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How teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/56919 How teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools Ogina, Teresa Auma u27567258@tuks.co.za Beckmann, Johan L. Ramare, Norman UCTD Orphaned learners Non-orphans Teachers Manage Community Absenteeism Primary schools Challenges Child-headed families and caregiver Education theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016. The study was based on the increasing number of orphaned learners and child headed families in our schools and our community. Some of the orphaned learners are unable to attend school regularly. A review of literature reveals that parent or other care givers are held responsible for learners` school attendance and in the case of orphaned there is no parent figure to ensure that learners attend school. The purpose of the study was to explore how teachers manage the absenteeism of orphaned learners in selected primary schools in Limpopo Province. The research approach used in this study was qualitative. I choose qualitative methods because as a researcher, I intended to gain holistic overview of how teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners at school. As a researcher I anticipated that teachers shared with me the challenges they experienced when learners are absent from school. I chose qualitative research approach because of its interactive nature. Research design chosen for the study was multiple case study involving three schools within one circuit in Limpopo province. Purposive sampling was used. The participants selected for the study were teachers who are responsible for orphaned learners, Life Orientation teachers and class teachers. A total number of ten (10) teachers were selected from the three schools. The school principals in the respective schools were involved in identifying the participants. Data were collected by using interviews and doing document analysis. The interviews were semi structured with pre-set questions. Learner attendance policy and attendance registers were analysed. The research findings showed that childheaded families are less likely to attend school than non-orphans. The recommendations in the study are made in terms of the findings and within the context of this study. tm2016 dzm2025 Education Management and Policy Studies MEd Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities 2016-09-26T06:58:38Z 2016-09-26T06:58:38Z 2016-08-31 2016 Dissertation Ramare, N 2016, How teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56919> S2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56919 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Orphaned learners Non-orphans Teachers Manage Community Absenteeism Primary schools Challenges Child-headed families and caregiver Education theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities How teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools |
| title | How teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools |
| title_full | How teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools |
| title_fullStr | How teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools |
| title_full_unstemmed | How teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools |
| title_short | How teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools |
| title_sort | how teachers manage absenteeism of orphaned learners in primary schools |
| topic | UCTD Orphaned learners Non-orphans Teachers Manage Community Absenteeism Primary schools Challenges Child-headed families and caregiver Education theses SDG-04 SDG-04: Quality education Education theses SDG-10 SDG-10: Reduced inequalities |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56919 |