An Investigation of Absenteeism On Academic Performance of Students in Secondary Schools, A Case Study Kaptoyoy Sub-County, Kween District, Uganda

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DEC LARA TI ON ..................................................................... ............................... ....... ............. 2

APPROVAL ....................... ....................................................................................................... 3

DEDICATION ................................................................... : ...................................................... 4

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ....................................... : ......................... ...................................... 5

ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................... : ...................... ........................ 6

CHAPTER ONE ......... ... ... ............... .............................................. ........ .............. ....................... 9

INTRODUCTION ...... ... ... .......... ..... ............. ................................................. ............................. 9

1.0 1ntroduction .................................................. , ................................................................ 9

1.1 ·. B~ckgro und ....................................... : ........................................................................... 9

1.2 Statement of the Problem ........................................................................................... 13

1.3 Objectives of the Study ........ ." ......... .. ........................................................................... 14

1.3.1 Gene..al Objective .... ........................................................................................... 14

1.3.2 Specific Objectives .............................................................................................. 14

1.4 Research Questions ............................................................ ................................ ......... 14

1.5 Scope ..................................................................................................... .......... ............. l4

1.5.1 Geographica l scope ........................................................................................... .. l4

1.5.2 Ti1ne fran1e .......................................................................................................... 14

CHAPTER TW0 ............................................................................................. ......................... 16

LITERATURE REVIEW .......................................................... ................ ................ ............... 16

2.0 ·Introduction ....................................... .-.............................................. .. ......................... 16

2. I Theoretical Framework ..................................................... ..................... ....................... 16

2.2 Conceptual framework ........... : .......................................................... .-... ........................ 18

2.3.1 Review of Related Literature ................................................................... .......... 18

2.3.2 For ms of Absenteeism ........... ............................................................................. 18

2.3.3 Causes of Absenteeism and Academic Pc•·formance ............... ............................ 19

2.3.4 Effects of Absenteeism an d Academic Performa nce ...... ................................. 20

2.3.5 Measurements of Absenteeism ............................ ............... .... ....... ... .................... 21

CHAPTER THREE ................................. ... ............................. ................. .......... ...... ................ 23

METHODOLOGY ........................ ................................................ ............. .. ............................ 23

3.0 lnfl·oduction ........................................................... ...................................................... 23

3.1 Research Design .................................................... ................ ...................................... 23

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3.2 Target Popul!ltion ....................................................................................................... 23

3.3 Sample size and sampling pi·ocedure ..... : ...................................... , .. ......................... 23

3.4 Data Collection Methods ......................................... ..................... ............. :." ............... 23

3.5 Instrumentation ........................................................... ............................................... 24

3.5.1 Questionnai1·es ................... ......................... ........... : .................................................... 24

3.5.2 lnte1·views .......................................... : ................................................. : ...................... 25

3.5.3 Non-pa1·ticipation Observation ................................................... .......... .................... 25

3.5.4 Nomi"Ital G1·oup Discussion ..................... .................................................................. 25

3.6 Validity a nd Reliability .............................................................................................. 26

3.7 ·Data Analysis ............................................................................................................... 26

3.8 Data analysis techniques ............................................................................................... 27

CHAPTER FOUR .......................................................................................... ........................ 28

DATA PRESENTATION, DISCUSSIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS .......... ............... 28

4.0 Introduction ...................... ............................................................ ................. .-............... 28

4.1 Demographic Characteristics of Respondents .............................................................. 28

4.2 Education and Sports Sector ... .................................................................. .................... 29

4.3 Education accessibil ity ......................................................................... ....... : ...................... 30

4.4 Magnitude of teacher absenteeism in Kaptoyoy Sub-County, K ween District. .......... 31

4.5 The uHderlyi ng causes o f teacher absenteeism in Kaptoyoy Sub-County, K ween

District; .......................................................................... ............................................. .............. 34

4.6 . Teacher absenteeism and pupil perfonnance ......................................... ................. 38

4.7 Ex isting initiatives on curbing teacher absl:nteeism within the distric1 ........................ 39

. . 4.8 · Best practices in curbing teacher absenteeism ............................................................. 42

CHAPTER FIVE ...... : ............................................................................................................... 44

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMM ENDATIONS ................... ............................ 44

5.0 Introduction ............................................................. .. .................................. .................. 44

5.1 Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 44

5.3 Conclusion ............................................................... : .................................................... 49

. REFERENCES ......................................................... : .... , ............................................ ............ 50

Appendix 1: Instrument (s) ............. ... ............................. ......... : ............. , ............ ..... ............. 53