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Teachers’ Attendance and Pupils’ Human Capital Formation: Evidence from Rural Schools in Nigeria

Adejumo, Oluwabunmi, Efobi, Uchenna, Iheonu, Chimere, Ogwuike, Obinna (2024) Teachers’ Attendance and Pupils’ Human Capital Formation: Evidence from Rural Schools in Nigeria. Africa Education Review, 20 (4). pp. 33-56. ISSN 1814-6627. E-ISSN 1753-5921. (doi:10.1080/18146627.2024.2421010) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:108703)

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Abstract

The learning and education crises in developing countries are often linked to diverse factors, including low teacher presence in schools, teachers’ absenteeism, low utilisation of their skills, and available resources for teaching. We ask whether improving teachers’ accountability in Nigeria might yield important learning gains for vulnerable children. Although the advocated programme is the introduction of digital technologies in the classroom to ensure teachers’ accountability in school and class attendance, this study aimed to generate evidence to inform the efficient implementation of the technological adoption, and to ensure clear identification of the influences of teachers’ accountability on pupils’ learning outcomes. Using a mixed analytical approach for a field survey in Osun State, Nigeria as a case study, we show that the manual attendance system for teachers is ineffective in improving teachers’ school attendance and pupils’ learning performances because it is prone to manipulation, suggesting the need for a more technologically advanced teacher attendance system.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/18146627.2024.2421010
Uncontrolled keywords: absenteeism; education; human capital; pupils; teacher absenteeism
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit
SWORD Depositor: JISC Publications Router
Depositing User: JISC Publications Router
Date Deposited: 21 Feb 2025 14:04 UTC
Last Modified: 20 Mar 2025 10:54 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/108703 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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