Continuous Absenteeism among Teachers Living with HIV/AIDS: Perceptions of School Principals

Autor/inn/en	Moyo, Zvisinei; Perumal, Juliet
Titel	Continuous Absenteeism among Teachers Living with HIV/AIDS: Perceptions of School Principals
Quelle	In: Africa Education Review, 17 (2020) 3, S.107-122 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Moyo, Zvisinei) ORCID (Perumal, Juliet)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1814-6627
DOI	10.1080/18146627.2019.1671876
Schlagwörter	Teacher Attendance; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Administrator Attitudes; Principals; Transformational Leadership; Ethics; Instructional Effectiveness; Substitute Teachers; Educational Quality + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Ethik; Unterrichtserfolg; Substitute teacher; Temporary teacher; Temporary teachers; Aushilfslehrer; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität
Abstract	Education is an indispensable tool for total economic emancipation in Africa and elsewhere. Thus, it is a great cause for concern that teachers, who are the main drivers of education, are so strongly affected by HIV/AIDS. A large part of the profound impact of HIV/AIDS is felt in education and threatens the quality of education. The study reported on examined how principals are managing the challenges caused by absenteeism among teachers living with HIV/AIDS. A narrative inquiry design situated in the qualitative research approach was used together with narrative interviews to elicit qualitative data. The study was embedded within the social constructivist paradigm. Transformational leadership and ethics of care formed the theoretical framework of the study. The qualitative content analysis was used to analyse the data. The key findings reveal how principals maintain quality of instructional effectiveness through substituting sick and absent teachers using a relief system. They also support, empower and advise teachers. Principals should be provided with support from the Department of Education (DoE) to replace teachers timeously before teaching and learning are disrupted. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01