ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the assistance parents give to their children in their homework and other school related activities, the role of parent’s educational background and their socioeconomic status on their children’s education in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipal Assembly with a view of recommending on how to improve children’s academic life. The study adopted a descriptive survey design which was to answer the research questions of the study. A questionnaire ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to unveil possible problems that confront and intimidate mentees in their professional development. A case study design underpinned by the interpretive paradigm was adopted for this study. The main instruments used in gathering the data were a structured questionnaire and a semi – structured interview. The population used was the entire 2015 mentorship group with a population size of 152. The sample size used in this study was 76 teacher mentees selected thr...
ABSTRACT The thrust of the study was mainly to identify the various types of conflicts among teachers in K.N.U.S.T. J.H.S. The focus is on the causes of conflicts and how they are resolved to mitigate their effect on teaching and learning and to also suggest conflict resolution strategies to reduce conflict in basic schools. The target population for the study comprised the head teacher and teachers of K.N.U.S.T. Junior High school in the Kumasi Metropolis, The school has total staff s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence motivation has on teachers’ work performance and turnover intentions at Ohwimase M/A Basic ‘B’ School, with the view of revealing the importance of motivating teachers in gearing towards good work performance and improvement in pupils’ achievement. The study employed quantitative research approach with a case study strategy in investigating the problem. The sample comprised 30 teachers in Ohwimase M/A Basic...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of senior high school heads’ leadership style on teacher job performance in the Kumasi metropolitan educational directorate. The study was basically a cross-sectional descriptive survey involving the quantitative approach. Structured questionnaires were used to gather the data and the results were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages and means. A total of 150 respondents were selected rando...
ABSTRACT The study focused on teachers in the Dunkwa Senior High Technical School in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality. The main study was to identify the leadership styles and the relationships with teacher performance. The specific objectives were to explore the factors that influence leadership styles, the effects on teacher motivations, to examine the performance of teachers. The mixed methods of research were used as the research design where the data was analysed qualitatively...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to find out perception of teachers on the teaching of ICT in basic schools in Atwima Nwabiagya District of Ashanti Region. Specifically, it was designed to elicit respondents’ view on the importance of teaching ICT. It also sought to determine the challenges that affect the effective teaching of ICT. More so, the study sought to examine the support the teachers receive from school administrators with respect to the teaching of ICT. Fifty seven ICT bas...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to determine the effects of parents‟ socio-economic status on students‟ academic performance in four selected public Senior High Schools in Kumasi Metropolis. Descriptive survey design using mixed method approach was employed for the study. The target population for this study consisted of all students, parents and teachers of the four selected public Senior High Schools in Kumasi Metropolis. Simple random technique specifically the lottery method ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to identify issues relating to examination malpractices and the role of the school leadership in controlling or eradicating this cankerworm in the educational system in Ghana. Asutifi North and South Districts (ANSD) of Brong Ahafo were used as study area. The study adopted the exploratory descriptive survey. The population was 4,480 students, 240 teachers in the four SHS and 2 district directors in the ANSD. A sample size of 519 which comprised 367 students...
ABSTRACT The Purpose of the study was to find out the extent to which Teachers are aware of Ghana Education Service policy banning corporal punishment and the reasons why corporal punishment persists in schools in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality. The study was a Cross-Sectional Survey, which used descriptive survey (structured questionnaire) to gather the data from 340 respondents (100 teachers and 240 students). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results. The results o...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to find out the perceptions textiles teachers and students have about Textiles, and how these perceptions influence the teaching and learning of the subject. Using the mixed methods approach (questionnaires and group interviews), the study sampled 30 Textiles teachers and 225 Textiles students offering the Visual Arts programme in 16 schools from four districts in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the extent to which INSET programmes organised for SHS teachers in the Kumasi Metropolis enhanced their performance. It specifically investigated the needs assessment that goes into the organisation of INSET, the impact of INSET on teacher performance, identified the feedback and evaluation programmes that are used to assess teachers after INSET and the challenges in organising and evaluating INSET. A mixed method approach using descriptive survey and interview w...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that contribute to students’ poor performance in mathematics at selected junior high schools in Bantama Sub – Metro in Kumasi Metropolis. The sample for the study consisted of all Junior high school students preparing for the final examination that comprised of 337. Questionnaire in the form of likert format ranging from strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5) was used to collect data. The methodological inquiries was...
ABSTRACT A major trend in education in developing economies in general, and Ghana in particular is that schooling enrolments and attainment are relatively low. This trend appears to be a major thrust in education policies being currently evolved by governments in developing economies, Ghana inclusive (GoG, 2006). Based on this, the study aimed at finding out the challenges of enrolment in Ghanaian schools, with specific attention to Tano South District quantitative approaches. The si...
ABSTRACT The study sought to ascertain the relationship between headteachers’ and assistant headteachers’ instructional leadership roles and students’ academic achievement in public junior high schools in the Kwadaso sub-metropolis,Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The study used quantitative methods to gather data by administering two sets of questionnaire to headteachers, assistant headteachers and students. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling techniques were used...