The Perception of Students and Teachers about Instructors’ Absenteeism at Elementary Level
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https://doi.org/10.46422/jhss.v15i2.303Keywords:
Discipline in classroom, Instructors’ absenteeism, Public schools, Student's performanceAbstract
Teacher’s presence has a significant importance to maintain discipline in classroom but in Pakistan teacher’s absentiseem is one of the major issue which directly affect quality education. Mostly in public schools teachers were no present in her classes according to timetable ad schedule duties assigned. The current study was designed to identify the students and teachers perception about teacher absenteeism at elementary level. The public school were selected for that mix method research study. The semi-structured interview questions and observation checklist and standardized test were used to identify of students and teachers perceptions and performance. By using random sampling technique, about 15 students and 6 teachers were selected from elementary level for interviews to identify the causes and effects of teacher absenteeism, whether it is due to personal or professional reasons. The observation checklist was used to observe the presence of teachers and the causes & effects of teacher absence on students learning. To check the reason of teacher absenteeism, the result of the study showed that there has been little attention towards teacher absenteeism and its relationship to the student 'performance. This study focusing on teacher absenteeism and student performance adds to the body of knowledge.
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