ABSTRACT The study focused on the perceptions of the people in the Techiman traditional area about gender inequality and poverty. The study was motivated by the fact that not enough literature is available on the subject in Ghana and the Techiman traditional area in particular. The major issues the research investigated were socio-cultural structures and institutions that promote gender inequality in Techiman Traditional Area, people‟s perceptions about these socio – cultural structures ...
ABSTRACT This study had a general purpose of determining how the leadership styles adopted by of headmasters influence teachers’ performance in senior high schools in the Kwadaso submetro. The objectives of the study were to identify the leadership styles employed by headmasters at the Kwadaso Sub-Metro, determine the impact of head masters’ leadership styles on Senior High School teacher’s performance, find out the challenges head masters’ leadership style pose on teachers’...
ABSTRACT This research sought to investigate the factors that contribute to effective teaching and learning in the public senior high schools in Bantama Sub-Metro in the Kumasi Metropolis. The target population for this study comprised of all senior high school teachers in the study area. Out of 342 teachers, 118 of them were randomly selected to participate in the study. Out of this sample selected, 105 representing 89% participated in the study. The study was conducted with quantit...
ABSTRACT Malnutrition continues to be the single most important challenge to governments in achieving the SDG- 2 target by 2030. To this effect, the aim of the study was to assess the nutritional status of „under-five‟ children in rural areas particularly in the Asante Akim North district. Quantitative and qualitative research design was used for the study. The population used was mothers with children under five years of age living within the study area who attended Child Welfare Cl...
ABSTRACT Human Resource Development (HRD) is important for organizations in achieving higher performance. Human Resource Development is the frameworks for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. The purpose of the study is measure effect of Teachers Resource Development on school performance at Jomoro Municipal. The study employed descriptive and correlational. The study was conducted using sample of 60 teachers in the Jomoro Municip...
ABSTRACT Studies indicate that the major area of students’ writing problems in English language relates to the violation of English language concord rules. Concord rules are taught at all levels of education in Ghana, but sadly, most Senior High School students have great challenges in making their sentences concordant. The students of Ghana Senior High school, Tamale, are no exception. The study sought to identify the peculiar concord problem areas of Ghana Senior High School students, ...
ABSTRACT The Local Government system in Ghana has gradually extended its boundaries in terms of its capacity as in governance and application of communication. This study is to determine the communication modes used in the Local Governance System in the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly in its interactions with the Local people in the Community. A qualitative approach based on the case study design was used for the investigation. Data were collected and analysed using in-depth interviews and foc...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of female head teachers’ leadership behaviour on teacher efficacy in selected public basic schools in Sagnerigu District in the Northern Region. The study used descriptive research design. Questionnaire with closed-ended items were used to obtain information for the study. The targeted population for this study comprised all the 17 female head teachers and 170 teachers who have females as their heads in the public ba...
ABSTRACT The study was to evaluate work-life balance of SHS female teachers. The purpose of the study was to investigate how SHS female teachers in the Kumasi metropolis manage their work-life balance in terms of attaining career progression. The design that was employed for the study was the descriptive survey design. The instrument used for the study was a survey questionnaire. These structured, closed-ended questionnaires were therefore administered to SHS female teachers in selected...
ABSTRACT This study explores the way cohesive patterns are distributed in expository essays of students in Evangelical Presbyterian College of Education, Bimbilla, and compares the relationship between the occurrence of the devices and text quality. The study further describes and explains the problems encountered by the students in creating cohesion and the causes of the problems. The current research adopted the sequential exploratory mixed research approach involving text analysis, sem...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out tutors perception on the current appraisal system. Three research questions were raised to give direction to the study. Descriptive design was employed for the study. The target population comprised tutors and Principal of the Colleges of Education in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. Simple random sampling was used to select the tutors. The Principals were selected through the purposive sampling technique. A sample size of 1...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the scientific publications in academia, and the role of librarians. Libraries are the major channel for storing; disseminating; and preserving scientific publications and contribute to the research performance of individuals and institutions. They are the most enduring feature of the academy and central to the values and practice of scholarship. The study aimed at exploring the services, research support facilities offered by librarians to faculty members at t...
ABSTRACT According to the non-reductive physicalist, mental properties are not identical to physical properties. In order to distinguish non-reductive physicalism from epiphenomenalism, the non-reductive physicalist considers mental properties as not just a by-product of physical processes but posits that mental properties can cause physical events thereby violating the principle of the causal closure of the physical domain. The problem which this thesis seeks to investigate, therefore, is th...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the Ghana school feeding program and its effects on enrollment and retention of pupils in schools in the Kassena-Nankana West District. The study used the case study method research design. The total population was 250 respondents in the Kassena Nankana West District. Census method was used to select all the 250 teachers from the selected schools. Questionnaires were the main instrument used to gather primary data. Microsoft Excel and Statistical Package fo...
ABSTRACT Cognizant of the fact that children are vulnerable and need protection, the United Nations Convention on Rights of the Child was enacted in 1989 to safeguard the welfare of children. This development spurred the child rights agenda in most countries across the globe, and Ghana was no exception. Indeed, Ghana set the pace by being the first country to ratify the Convention. Thereafter, the 1992 Constitution and the 1998 Children’s Act were promulgated, and these became the linchpins...