ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was the perception of teacher training and development on Senior High School teacher’s job performance in the Sekyere Central District of Ashanti Region and to also explore other means of improving the training and development programmes for the Senior High School teachers in the District. Descriptive research design using quantitative approach was used for the study. Purposive and simple random techno specifically the lottery method were used for the...
ABSTRACT Several studies have been carried out to discern the relationship between leadership styles of heads of second cycle institution and teacher motivation to perform but such studies have not been carried out on a large scale in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. This study therefore sought to investigate the leadership style used by the Heads of second cycle institutions in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and whether the leadership styles adopted motivates teachers to perform satisfactorily. S...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the leadership practices of heads of senior high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. The objectives of the study were to investigate leadership practices commonly exhibited by heads of public schools, find out the perception of heads of senior high schools regarding their leadership roles, examine the challenges associated with leadership roles and to assess strategies that could be adopted to improve leadership practices in senior high schools ...
ABSTRACT Students’ absenteeism and lateness has been one of the major factors of poor academic success especially at the second cycle level. In an effort to contribute to addressing this menace, the study sought to examine the causes and effects of absenteeism and lateness on the academic performance of students in the Huni Valley Senior High School. In particular, the study aimed at identifying the major causes of absenteeism and lateness among the students of Huni Valley Senior Hig...
ABSTRACT Schools are expected to offer quality educational services through the effort of highly committed and motivated teachers doing more than they are originally expected to do. The study assessed the impact of motivational techniques on teacher performance in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality in the western region. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to select 297 teachers and 3 head teachers from the municipali...
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 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 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...