty
members and parents
tasked to assess the level
of school attendance of the
students especially on
males and to monitor their
cases of absenteeism.
2. Schools need to
develop and implement
projects, programs and
innovations involving
various developmental
aspects that appeal to
learners’ interest and
motivation especially on
males.
3. Government Agencies
like DOLE should have
stronger financial support
for programs supporting
withdrawal of child
laborers from hazardous
work and improved
inclusive enforcement of
anti-child labor laws at the
national and local levels.

13. Recommendations
4.Parents should
understand the
value of the study
and they should not
pamper their
children for not
attending the
school.
5.Parents, always guide
and motivate their
children/ students to
come to class regularly
because of the negative
effects of absenteeism
to both school and their
performance.
6. Advisers and
guidance counselor-
designate need to
identify at-risk
students based on their
absenteeism as early
as possible and
provide intervention to
prevent more
absences.

14. Recommendations
7.Based on the HRP approach having a more
positive result it should be implemented at
least three consecutive follow-up home
visitations, reward approach and parent-
teacher conference as intervention..

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