TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION
APPROVAL
DEDICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
ACRONYMS
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER ONE 1
INTRODUCTION 1
1.0 Background 1
1.1. Statement of the Problem 1
1.2 Objectives of the Study 1
1.2.1 General Objective of the Study 1
1.2.2 Specific Objectives of the Study 2
1.3 Research Questions 2
1.4 Scope of the Study 2
1.5 Significance of the Study 2
CHAPTER TWO 4
LITERATURE REVIEW 4
2.0 Introduction 4
2.1 Causes of absenteeism among the children of lower classes 4
2.1.lNegative attitude on the learners’ part 4
2.1.2 Teaching Methods 5
2.1.3 Teaching /Learning Resources 6
2.1.4 Quality of Manpower 6
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2.1.5 Death of parents and guardians
2.3 Role of teachers on the Academic Performance 8
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY
3.0 Introduction 10
3.1 Research Design 10
3.2 Area and Population of the Study 10
3.3 Sample Selection 10
3.4 Sample Size 10
3.5 Data Collection Instruments 11
3.5.1 Questionnaires 11
3.5.2 Structured Interview 11
3.5.3 Focus Group Discussions 11
3.6 Data Collection Methods 11
3.6.1 Primary data collection method 11
3.6.2 Secondary data sources 11
3.7 Procedures 12
3.8 Data Analysis 12
3.9 Ethical Considerations 12
3.10 Limitations 12
3.11 Delimitations 13
CHAPTER FOUR 14
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF DATA
4.0 Introduction 14
4.1 Socio-demographic background of the Respondents 14
4.1.1 Sex 14
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4.1.2Age14
4.1.3 Marital status 15
4.1.4 Education level 15
4.1.5 Occupation 16
4.2 Attitudes towards Primary Schools 16
4.2.1 Attitude of Parents towards the Primary Schools 16
4.2.2 Attitude of Teachers towards Primary Schools 17
4.2.2.1 Negative Attitude 17
4.2.2.2 Negative attitudes on Learners 18
4.3 Methods used for the retention of primary school learners in schools 18
4.4 Roles of Teachers in children’s performance 19
4.5 Roles of Parents in Children’s performance 19
4.6 Absenteeism and Academic performance 20
4.6.1 Causes of Absenteeism 20
4.6.2 Solutions 21
4.6.3 Performance of Absentees 22
4.6.4 Performance of those who are always present 23
4.6.5 Relationship between Absenteeism and Academic Performance 23
CHAPTER FIVE 24
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 24
5.0 Introduction 24
5.1 Summary 24
5.2 Conclusions 25
53 Recommendations 25
REFERENCES 27
APPENDICES 28
APPENDIX A: WORKPLAN 28
APPENDIX B: BUDGET 29
APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRES TO THE PARENTS, TEACHERS, HEAD- TEACHER
AND LEARNERS 30
ABSTRACT This research is about the effect of absenteeism on academic performance. It was guided by three objectives; To identify the causes of absenteeism among children of lower primary classes in Seeta /Ward — Parish, Mukono district. To find out the methods used to retain children of lower primary in schools classes. To identify the role of teachers in children’s performance in Seeta/Ward — Parish, Mukono district. Purposive and stratified sampling was used to select a population of 40 respondents to represent a population of Seeta/Ward — parish, Mukono district.