Studentsplayingtruantappearstobeacommonphenomenonininstitutionsofhigherlearninginthiscentury.Althoughmostcollegesanduniversitieshavestrictregulationsforbiddingtruancy,theseregulationsoftenprovelessthaneffective.Tounderstandwhatluresstudentstoplaytruantdespitepossiblepunishmentandtosearchforasolutiontotheproblem,ananalysisofthecausesbehindthisphenomenonhasbeenattempted.
Anumberofstudentsplaytruantintentionally.Aftercarefulconsideration,theydecidetostayawayfromcoursesthattheyfindoutdatedincontent,dullinteachingmaterial,andimpracticalintheory.
Coursesthatarecloselyrelatedtothestudents’specialfieldsmayalsofailtoinspireenthusiasmandattractstudentstotheclassroom.Ifweregardthesereasonsas“legitimate”,wewillnonethelessfindillegitimateones.Aconsiderablenumberofstudents,whovaluemoneyand“experience”aboveknowledge,workonpart-timejobswhentheyshouldbeattendingclasses.
Thisisespeciallywidespreadamongthosefourth-yearstudentswhoareanxioustofindasatisfyingjob.Othersplaytruantunintentionally.Theyare,orrather,believetheyareobligedtodoso.Manystudentshavethehabitofstayinguplateandsleepinglate.Asaresult,theymissthemorningclasses.Anumberofstudentsamongthisgroupcomplainthatsincemorningexercisesat6:30robthemoftheirearly-morningsweetdreams,theyaresoexhaustedandsleepyatclasstimethattheygobacktocatchupontheirsleep.Then,thereare“studentleaders”whoareoccupiedwithStudentsUnionactivitiesandotherevents.There“leaders”areusuallysofullyoccupiedthattheycanbarelyspareanytimeorenergyfortheirstudyanddeterminethattheyhavenootherchoicethantoskipseveralclasseseveryweek.