Causal Link between Attendance and Results in Secondary Schools in Portsmouth, England

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

1.1 Introduction of the Study1

1.2 Statement of the Problem1

1.4 Research Aims & Objectives2

1.3 Research Questions2

1.5 Theoretical Framework3

1.7 Assumptions and Limitations3

1.9 Significance of Study4

1.10 Summary5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW6

2.1 Introduction6

2.2 Importance of Attendance at School6

2.3 School Attendance and the Role of Schools7

2.4 Benefits of School Attendance8

2.5 Education System at Portsmouth9

2.6 Link between Attendance and Results10

2.7 School and Home Factors Affects Student11

2.8 Summary13

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY14

3.1 Introduction14

3.2 The Research Process14

3.3 Philosophical Framework or Paradigm15

3.6 Rationale for a Qualitative Study17

3.8 Secondary Data18

3.9 Data Collection Methods18

3.10 Methodology19

3.10.1 Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria20

3.10.2 Role of the Researcher21

3.11 Quality and Verification22

3.12 Keywords Used23

3.13 Ethical consideration24

3.14 Limitations and Suggestion for Future Research25

3.15 Time Horizon25

CHAPTER 4: CRITICAL ANALYSIS27

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS30

5.1 Conclusion30

5.2 Recommendations31

REFERENCES33

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Introduction of the Study

A school is set up for the main purpose of bringing students from different families together under one roof-the classroom. Effective teaching and learning cannot take place without the coming together of the teacher and the learners - students. In other to check students' commitment to receiving instruction from the teachers, an administrative record is designed and used on daily basis, i.e. the attendance register. This record is utilized by the form teachers and supervised on weekly basis by the school head (Chiu Mochi, 1993). The attendance register is also supervised on term or annual basis by the supervisors from the Ministry of Education and other Professionals particularly in education on unscheduled visits. Parents also used the attendance register to supervise the movement of their children occasionally. The attendance register is mostly concerned with school/ class attendance. Dedicated teachers, also take students attendance before teaching their subjects to ascertain the number of students who received their lesson. Hence, attendance is an important administrative records used by parents and school authority to monitor, control, supervise students activities in schools. A student that is not regular in school, face learning problems, resulting from late-coming to school, truancy, inability to read and not consulting with the teacher (De Castro, 2003, 45).

1.2 Statement of the Problem

This study revolves around finding the casual link between attendance and results in secondary schools in Portsmouth.

1.4 Research Aims & Objectives

Defining the main objectives of any research is the first step into developing a structured work as these objectives will provide an important support to the overall investigation. Lacking such guidance could result in a poor study with no relevant and useful meaning. This enquiry aims to understand the relationship between attendances and results ...