Publication: A study to investigate the effects of absenteeism and lateness in day secondary schools: A case study of Mwitika secondary school, Mwitika division Kitui district in Kitui County.
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2015-11
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Mount Kenya University
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The aim of this study was to find out the causes, effects and solutions of school absenteeism
and lateness in schools. The research report has five chapters.
The researcher emphasized on the background to the study that includes various incidences of
absenteeism and lateness that occurred in the school. The various people who were interviewed,
their behavioral patterns towards contributing to causes or solutions to absenteeism and
lateness. The purpose of the study as well as the aims was also covered in this chapter.
Significance of the study and limitations of the study was also discussed.
The literature review was also discussed. It consisted of literature on past information regarding
similar incidences that occurred in connection to the study. It emphasized on peoples quotations
from books and incidences as reported.
The review mainly covered incidences of related studies on causes, effects and solutions to
absenteeism and lateness. The researcher covered methodology used; the research design,
population sample, sampling design and procedure, data collection instruments, data collection
procedure and data analysis procedure. The researcher also focused on the data analysis and
information so as to obtain answers to research questions. The researcher used frequencies and
percentages in tables, graphs, bar charts and pie charts to interpret the quantitative data. The
data was analyzed and presented in a narrative form. The researcher also discussed about the
summary, conclusion and recommendation on the various issues in the research. He gave an
overview, what he found out as problems including the effect to the problem and recommended
further for the possible solutions to the problem of absenteeism and lateness.
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Bachelor of arts, Education