Reasons for Secondary School Students’ Absenteeismin Kuwait: A Qualitative Study | ||||
| التربية (الأزهر): مجلة علمية محکمة للبحوث التربوية والنفسية والاجتماعية) | ||||
| Article 17, Volume 34, 165جزء1, September and October 2015, Page 865-881 PDF (210.17 K) | ||||
| Document Type: بحوث فی مجال المناهج وطرق التدریس | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jsrep.2015.55361 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Bader Alsuwaileh | ||||
| College of Education, Oregon State University, USA | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى التعرف على أسباب غياب طلبة المرحلة الثانوية بدولة الکويت. لهذا الغرض، تم تصميم أداة مقابلة وطبقت على عينة ملائمة تکونت من عشرون طالبا وعشرة معلمين وخمسة أولياء أمور. أشارت نتائج البحث إلى أن أسباب غياب طلبة المرحلة الثانوية بدولة الکويت تعزى إلى عوامل متصلة بالطالب والمدرسة والأسرة. تمت مناقشة هذه العوامل وتقديم توصيات عليها. Abstract This study aimed to explore the reasons for high rates of secondary school students’ absenteeism in Kuwait. An interview was conducted on a convenience sample, which consisted of 20 students, 10 teachers and 5 parents. The findings indicated that students’ high rate of absenteeism in Kuwait is related to a number of factors, among which student, school and family. Such factors are discussed and a number of recommendations were given based on the findings of the study. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Secondary School Students- Absenteeismin | ||||
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