ABSTRACT The concept of employee turnover and retention within the banking sector is an area that provide applied usage of academic researches because of its timeliness with the turbulence in the financial space in Ghana. The study sort to examine turnover intentions as a case at GT Bank (Ghana) Ltd. To achieve that, 60 employees were sampled to respond to a survey questionnaire on their turnover intentions after the banking sector review which saw a downward trend of banks from 36 to 27 with...
ABSTRACT Solid waste management is a challenging and complex task. The problem is more pronounced in the hospitality industry due to the nature of the services they provide and a reliance on consumable goods. To this effect, the researcher conducted this study to explore the solid waste management practices of hotels in the Accra. The specific objectives of the study were to; analyse the hotel solid waste management practices in the hospitality industry, to bring out the challenges a...
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 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 examine the effects of covert sensitization and group therapy interventions in fostering tobacco smoking cessation among commercial motorcyclists in Ibadan metropolis. The study then adopted pre-test, post-test, control group experimental design with a 3X2 factorial matrix. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 61 participants from ten randomly selected motorcycle parks in three local government areas in Ibadan; Ibadan North, Ibadan North/Wes...
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 The ability of modern business organisations to succeed largely hinges on the quality of its human resources. Well trained and highly developed employees are considered as the bedrock for such success. The purpose of this study therefore was to examine the relationship between training and development and service delivery in Management Services Department, a Civil Service organisation. The study adopted a survey approach where relevant data was collected by means of a structure...
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 investigated shared responsibilities of basic school headteachers at Asokore Mampong Circuit. The objectives of the study were to investigate the dominant responsibilities shared by headteachers of basic school, identify the factors that hinder effective sharing of responsibilities process in basic schools, and to determine how to improve effective shared responsibilities in basic schools at Asokore Mampong Circuit. Three research questions were formulated to guide th...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine the factors that influence teacher attrition in public junior high schools in the Kwadaso circuit. Descriptive survey design using quantitative approach was employed for the study. The target population of the study consisted of all the 161 teachers and head teachers in the nine public junior high schools in the Kwadaso circuit. A proportionate random sampling technique was used to select 113 respondents from the nine public junior high sch...
ABSTRACT Quality education has always been the seal of most educational policies made in Ghana. In spite of quality education, the main aim of many educational reforms and policies, the desired quality has not yet been achieved. The purpose of this study was to assess the causes of low academic performance among Senior High School students. Descriptive research design was employed for this study. Simple random sampling was used to select the respondents. A total of one hundred and sixty ...