Impact of teacher’s absenteeism on academic performance of pupils in Mulanda sub county, Tororo district.
| dc.contributor.author | Oburu, Samuel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-05-13T17:42:24Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-05-13T17:42:24Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of teachers" absenteeism on academic performance of pupils in Mulanda sub county, Tororo District. The study was guided by the following objectives; To identify factors contributing to teachers’ absenteeism in schools in Mulanda sub county, Tororo District, To examine the impacts of teachers’ absenteeism in schools on pupils’ academic performance in Mulanda sub county, Tororo District, To suggest the way forward for solving the problems of absenteeism of school teachers in Mulanda sub county, Tororo District. The study was conducted using a cross-sectional research design. The study population included 8 teachers, 10 pupils from each school of the selected four totaling to 48 respondents. Teachers will be selected using purposive sampling technique. The data was collected using interview guide. It was established that teachers absent from schools due to: - personal characteristics influence teacher absenteeism, illness, attending other administrative duties, leaves and poor leadership style of the principal. This study suggests that the teachers be fully motivated in terms of better remunerations to raise their attitude towards work. This will help eliminate absenteeism among teachers. In view of the findings, the study recommends schools to institute policy changes like that of maintaining attendance roll for teachers wherein teachers log in and out every single day. Equally introduction of biometric attendance register will be ideal to curb absenteeism. A summary of teacher attendance record should be posted on the staff noticeboards on a regular basis to reinforce the importance of this issue. It is also recommended that the Board of Management should consider awarding exemplary teacher attendance annually as well as enforcing existing sanctions fairly and consistently for the same reasons | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Oburu, S. (2024). Impact of teacher’s absenteeism on academic performance of pupils in Mulanda Sub County, Tororo District. [Research report]. Busitema University. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://bdears.busitema.ac.ug/handle/123456789/2461 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Busitema University | |
| dc.title | Impact of teacher’s absenteeism on academic performance of pupils in Mulanda sub county, Tororo district. | |
| dc.type | Thesis |