ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to examine teachers‟ self-efficacy and job satisfaction. The specific objectives of the study were to: ascertain the beliefs of Junior High School teachers about self-efficacy, determine the beliefs of Junior High School teachers about job satisfaction, ascertain the relationship between teacher self-efficacy and job satisfaction, and find out the appropriate strategies for improving teachers self-efficacy. The research design adopted for the study w...
ABSTRACT Teacher motivation has become an important issue because teachers impart knowledge and skills into learners. This study investigated the influence of motivation on teachers‘ performances in the Public senior high/technical schools in the Bawku Municipality. Specifically, the study sought to find out whether motivation of teachers had any influence on their morale to perform and; the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on the performance of teachers. The study ad...
ABSTRACT Basic education is supposed to lay the foundation for further education and training; to this end, it is necessary that it is of a high quality to achieve its purposes of preparing the young ones for further learning in the future and to equip them with relevant knowledge and skills to enable them function effectively in society. The study examined the impact of World Vision in the provision of basic education in the Talensi District in the upper East Region. The descriptive su...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to find out community perceptions of the causes of high rates of absenteeism and truancy, their prevention and early intervention strategies in Junior High schools in the Nsawam Adoagyiri Municipality. The objectives of the study were to determine community perceptions of the causes of high rates of absenteeism and truancy in Junior High schools, ascertain perceived dominant causes of high rates of absenteeism and truancy in Junior High schools and to e...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the methods of teaching English Language in KNUST Basic schools in the Oforikrom Municipality. With the use of a descriptive research design, the study purposively sampled 70 English teachers of KNUST Basic School out of the 189 total teaching population. However, the response rate was 85.7% constituting 60 teachers. Using a quantitative approach, questionnaires in the form of likert type scale ranging from strongly disagree (1) to stro...
ABSTRACT Corporal punishment has become a topical issue in the world today regarding its usage and effectiveness in schools. The purpose of the study was to assess the nature, prevalence and effectiveness of Corporal punishment in Ejisu–Juaben basic schools. The study employed a descriptive sample survey design. A sample of 90 respondents comprising of 30 teachers/ headmasters and 60 pupils was used. Two sets of questionnaire were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using freq...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the usage of instructional materials and the associate challenges with the usage in lesson delivery in basic schools in the Akropong circuit of the Atwima Nwabiagya District in the Ashanti Region. The objectives of the study were to determine the instructional materials available, find out the effect of instructional materials usage on lesson delivery, and to ascertain the challenges on the use of instructional material in lesson delivery in B...
ABSTRACT The survival of every educational institution largely depends on its effects to supervise activities in the school to ensure efficiency in administration. The study was motivated by the desire to explore factors that influence effective supervision in junior high schools and to identify strategies that could help to manage the challenges. It points out the fact that supervision was targeted at providing assistance to teachers and also meeting quality demand in education. The access...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to investigate the effect of head teachers’ leadership styles on the performance of teachers in selected Senior High Schools in the Offinso Municipality. The objectives of the study were to find out the leadership styles of headmasters, determine the effect of headmasters leadership style on teaching and learning and to find out the challenges headmasters face in their leadership in selected Senior High Schools in the Offinso Municipality. Descriptive surve...
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 sub-metro. 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’ perf...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to determine the roles of teachers and head teachers in the supervision of teaching practice students in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study utilized descriptive survey design. Quantitative research approach was used for the study. The study employed purposive sampling technique to recruit 160 head teachers and teachers at the selected basic schools. The instruments used for this research was questionnaires. Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) ve...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the time wasters among students in Okuapeman Senior High School. The research design employed was descriptive survey design. The target population comprised 1400 students. Purposive sampling was used in selecting students from the School. A sample of 306 students were used for the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data. The study was based on three main research questions. Result of the data analysis gave an acceptable Cronbach’...
ABSTRACT This study is about students’ indiscipline in basic schools with a case study of Prempeh Basic School in the Kwadaso Sub-Metro in Kumasi. The purpose of the study was to find out and describe the role of the teacher in managing students’ indiscipline. To achieve this purpose, factors relating to teachers that lead to students’ indiscipline were determined by addressing the following research questions; (1) what are the teacher factors that can help in managing students�...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to examine conflict management strategies of senior high school heads in the Kwabre East Municipality. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Mixed-method approach was employed. The study involved head teachers and teachers. Purposive sampling was used to select head teachers. Teachers were selected through simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using question...
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...