An Assessment on the Factors Influencing Employee Absenteeism in Public Educational Organizations in Songea Municipality.

Rashid, Juma (2021) An Assessment on the Factors Influencing Employee Absenteeism in Public Educational Organizations in Songea Municipality. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

This study assessed the factors influencing employee (teacher) absenteeism in public educational organizations in Songea Municipality, Ruvuma region. The study was guided by three research objectives aimed at; examining the nature of employee absenteeism in public educational institutions; identifying the factors influencing employee absenteeism in public educational institutions and exploring the strategies employed to reduce employee absences in public educational institutions. The study employed a mixed research approach and a multiple embedded case study design. Quantitative data used in this study were analyzed by statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 20 and qualitative data were analyzed by using content (thematic) analysis. The findings revealed that public schools employee (teachers) involved in excused and unexcused absenteeism in connection to teachers’ personal characteristics, level of education, administrative position and time aspects. The finding revealed that, for 88.9% majority of employee (teachers) were absent because of economic reasons which included low incentives and participating in private income generating projects. Furthermore, the finding revealed that illness and social problems strongly influenced employee to be absent in excused frame work accepted by government policies. Moreover, the study found that, the use of teachers’ attendance register, class journals, and bonus of teachers for good students’ result, were some strategies used to control teacher absenteeism. Based on the findings the study recommends that, the government and the school should improve teachers’ incentives, teaching and learning environment and supervision of schools so as to encourage and motivate teachers to attend and effectively teach students. Keywords: Employee, Employee Absenteeism, Public Educational, Organizations.

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