Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia
Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Pretoria
2017
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613443395158016 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author2 | Ogina, Teresa Auma |
| author_browse | Ogina, Teresa Auma |
| author_facet | Ogina, Teresa Auma |
| collection | Thesis |
| dc_rights_str_mv | © 2017 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. |
| description | Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/60946 |
| institution | University of Pretoria (South Africa) |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:36:13.892Z |
| license_str | Other — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| publishDate | 2017 |
| publishDateRange | 2017 |
| publishDateSort | 2017 |
| publisher | University of Pretoria |
| publisherStr | University of Pretoria |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UPSpace — University of Pretoria Institutional Repository |
| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/60946 Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia Ogina, Teresa Auma KATANGAMM7@GMAIL.COM Katanga, Mudumbi Marcelius UCTD Classroom challenges Intervention strategies Absenteeism Primary schools Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2016. The purpose of the study was to investigate teachers? perceptions and experiences of the management of learner absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia. This study was conducted in the Kavango region of Namibia where absenteeism has been identified as a problem in achieving quality education. A further purpose of the study was to gain some insight into the management challenges faced by teachers and the strategies they use to reduce learner absenteeism in their classes. The main research question was: How do teachers in rural primary school in the Kavango region of Namibia manage learner absenteeism? This exploratory study was conducted within an interpretive, qualitative paradigm. The researcher used semi-structured interviews to generate data and the findings of the study showed that learner absenteeism is a problem in the rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia. Factors that contribute to learners absenteeism were identified and categorized as family (domestic work); individual (lack of motivation, especially over-aged learners); environmental (changing seasons, such as cold, rain and harvesting); and socio-economic (hunger). The study also found that there is little parental participation in dealing with learner absenteeism because of the lack of teacher-parent relationships; a lack of value for education; and a lack of learner support. Furthermore, the study showed that some the classroom management challenges faced by the teachers in terms of learner absenteeism include the need to repeat lessons for absent learners; a lack of learner motivation; and other individual learner problems. Some of the strategies teachers use to reduce learner absenteeism emerged from findings of the study, including providing a school feeding scheme; presenting certificates and awards to learners for regular attendance; and establishing positive relationship strategies. It was also found that teachers apply an ethic of care in terms of modelling, dialogue, practice and confirmation in order to reduce learner absenteeism in the classroom. The ethic of care was evident in initiatives, like teachers making home visits to assess the domestic situations of learners and giving motivational talks to learners, encouraging them to care for other learners by using prefects to the encourage learners. Education Management and Policy Studies MEd Unrestricted 2017-06-08T13:07:00Z 2017-06-08T13:07:00Z 2017-05-09 2016 Dissertation Katanga, MM 2017, Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia, MEd Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60946> A2017 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60946 en © 2017 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 Classroom challenges Intervention strategies Absenteeism Primary schools Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia |
| title | Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia |
| title_full | Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia |
| title_fullStr | Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia |
| title_short | Management of learners' absenteeism in rural primary schools in the Kavango region of Namibia |
| title_sort | management of learners absenteeism in rural primary schools in the kavango region of namibia |
| topic | UCTD Classroom challenges Intervention strategies Absenteeism Primary schools |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60946 |