Contextual Factors Influencing Student Absenteeism at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa

Ramchander, Manduth

doi:10.1080/18146627.2016.1224594

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“…The study also revealed that student attendance was irregular. A similar study by Ramchander (2017) established the contextual factors that influenced student absenteeism at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa. The study found that the students chose to absent themselves from class to study for tests, complete assignments, or engage in group work.…”

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“…The study revealed the main causes of student indiscipline to include protective guardians, inconsistency of punishment, drug abuse, poor parental care, and peer pressure. The study recommended that the main school stakeholders should make collective efforts to study the causes of students' indiscipline to reverse the trend Ramchander (2017). established the contextual factors that influenced student absenteeism at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa.…”

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An Exploratory Study of Students’ Indiscipline at Islamic University in Uganda

Hassan

2021

East Afr. j. educ. stud.

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The study explored the common students’ indiscipline at Islamic University in Uganda. The study was quantitative and a cross-sectional survey design was used. The population of the study was 3,486 registered students in the academic year 2019/2020. They were selected from the Faculty of Education, Faculty of Management Studies, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Social Sciences, and Faculty of Science. A sample of 265 respondents was selected for the study using proportionate and random sampling. The mean score was computed to analyse the data. To conclude, the point range of the arithmetic mean was considered. The study found that the common indiscipline among learners in IUIU included disrespect to teachers and school rules and regulations, theft, and irregular attendance. The study recommended IUIU administration improves staff remuneration to change the status of the teachers. Furthermore, the administration needs to tighten security in the university and residents need to take care of their property to avoid theft. The researcher also recommended that a study should be carried out to find out the cause of students’ irregular attendance

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2021

East Afr. j. educ. stud.

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A factorial structure of university absenteeism in higher education: A student perspective

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Ejjaberi

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Innovations in Education and Teaching International

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The aim of this study is to identify and analyse the most important reasons that influence absenteeism in university classrooms from the students' perspective. Data has been gathered through a questionnaire answered by 1,896 students from the Business Administration, Economics and Sociology degrees of the Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. Both a difference of means and exploratory factor analyses have been applied.Findings show that students differ on these reasons regarding their year and degree of study. The results of the factor analysis reveal five dimensions of reasons for absenteeism: (1) students' own planning, (2) teaching methodology, (3) learning methodology, (4) course characteristics, and (5) external sources available. These factors call for effective action lines that eliminate the inefficiencies of public resources.

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Contextual Factors Influencing Student Absenteeism at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa

Cited by 2 publications

References 33 publications

An Exploratory Study of Students’ Indiscipline at Islamic University in Uganda

An Exploratory Study of Students’ Indiscipline at Islamic University in Uganda

A factorial structure of university absenteeism in higher education: A student perspective

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