Understanding Teacher Absences: A Comparison with Non-Teaching Professionals

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Absences

scholarly journals Do Teacher Absences Impact Student Achievement? Longitudinal Evidence from One Urban School District

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raegen Miller ◽  
Richard Murnane ◽  
John Willett
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
School District ◽  
Urban School ◽  
Urban School District ◽  
Teacher Absences

scholarly journals Managing Employee Absenteeism

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-25
Author(s):  
Joseph Sebastian Thekedam
Keyword(s):  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Economic Loss ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Labor Management ◽  
Community Characteristics ◽  
Teacher Absences ◽  
Employee Absenteeism ◽  
Absence Rate ◽  
General Existence ◽  
Organisational Factors

Employee absence rate, causes of employee absenteeism and the effects of employee absences on productivity are topics of discussion in many organizations. One reason is that high rates of employee absence may signal weak management and poor labor-management relations. A second reason is that reducing rates of employee absence may be an effective way to improve productivity. This paper reports the results of a study of employee absences in education, a large, labor-intensive industry. Employee absence in education is a serious problem which adversely affects the curriculum, discipline of the students and academic achievements of the students. In addition to economic loss, teacher absences induces students' absenteeism and causes damage to the school's reputation and it may even affect the school's general existence. This research paper tries to find out employee absenteeism rate, analyse the causes of employee absenteeism and design suitable programmes for encouraging better attendance of employees. Correlation analysis revealed that employee absenteeism was significantly related to demographic variables, cultural factors, personal characteristics of employees, community characteristics and organisational factors.

scholarly journals Performance Standards and Employee Effort: Evidence From Teacher Absences

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Gershenson
Keyword(s):  
Performance Standards ◽  
Employee Effort ◽  
Teacher Absences

scholarly journals Are Teacher Absences Worth Worrying About in the United States?

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles T. Clotfelter ◽  
Helen F. Ladd ◽  
Jacob L. Vigdor
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Fixed Effects ◽  
The United States ◽  
Elementary Grades ◽  
School Year ◽  
Teacher Absences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Income Quartile

Using detailed data from North Carolina, we examine the frequency, incidence, and consequences of teacher absences in public schools as well as the impact of a policy designed to reduce absences. The incidence of teacher absences is regressive: when schools are ranked by the fraction of students receiving free or reduced price lunches, teachers in the lowest income quartile average almost one extra sick day per school year than teachers in the highest income quartile, and schools with persistently high rates of teacher absence were much more likely to serve low-income than high-income students. In regression models incorporating teacher fixed effects, absences are associated with lower student achievement in elementary grades. Finally, we present evidence that the demand for discretionary absences is price elastic. Our estimates suggest that a policy intervention that simultaneously raises teacher base salaries and broadens financial penalties for absences could both raise teachers' expected incomes and lower districts' expected costs.

scholarly journals Do Teacher Absences Impact Student Achievement? Longitudinal Evidence From One Urban School District

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raegen T. Miller ◽  
Richard J. Murnane ◽  
John B. Willett
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
School District ◽  
Urban School ◽  
Urban School District ◽  
Teacher Absences

Dealing with Teacher Absences

1935 ◽  
Vol 118 (19) ◽  
pp. 531-532
Author(s):  
W. C. McGinnis
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Absences

scholarly journals More Than Shortages: The Unequal Distribution of Substitute Teaching

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-48
Author(s):  
Jing Liu ◽  
Susanna Loeb ◽  
Ying Shi
Keyword(s):  
Student Behavior ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Substitute Teachers ◽  
Unequal Distribution ◽  
School Year ◽  
Teacher Absences ◽  
The Us ◽  
Substitute Teaching ◽  
Coverage Rates

Classroom teachers in the US are absent on average approximately six percent of a school year. Despite the prevalence of teacher absences, surprisingly little research has assessed the key source of replacement instruction: substitute teachers. Using detailed administrative and survey data from a large urban school district, we document the prevalence, predictors, and distribution of substitute coverage across schools. Less advantaged schools systematically exhibit lower rates of substitute coverage compared with peer institutions. Observed school, teacher, and absence characteristics account for only part of this school variation. In contrast, substitute teachers' preferences for specific schools, mainly driven by student behavior and support from teachers and school administrators, explain a sizable share of the unequal distribution of coverage rates above and beyond standard measures in administrative data.

scholarly journals Do Principals Fire the Worst Teachers?

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian A. Jacob
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Chicago Public Schools ◽  
Collective Bargaining Agreement ◽  
Teacher Dismissal ◽  
Teachers Union ◽  
Teacher Absences ◽  
Value Added Measures

This article takes advantage of a unique policy change to examine how principals make decisions regarding teacher dismissal. In 2004, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and Chicago Teachers Union signed a new collective bargaining agreement that gave principals the flexibility to dismiss probationary teachers for any reason and without the documentation and hearing process that is typically required for such dismissals. With the cooperation of the CPS, I matched information on all teachers who were eligible for dismissal with records indicating which teachers were dismissed. With these data, I estimate the relative weight that school administrators place on a variety of teacher characteristics. I find evidence that principals do consider teacher absences and value-added measures, along with several demographic characteristics, in determining which teachers to dismiss.

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