Modeling Strategies Adopted by Teachers to Promote School Attendance amongst Primary School Adolescent Girls in Baringo County
Keywords:
modeling, strategies, attendance, adolescent girls.Abstract
The study sought to establish modeling strategies employed by teachers to enhance school attendance in primary schools in Baringo County. The study was guided by Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory. The study targeted head teachers, class teachers and standard seven girls in public primary schools in the county. Proportionate random sampling was used to select participating schools from each sub-county which made 66 primary schools. All the head-teachers and class teachers from the selected schools participated in this study. Data was collected using questionnaire and document analysis. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques Data was presented using frequency tables. The modeling strategies included teachers appreciating all pupils despite individual and cultural differences, providing constructive feedback, offering support, having more secure relationship with them, not giving up on them and encouraging them to think positively. It is hoped that the findings will be used by parents, teachers and policy stakeholders to strategize on how to improve attendance of girls in primary schools.
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