The causes and consequences of late coming by students of GGSS, Barnawa, Kaduna, Nigeria

Scholarly Research Paper from the year 2009 in the subject Pedagogy - School System, Educational and School Politics, grade: 72.00, , course: Education, language: English, abstract: In Nigeria, more than in many other country is education, most necessary and suited
as an effective instrument for National Development. This is because, Nigeria, being
an African country, previously colonized by the British, and a third world country, is
still bedeviled with political, social and economic problems which can be resolved
only through sound education. Nigeria's situation is further compounded by its
multilingual and multiethnic situation which calls for an astute sensitivity as well as
precarious balancing which is possible only by virtue of sound minds obtained from
sound education.
The Nigerian National Policy on Education, a document first published in 1977 is the
foundational document on any aspect or issues relating to education in Nigeria. The
document specifies "Government's way of realizing those parts of the national goals
which can be achieved using education as a tool." (P.6)
Lateness to school by pupils is one of the observable problems bedeviling the
education system in Nigeria. Lateness to school relates simply to the failure to be
present at appropriate times for school activities/lesson - leading to certain
deficiencies in the attainment of the goals and objectives of the institution. The
subject of lateness to school, though not specifically mentioned in the National Policy
on Education, may however be related to ascertain elements in every aspects of the
policy. For example, the principles of 'harmony' and 'equality' mentioned in the
overall philosophy of Nigeria (P.6 paragraph. 2a) may be fundamentally derailed by
lateness of pupils to school. A pupil who was not in the school during morning
assembly may miss out on some important information and may thus be subject to
some acts that could cause disharmony in the institution. Also, where a pupil is
punis