ABSTRACT This project work describes the different methods of analyzing the economics of a solar water heating system to determine its economic viability and potential in Ghana. The economic variables in relation to cost that were considered in the analyses are the annual cost of owning the collector, storage unit and associated controls, the annualized life-cycle cost (ALCC) of operating the system, the yearly cost of maintenance, life-cycle savings (LCS), life-cycle cost (LCC), the payback ...
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 the stud...
ABSTRACT The rationale for this study is to do systematic investigation into the prevalence of corporal punishment, kinds of offences that attract corporal punishment, the long and short term effects of corporal punishment, and the alternatives to management of misbehavior. The design used for this work is descriptive survey. The researcher wanted to describe the characteristics of the targeted population and their phenomenon. This made the researcher to use descriptive survey. The investigat...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to explore female migration and drop out in the Ashanti Akim South district. The objectives of the study were to identify the perceived school factors that dominantly cause school dropouts, determine the perceived home factors that dominantly causes school dropouts and to find out the perceived effects of school dropouts in the district. The researcher used descriptive survey design with closed ended questionnaire as the research instrument for the study. The ...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page………………………………………………………….. I Approval page………………………………..…………………… II Dedication………………………………………………………….. III Acknowledgement……………………………………………..…. IV-V Table of contents ..………………………………………………. VI-IX CHAPTER ONE…………………………………………………. 1 1.2...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the influence of school infrastructure on students’ academic performance in selected basic schools in the Bosomtwi District. The researcher used descriptive survey design for the study. This research employed quantitative research methods. The population for the study included head teachers, and teachers of three selected basic schools in the Bosomtwi District. The sample size was 39 respondents. The purposive sampling technique was used to select all the thirty ...
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 the stud...
Abstract Architecture is a social form of art while literature can either be a written or verbal form of art. Reflecting on the literature of a particular region can help to better understand the fundamental basics of the architecture of such region. Just as the Architecture of a region is a reflection of the people’s culture and way of life, Literature more often than not is also a written or verbal documentation of life experiences and narratives that may cut across culture, lifestyl...
ABSTRACT The study was to assess employees’ attitudes towards work and the effects these attitudes have on their job performance. The study employed the quantitative approach using forty- eight (48) respondents from Koforidua Technical University made up of male and female administrative staff both of the senior and junior level forming the target group for the study. Questionnaires administered to these sampled group examined employee attitudes on three phases namely, employee attitudes to...
ABSTRACT In the context of increasing rural-urban migration, real estate development is becoming fast-emerging as the desire for shelter and individual abode increases. This development has given rise to a high volume of developmental activities. Development project have a few attributes, for example, time limit, budgetary imperatives and financial necessities, individual authoritative and legitimate conditions, intricacy and orderly qualities, so every project in itself is an interesting fra...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to analyze the school system in the Sekyere Central District of Ghana to reveal the various types of leadership styles being practiced by head teachers of primary schools and relationship between these leadership styles teachers’ level of job satisfaction. This was to determine the extent to which Democratic, Autocratic and Laissez faire leadership influenced teachers’ job satisfaction. The sample size of the study was 66 teachers. The study adopted ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the factors that influence the motivation of primary school teachers in the Tamale Metropolis in the Northern Region of Ghana. A descriptive survey design was employed. A questionnaire was used to gather data. A total of 250 primary school teachers in the Tamale Metropolis were selected for the study by using the probability proportional to size and the simple random sampling techniques. The quantitative data gathered in this research was analy...
ABSTRACT Teaching profession needs to be mastered, and teachers need to be developed. Investing in teachers' professional development is important. Hence, this study aims to look into the structure of staff professional development practices in the Ghana Education Service (GES), and determine the relationship that exist between staff professional development and teachers’ performance. To achieve this, the study sought the perception of teachers towards the staff professional development pra...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the leadership behaviours of school heads of public and private junior high school head teachers in Tafo–Pankrono circuit Sub in Kumasi Metropolis and its impact of the students’ academic performance. The sample for the study consisted of 120 teachers comprising of 60 from public schools and 60 from private schools, together with 9 public school head masters and other 9 private school head masters. Questionnaire in the form of likert form...
ABSTRACT Recent educational reform efforts have focused on creating effective school environment as a means of improving students’ achievement. Against this backdrop, there have been a surge in concerns that claim that success of educational reforms cannot be guaranteed without paying attention to school leadership. The main objective of the study was to examine the effects of head teachers’ leadership practices on school culture using Senior High Schools in the Kwahu-West municipality in...