ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to establish the determinants of basic school pupils’ low performance in English composition in Junior High Schools within the Agona East District. The objectives were to identify the factors contributing to low academic performance of the pupils in English composition, to examine how these factors contributes to low academic performance of the pupils in English composition, to examine teachers’ instructional strategies and their effect on the pupils...
ABSTRACT The study was on the participation of communities in the provision of quality basic education in the Lawra District of the Upper West Region. The study assessed the contribution communities make towards basic education delivery. Sensitization of community members towards development of the school was an area of concern. The perception on the impact of community participation in bringing quality basic education to the district was also looked at. The population covered GES personnel a...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to interview ministers of the gospel to ascertain their counselling needs as well as the coping mechanisms implemented to mediate the stressors in their personal and professional lives. There is limited academic research provided through the lens of seasoned clergy which reveals their counselling needs related to sustaining ministry. The design for this study was a descriptive analytical survey. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed in ...
ABSTRACT Human trafficking, a social menace that involves the recruitment, transfer and harbouring of persons is a fast growing organised crime globally with Nigeria stigmatized as a country of origin, transit and destination. Regardless of efforts towards stemming the tide of human trafficking, the menace still persists possibly due to low knowledge of and insensitivity to the consequences of the practice among Nigerians. Literatures have shown that Community-based participatory education p...
ABSTRACT The research aimed at examining whether the 2012-2016 May/June West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in core subjects exhibited gender and location differential item functioning (DIF) in Ghana using the cross-sectional design. Six research hypotheses and one research question were formulated for the study. A sample of 36,035 candidates consisting of 8,994(English Language), 8,935(Mathematics), 9,089(Integrated Science) and 9,017 (Social Studies) candidates wa...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to determine the relationship between motivational factors and performance of physical education teachers‟ that is the extent to which motivational factors such as opportunities for promotion, provision of incentives, and professional growth would influence the performance of physical education teachers in the Somanya Zone. A quantitative research approach was used for the study. The research techniques used were the descriptive method and the Pearson Produ...
ABSTRACT Over the years, the construction industry of Ghana has witnessed tremendous increase in the cost of building. Despite the clarion call by successive governments and civil society organisations to use indigenous materials, the patronage still remains a challenge. This study sought to investigate into the use of indigenous materials for buildings construction and its inherent challenges using Denkyembour DistrictAkwatia as the case study. The target population involves contractors, emp...
ABSTRACT The study identified the factors affecting teaching and learning of Visual Arts in the Komenda Edina Eguafo-Abrem Municipality so as to understand those factors and propose recommendation for improvement. Three Senior High Schools were selected for the study the municipality. The study employed qualitative paradigm with descriptive design. A sample size of thirty (30) participants were used for the study comprising, eighteen (18) Visual Arts students, six (6) Visual Arts teachers, th...
ABSTRACT This research was designed to evaluate nutritional quality of meals served under the Ghana School Feeding programme in Wa and Cape Coast schools. It also investigated the safety aspect of the meals. A cross-sectional and descriptive survey research designs were used in the study. A purposive and simple random sampling techniques were employed in selecting 720 respondents for the study, comprising 600 pupils, 60 teachers and 60 kitchen staff. Information was obtained using questionnai...
ABSTRACT The study examines the approach used by teachers of Core English language to teach the core English language curriculum in Bompeh Senior High School, in the Western Region of Ghana. Specifically, the study focused on the academic qualifications teachers of the Core English language curriculum possessed, how topics were arranged in the syllabus, the method used by these teachers to teach, the teaching and learning materials they used during the teaching and learning process. A case st...
ABSTRACT History as an academic discipline in the curriculum provides valuable information and perspectives embedded within a powerful analytical model, which can be especially useful in an inconsistent and rapidly changing world. Although History plays an important role in the schools’ curriculum, it is seen as the least patronized subjects among the Arts in recent times. This study sought to find out the declining popularity of History as a subject in senior high schools in the Central Re...
iii ABSTRACT This study was designed to ascertain the challenges that the community day schools in the Keta Municipality of Ghana are faced with by their management teams. There were nine (9) SHSs in the Keta Municipality but attention was focused on only five (5) schools namely Anlo Afiadenyigba, Anlo Awomefia, Atiavi, Abor and Tsiame. Using the Keta Municipality as a case study, all the Headmasters with their assistants, Departmental Heads and the Board Chairmen amounting to forty (40) were...
ABSTRACT Competitions, misunderstandings and mistrust are likely to occur when people meet as a group which could ultimately result in conflict. Since in the school which is a miniature society, people meet as a group, conflict is likely to occur. In this regard, the researcher sought to examine the extent to which headmasters' management behaviours in conflict management contribute to or reduce conflict in Junior High Schools in Kwahu North District. The population for the study comprises te...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of GeoGebra software on senior high school students’ academic performance in Circle Theorems. The study also assessed the students’ attitudes towards the use of GeoGebra in teaching and learning of Circle Theorems. The study made use of simple random sampling (lottery method) and purposive sampling techniques select two Form 2 classes from two different schools within the Bono Region. The sample size for the study was 78 stud...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to compare the concept mapping approach which is based on constructivist theory to the traditional method of teaching biology in senior high schools. Two intact classes were randomly selected from five co-educational senior high schools offering elective biology in the New Juaben Municipality. The design used was the pretest post nonequivalent quasi design. The sample size was 105 students. The experimental group consisted of 51 students while the contro...