CHALLENGES OF MUSIC AND DANCE STUDENTS IN ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HOHOE

ABSTRACT

This research work is prompted by the need to investigate into the factors militating against students’ performance in Music and Dance in the St. Francis College of Education in Ghana. The general objective of the study was to identify how challenges faced by Music and Dance students of St. Francis College of Education should be addressed. The descriptive survey method was used for the study. The researcher also employed a qualitative sampling technique of purposive sampling to select his sample size of seventeen (17) student-teachers. The Major finding identified in the study was that students of St. Francis College of Education, Hohoe had various challenges in music and dance. It came out later that the challenges were due to lack of resources and logistics, curricular challenges and lack of institution-induced challenges. It was suggested the college is provided with facility to facilitate practical music lessons. It was also recommended that the Government of Ghana should make provisions for appropriate teaching and learning materials to enhance effective teaching and learning of the subject. In the absence, teachers are encouraged to improvise teaching and learning materials from the environment for their lessons.