The school day in South Africa

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dc.creatorWittenberg, Martin
dc.date2013-10-10T19:42:36Z
dc.date2013-10-10T19:42:36Z
dc.date2005-05
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:06:27Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:06:27Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionWe investigate the time allocation decisions by South African learners using the South African Time Use Survey. We show that punctuality appears to be a problem with around 20% of all learners seeming to arrive late. Punctuality and absenteeism seem to be problems disproportionately among poor learners. Overall time devoted to schooling and homework does not show a consistent income gradient. Poor learners, however, spend considerable time each day on chores. The distribution of this additional work falls disproportionately on girls. Some of the findings can be easily explained in terms of a simple human capital production framework, but some of the social constraints seem to require a broader framework in which choices by some individuals create externalities for others.
dc.identifier1-77011-043-7
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/658
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Time Use Survey KW - Punctuality KW - Absenteeism KW - Learners KW - South Africa LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - The school day in South Africa TI - The school day in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/658 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/658
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCSSR and SALDRU
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.relationCSSR/SALDRU Working Paper;113
dc.subjectTime Use Survey
dc.subjectPunctuality
dc.subjectAbsenteeism
dc.subjectLearners
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.titleThe school day in South Africa
dc.typeWorking Paper
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceWorking Paperen_ZA
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