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

Autor/in	Ramchander, Manduth
Titel	Contextual Factors Influencing Student Absenteeism at a Higher Education Institution in South Africa
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 14 (2017) 2, S.1-14 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2016.1224594
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Context Effect; Performance Factors; Attendance; Statistical Analysis; Student Attitudes; Attendance Patterns; Truancy; Graduation Rate; Likert Scales; Questionnaires; Student Surveys; Test Preparation; Change Strategies; Attribution Theory; Achievement Need; Cohort Analysis; College Students; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Leistungsindikator; Anwesenheit; Statistische Analyse; Schülerverhalten; Schulabsentismus; Schulschwänzen; Schulverweigerung; Likert-Skala; Fragebogen; Schülerbefragung; Lösungsstrategie; Kohortenanalyse; Collegestudent; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Student absenteeism at higher education institutions (HEIs) is a cause for concern as it has implications for students' academic performance and therefore graduation rates. Graduation rates to some extent influence funding to which universities are entitled. This study aimed to establish the contextual factors that influenced student absenteeism at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), South Africa. A cross-sectional, quantitative study was conducted amongst 140 students in a single discipline in the management cluster. First-year students were found to have a greater tendency to be late for the first period (08:00) than second-year or third-year students. Furthermore, the students chose to absent themselves from class to study for tests; complete assignments; or engage in group work. The majority of the students absented themselves from classes on the day before a test as well as on the day of the test. The recommendations that emanated include the need to dedicate time for testing, during which no lectures are scheduled and to plan the timetable so that first-year lectures start in the second period (09:00). (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01