Learner's Absenteeism and How It Influences Their Academic Progress in Selected Primary Schools of Salawa Division, Baringo County in Kenya.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ................................................................................. i

APPROVAL ...................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................... .iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................... v

LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................ vii

ABSTRACT .................................................................................... viii

CHAPTER ONE .......................................................................... 1

1.0 Introduction ........................................................................... 1

1.1 Statement of the problem ....................................................... 2

1.2 Purpose of the study .............................................................. 2

1.3 Objectives of the study ........................................................... 2

1.4 Research questions ................................................................ 2

1.5 Scope of the study ................................................................. 3

1.6 Significance of the study ........................................................ 3

CHAPTER TWO ......................................................................... 4

LITERATURE REVIEW ............................................................... 4

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................... 10

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................... 10

3.0 Introduction ......................................................................... 10

3 .1 Research design ................................................................... 10

3.2 Research area and population .............................................. 10

3.3 Sample size and sampling technique .................................... 10

3.4 Research instruments .......................................................... 11

3.5 Type of data used ................................................................. 11

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3.6 Data collection procedure ..................................................... 11

3. 7 Analysis of data ................................................................... 11

CHAPTER FOUR ...................................................................... 12

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF

FINDINGS ............................................................................... 12

4.0 Introduction ......................................................................... 12

4.1 Background information ...................................................... 12

4.1.1 Prevalence of absenteeism ................................................. 12

4.2 Causes of absenteeism in primary schools ........................... 13

4.2.1 School based factors that cause absenteeism .................... 13

4.2.2 Home based factors that influenced learner absenteeism .. 14

4.3 The relationship between absenteeism and academic progress

of learners ..................................................................................... 15

4.4 Does absenteeism influence child school drop out? .............. 17

CHAPTER FIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND

RECOMMENDATION ................................................................ 18

5.0 Introduction ......................................................................... 18

5.1 Summary of findings and discussions .................................. 18

5.2 Conclusion .......................................................................... 19

5.3 Recommendations ................................................................ 20

REFERENCES ......................................................................... 22

APPENDICES ................................................................................ 24

APPENDIX I: Questionnaire for teachers ........................................ 24