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THE ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG OPINION LEADERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF KINTAMPO NORTH MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to examine the role of interpersonal relationship among opinion leaders in the development of education in the Kintampo North Municipality with the purpose of identifying the factors militating against interpersonal relationship and finding amicable solutions for the improvement of education. Also, the purpose is to find out whether the role of interpersonal relationship among opinion leaders positively or adversely affecting the development of education in...

THE IMPACT OF MOTIVATION ON PUPILS PERFORMANCE IN THE LEARNING OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, THE CASE OF ENYAN-MAIM CIRCUIT IN AJUMAKO- ENYAN–ESSIAM–DISTRICT.

ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to describe motivation and performance of all Junior High School pupils of Enyan-maim circuit in English Language and establish the relationship between them. The descriptive survey design was adopted to study, describe and interpret the relationship between motivation and performance. School performance test from the end of term examination and motivation test were used to gather data for the survey from accessible population of all Junior High Th...

CAUSES OF LOW ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF AKPAFU ODOMI BASIC SCHOOLS

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�...

INVESTIGATING POOR SUMMARY WRITING SKILLS AMONG THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF DADIESO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ABSTRACT    The aim of the study was to investigate the summary writing mistakes that are made among the second year students of Dadieso Senior High in the Western North Region of Ghana. The main objectives addressed in the research were to find out the factors that account for the summary writing problems and to find out ways of addressing them. The instruments employed in this study included test, questionnaire, observation and descriptions. Findings of the study revealed that it is diffi...

SOME ASPECTS OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHONOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GOMOA AND IGUAE SUBDIALECTS OF FANTE

ABSTRACT This thesis focuses on some aspects of morphological and phonological differences between Gomoa and Iguae subdialects of the Fante dialect of the Akan language. It is a comparative study modeled within the framework of generative phonology. The data used for the study come from recorded speeches and conversations in Gomoa and Iguae subdialects of Fante. The work talks about the ethnographic linguistic Akan and language in general. On morphological differences, the study compares so...

EVENT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY: A CASE STUDY OF SOME SELECTED HOTELS IN THE GREATER ACCRA REGION

ABSTRACT  This study examined event planning and management by hospitality facilities, using the African Regent and Mensvic Grand Hotels located in Accra, as a case study. The specific objectives were to identify events that are planned and undertaken by the hotels, examine the knowledge and awareness of event management techniques by managers of the hotels and examine the expectations and satisfaction levels of their clients. Using mixed research method, the case study design was adop...

STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT IN FOUR SELECTED SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE KUMASI METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to find out students’ views on the implementation of formative assessment in Senior High Schools and its impact on students’ learning in the Kumasi Metropolis. The objectives of the study were to identify formative assessment activities students have experienced, identify students’ attitudes toward formative assessment activities, examine challenges inherent in formative assessments and to assess the impact of formative assessments on students’ learni...

LEADERSHIP STORIES OF HEAD TEACHERS IN NHYIEASO SUB-METRO OF KUMASI

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...

EMPLOI DE LA CONJONCTION DE SUBORDINATION QUE EN FLE PAR LES APPRENANTS DE PEKI SHTS, PEKI SHS ET KPEVE SHS

ABSTRACT The study is centered on difficulties associated with the use of the subordinating conjunction que in the French language. The purpose (of the study) was to identify some specific errors made by learners of French and the possible causes related to the use of the conjunction in order to propose techniques and strategies of teaching it. The Contrastive Analysis (CA) and Error Analysis (EA) based on the behaviorist and cognitive theories respectively were used to explain the causes of...

THE INFLUENCE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS’ DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES ON THEIR SELF-EFFICACY IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN THE ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT It is acknowledged that teacher efficacy is associated with mathematical instructional quality and student confidence. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of senior high school (SHS) mathematics teachers’ gender and teaching experience on their self-efficacy in teaching mathematics in Ashanti Region of Ghana. A 27-item questionnaire was given to a random sample of 154 Senior High School mathematics teachers in 20 Senior High schools to respond. The result of th...

PROCESS EVALUATION OF THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN THE EASTERN AND GREATER ACCRA REGIONS OF GHANA

ABSTRACT   The study focused on the process evaluation of the current Social Studies curriculum of the Colleges of Education in the Eastern and Greater Accra Regions of Ghana. The descriptive survey was used for the study. Purposive sampling was used to select twelve (12) Social Studies tutors, ten (10) subject specialists and four (4) curriculum experts from CRDD and a multi-stage sampling technique was used to sample 480 teacher trainees for the study. Self-developed questionnaire an...

THE IMPACT OF SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES IN THE EJISU JUABEN DISTRICT OF THE ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA

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 ...

TEACHING OF NARRATIVE ESSAY IN THE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. A CASE STUDY AT OSEI TUTU II COLLEGE-TETREM. IN ASHANTI REGION

ABSTRACT  This study was designed to find out the approaches of teachers’ teaching of narrative essays to students of Osei Tutu II College at Tetrem, Ashanti Region. Narratives differ from answers because the informant chooses and orders the relevant issues through telling and relates the details into the context. Narratives have the point, the plot and temporal structure. Narrative data provides active data, multivoice data and accessible data to sensitive issues, and topics that are...

GRAMMATICAL ERRORS IN THE WRITTEN COMPOSITIONS OF THE SHS 3 STUDENTS OF METHODIST SENIOR HIGH/TECHNICAL SCHOOL, BEREKUM IN BONO REGION, GHANA

ABSTRACT   This work is a qualitative study that analyses grammar errors in the written essays of SHS graduate in Ghana, specifically Berekum Methodist Senior High/Technical School. The research sought to establish the types and causes of grammar errors in the written composition of SHS graduates and how it could be addressed. A total of two (2) teachers and one hundred and forty (140) students out of four hundred and fifty six (456) population, were selected through purposive sampling tech...

PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH COMPOSITION WRITING AMONG FORM ONE ‘A’ PUPILS OF SENCHI-FERRY METHODIST JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ABSTRACT  This study sought to find out the problems of composition writing among students in the Senchi-Ferry Methodist Junior High School in Ghana.  The focus of the research work was on spelling and concord errors that were most common in their written composition. The target population was all students in Senchi-Ferry Methodist Junior High School, numbering 250 students. The sample used was thirty (30) students from Form One ‘A’ class. The instruments used for data collection were t...


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