ABSTRACT The study sought to find out the societal perception of the education of the hearing impaired in Ashanti School for the Deaf, in Jamasi community. Fifty teachers, thirty non-teaching , one hundred and sixty students and ten parents who have their wards in Ashanti School For The Deaf were selected through simple random sampling and stratified simple random sampling. The research design was a descriptive survey and questionnaire was used to obtain the data for the study. The study fo...
ABSTRACT This study was done to investigate the stakeholders’ perspective of early childhood education (ECE) in the Kassena-Nankana West District (KNWD). A quantitative research approach methodology and simple random sampling was used for the survey. Two hundred and eighteen (218) respondents consisting of 100 parents of ECE pupils, 118 teachers took part in the survey and the questionnaire for the quantitative survey involving teachers and parents showed an overall Cronchbach’s Alpha of...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of student absenteeism and truancy on academic performance in three selected JHS schools in the Oforikrom Sub-Metropolis. The study adopted the mixed research approach to gather and analyse relevant data; which involved both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The total number of respondents were fifty (50) students who exhibit absenteeism and truancy behaviours, two (2) head teachers and five (5) teachers from the Aprade, Weweso and Anwomaso...
ABSTRACT The research was carried out to identify factors that contribute to teacher attrition and retention of Senior High School teachers in the Asante Akim Central Municipality. It was geared towards examining factors that affect the retention of teachers in the municipality and to find out the motivational packages available to retain teachers in the municipality. The descriptive research design was used for the study. The target population of the study was made up of all Senior High Sch...
ABSTRACT The study was set up to investigate school leadership roles among heads in junior high schools in the Kassena-Nankana municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The quantitative research approach was used. The design used was descriptive survey. Simple random sampling technique was used to select head teachers. A sample size of 41 head teachers was used for the study. The study used questionnaire as the instrument to collect data from the heads of the Junior High Schools. The q...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess the perception of staff on internal job rotation and the performance of the workers of the Ghana Education Service in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region. The researcher used descriptive research design. Quantitative research approach was used. The target population of the study was made up of employees at Bosomtwe District Education in Ashanti Region of Ghana that comprised of 108 employees. Census sampling techniques was used to sele...
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 for Socia...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore parental support towards their children education at Betinko D/A Basic School. The study addressed the following research questions: to what extent do parent’s support their children to do their homework, to what degree do parents assists their children materially and to what extent do parents support their children financially. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. Cross sectional survey with closed ended questionnaire were...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine the challenges associated with mentoring of preservice teachers in selected Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The objectives of the study were to determine the processes involved in mentoring teacher trainees in the study area, ascertain the factors that promote effective mentoring of teacher trainees in the study area and to identify the challenges associated with the mentoring process. Descriptive survey design w...
ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to investigate and analyze the effectiveness of recruitment & selection of non professional teaching staff in the Ghana Education Service, keeping in view procedural fairness, transparency, line manager role, human resource competency in the organization. The study would assist and motivate the HRMD to recruit & select the best potential candidate to fill vacancies that exist in the district education office and other offices in GES. It further ass...
ABSTRACT The study investigated home environmental, school, and teacher factors that had accounted for low BECE performance in Akpafu Odomi JHS, in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region. The study employed a descriptive survey design. Also, stratified and simple random sampling techniques were used to select 61 teachers, students and parents who participated in the study. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. Questionnaires were designed for all three�...
ABSTRACT The study retrieved some leadership stories of Head teachers in Basic Schools of Nhyiaeso Sub-Metro of Kumasi. In particular it identified the leadership practices of Head teachers from their story narratives. The research draws on the practice of the head teachers in relation to their social roles, social environment and school. The literature review was grounded on the responses of the participants. As a qualitative study the researcher conveniently sampled six participants for in...
ABSTRACT The Ghana school feeding program started in 2005 on a pilot study with one school in each district of the country. Programs such as school feeding are believed to be effective because of its ability to target a specific population which is vulnerable. The research seeks to find out how the school feeding has impacted the educational outcomes such as attendance, enrolment and performance in Ejisu Juaben municipality. The study covered a select group of five schools comparing ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the perceived causes and effects of female student drop out in Ashanti Mampong Municipality. The study adopted a qualitative phenomenological case study design. The research population covered headmasters, female student dropouts, teachers, policy makers and parents. A sample of four (4) head teachers, four (4) ordinary school dropout learners and four (4) teachers, comprising of 2 males and 2 females, were purposively drawn from each ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess the participation of teachers in the implementation of integrated science curriculum to enhance students’ academic performance in the Karaga Senior High School. Descriptive research design was used for the study. Quantitative research approach was used. The population comprised of science teachers (34 science teachers) and headmasters (2 headmasters) of Karaga Senior High School. Census sampling method was used to select all the 36 respo...