ABSTRACT This study investigated factors that affect teachers work commitment in junior high schools at Ejisu. The study employed a mixed method research approach involving questionnaire and interviews. The sample size for the study was 89 teachers at Ejisu, out of which 84 were randomly selected to respond to questionnaire, while five of them were interviewed. Out of the 84 teachers, 75 of them, representing a response rate of 89.3%, completed and returned the questionnaire. The study emplo...
ABSTRACT The overall performance of senior high schools in Ghana has been of grave concern to all stakeholders in education. Several reasons for this downward trend have been proffered but perhaps without getting to the bottom of the problem. Poor student achievement in the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in most schools, is experienced every year. The purpose of the study was to examine and explore the instructional leadership roles of the senior high school ...
ABSTRACT The study was designed to find out how basic school supervisors understand and practice their roles as instructional leaders and their knowledge and use of clinical supervision in supervising teachers. The design was a descriptive survey and data was collected using quantitative and qualitative methods. The sample comprised126 participants and 111 of them comprising 83 teachers, 22 headteachers and 5 circuit supervisors and 1 head of inspectorate returned their questionnaires. A fi...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to investigate the induction system and its effect on public basic schools in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region. The objectives of the study were to find out some of the training and induction programmes that are organized in basic schools in the study area, determine the causes of ineffective induction practices in basic schools in the study area and to ascertain the effects of effective induction programme on teaching and learning ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the perception of student teachers on the nature of teaching practice they undertake and the nature of supervision they receive during practicum. The population of the study comprised final the year students of Offinso College of Education who had their teaching practice in the 2014/2015 academic year numbering 300 and all the tutors numbering 59.The sample for the study comprised 100(83%) student teachers and 30(51%) college tutors. The...
ABSTRACT This study was a descriptive survey which sought to find out stereotypical perception of the leadership of female heads of senior high school in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The sampled population for the study included three headmasters and 89 teachers from three second cycle institutions in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality. Questionnaire and interview were basically the instruments used to gather data from the respondents. The results from t...
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 Amansie west district of the Ashanti Region. The study used descriptive research design. Questionnaire that had closed-ended questions 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 publ...
ABSTRACT This research sought to examine the effectiveness of supervision of instructions in the Junior High School (JHS) level using a case study of the Dichemso and Ashtown circuit in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study population included all circuit supervisors, teachers and managements of public educational institutions in the district. The study utilized a quantitative research approach along with a descriptive research design. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 200 respondent...
ABSTRACT The purpose of instructional supervision is to improve the quality of teaching through bettering skills of teachers which in turn enhance students’ academic achievement. Informal discussion among the people in Bolgatanga suggests that poor students’ performance in public senior high schools is as a result of ineffective supervision of teachers by headmasters. This study sought to examine the influence of instructional supervisory roles of the headmasters on student’s academic ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to determine the use and effects of WhatsApp on the academic performance of students in T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Ghana. Specifically, it was designed to identify the uses of WhatsApp messenger by the students; the challenges that students face when using WhatsApp and their perceived effects on their academic performance. The study adopted descriptive survey design and 60 students were purposively selected for the study. The data were collected fro...
ABSTRACT It is not far-fetched that schools play key role in producing effective manpower for the development of states. However, the social challenges encountered by Management in the school organization in Ghana and elsewhere have not been adequately addressed. One of the key challenges in the school organization which needs particular attention by education stakeholders in the country is students’ unrest. The study sought to examine the causes and impacts of students’ unrest in schoo...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate rewards and punishment as a means of promoting discipline in some selected schools in the Jaman North District. The study was, therefore, a descriptive sample survey. The study population was made of 688 teachers and students. Random sampling technique was used to select 5 out 45 schools in the district. Proportional stratified random sampling technique was used to select 180 male and female students. On the other hand, Disproportional st...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the challenges training officers in the training department face in organizing In-Service Education and Training programmes in the Atwima Mponua District. A qualitative research design, specifically the case study design was employed for the study. Interview guide and observation were used to gather data from training officers in the District. A total of 14 training officers were used for the study using census sampling technique. Data collec...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the nature, access and use of instructional materials in kindergartens in the Atwima Nwabiagya District in the Ashanti Region. Specifically, the study sought to identify the nature of instructional materials that are available and accessible in kindergartens in the district, determine the extent of use of instructional materials by the kindergarten teachers in the district, find out the challenges in the availability and accessibility of instructional materia...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess factors influencing job satisfaction of teachers in the Adiembra Circuit of the Atwima Mponua District in Ashanti Region of Ghana. A descriptive survey design was employed for the study. A questionnaire was also used to gather data. A total of 108 teachers in Adiembra Circuit in the in Atwima Mponua District were selected for the study by using the proportionate stratified sampling and simple random sampling techniques. The data was anal...