Abstract
The major objective of the study was to compare the different reasons of absenteeism between private and public school teachers at secondary level in district Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan. Sample of 160 participants was selected.80 participants were from government schools and 80 were from private schools. A questionnaire was used as a research tool. For the analysis of data percentages were find out. It was find out that government teachers avail more leaves than private teacher. Job security, lenient attitude of principle, different functions in the family, transport problems and illness are the main reasons of the teachers’ absenteeism from school. Teacher of private schools avail less leaves because they feel insecure and are unsatisfied with their jobs and working environment.
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Keywords
- Teacher Absenteeism Search this journal for Teacher Absenteeism (opens in a new tab)
- Government Schools Search this journal for Government Schools (opens in a new tab)
- Private Schools Search this journal for Private Schools (opens in a new tab)
- Secondary Level Search this journal for Secondary Level (opens in a new tab)
- Pakistan Search this journal for Pakistan (opens in a new tab)
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Vocational Education, Teachers & Learning Outcomes
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