Absenteeism among the aided school teachers in Kerala state with special refernces to Kottayam district

Absenteeism is a withdrawal behaviour that can be defined as the tendency to keep psychological distance between the employee and the work place. It is a common feature in all the organization, but its intensity is varying from organization to organization, country to country, place to place etc.

In general high absence is an indication of week management and poor relationship between the employee and employer. Low level of absence is an indicator of increase in productivity.

In kerala aided schools are in the control of some private management/trust/individuals etc. But salary etc are given by the Government. Analysis reveals that teachers absence related to demographic variables, personal characteristics, cultural factors etc.