3. Key points
* Definition
* Causes of absenteeism (Students)
* Causes of absenteeism (Teachers)
Teacher absenteeism rate in pakistan
* Impact of absenteeism (Students)
* Impact of absenteeism (Teachers)
* Recommendation to improve students attendance.
* Recommendation to improve teachers attendance.
4. Definition:
* The process of being absent from school without
any good reason.
* OR
* Frequent or habitual absence from work or school
is called absenteeism.
5. Causes of absenteeism(students)
Lack of interest
Teacher approach/Methodology
Lack of School infrastructure facilities
Dislikes of teachers
Overloaded homework
Avoidance of test
6. Causes of absenteeism(teachers)
* Low answerability of teachers
* Lack of adequate of training
* Load of non academic tasks
* lack of social accountability
Leaves without pay
7. Impact of absenteeism(students)
Affects pupils academic achievement
Impaired ability to build teacher –pupil relationship
Demoralization
Lost of confidence and holistic development
8. Impact of absenteeism(teachers)
Affects students future carrier
Affects classroom consistency
Dropout of students
Causes low literacy rate
9. Annual status of education report
According to Annual status of Education report 2015
Teacher absenteeism rate is high in pakistan except punjab.
Overall absenteeism rate in govt school is 12% and in
private sector is 7% .
It is highest in Balochistan and Gilgit (15%)
Followed by KPK(14%)
Sindh and ICT (13%)
FATA(9%)
Punjab(7%)
10. Recommendations to improve
students attendance
Improve school facilities
Building good relationship with parents
Co-curricular activities
Students having good attendance should be awarded
Positively reintegrate absentees
11. Recommendation to improve
teachers attendance
Establish an attendance information data system
Strong monitoring and accountability
Active civil society
Use rewards and incentives to encourage good
attendance
Refresher courses
