ABSTRACT This qualitative study, using the grounded theory method in data collection and analysis, explored the socio-cultural context of child labour in fishing communities of Cape Coast Metropolis based on the lived experiences reported by 10 purposively and theoretically selected basic school students who engaged in child labour activities from two schools in fishing communities of the Cape Coast Metropolis. Six research questions guided the study. The trustworthiness of the data was gro...
ABSTRACT This study explored students’ and teachers’ perceptions of integrated science topics in the JHS (1-3)integrated science syllabus. It compared the perception of students’ with that of their teachers’ with the hope of ascertaining whether the perceptions do exist.The study also explore if gender and school location had any bearing on the performance of the students in relation to integrated science topics. The survey method was employed where questionnaires was administered to ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the attitudes of girls towards science and mathematics. Two categories of girls were involved in the study, thus those who attended the STME clinic in 2004 and those who did not attend the clinic. The simple random sampling technique was employed to select a total of 223 girls from 34 JSS in the Bawku East Municipality, Bawku West and Garu-Tempane Districts. The average age of the girls was 16.4 years with a standard deviation of 1.7. Three instruments were us...
ABSTRACT The resarch was conducted in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District of the Central Region of Ghana. It investigated how truancy relates to academic performance of truant junior high school pupils. A descriptive survey design using mixed-methods sequential explanatory approach was employed for this study. Simple random and purposive sampling methods were used to select 114 study participants comprising 108 truant pupils and 6 teachers for the study. Questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha = 0....
ABSTRACT Education delivery at the basic school level cannot be carried out effectively without the required quality and quantity of teachers. This implies that the government and educational administrators must ensure that at any point in time, measures have been instituted to retain teachers. In view of this realization, an investigation was conducted in why teachers leave the service and how they can be retained in the Komenda Edina Eguafo Abrem Municipality. The research design for this ...
ABSTRACT The study set out to investigate the determinants responsible for the low performance of female students in science in the Aowin district. To achieve the purpose, the study was guided by five (5) objectives. Methodologically, descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The study employed quantitative approaches through the use of self – developed questionnaires. The female students in the five (5) educational circuits in the Aowin District participated in the study via r...
ABSTRACT The study sought to identify the relationship between the perception of mathematics teachers about assessment and their assessment practices. Descriptive survey was adopted as a design for the study. Questionnaires were administered to a sample of 63 teachers in the Binduri District after which their lessons were observed to gather data for the study. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to get the sample for the study. Data was analysed based on the research questions and hypot...
ABSTRACT Differentiated Instruction is an approach to teaching that meets the diverse academic needs of students by considering learner readiness, interest and learning styles. The approach is grounded in the socio-cultural, multiple intelligence and constructivist theories. The study sought to explore Junior High School (JHS) mathematics teachers‟ knowledge and practice of differentiated instruction in Tano South district of Ghana. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, an explana...
ABSTRACT This study examined the current state of the provision of management support services to basic school teachers in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It employed the cross-sectional descriptive survey design. Both purposive and random sampling techniques were used to draw a sample of 173 respondents for the study. Questionnaire and an interview guide were used as instruments for the collection of data for the study. In all, 140 out of the 173 respondents returned th...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the perception of Social Studies tutors in the public Colleges of Education in Ghana towards the integration of ICT in teaching and learning Social Studies. A descriptive survey design was used to conduct the study. Stratified sampling technique was used to select 130 Social Studies tutors from public Colleges of Education in Ghana for the study. However, a response rate of 92% was achieved in this study because out of a total of one hund...
ABSTRACT This study examines kindergarten teachers’ perceptions of classroom management strategies in managing kindergarten pupils. The study employed concurrent mixed method design, underpinned by the pragmatic philosophical thought. Data were collected in two phases using a four-point Likert-type questionnaire and observation schedule. At the quantitative phase, a questionnaire was administered to teachers while the qualitative phase involved observation and interview of class teachers. ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to find out the factors that are perceived to facilitate students’ mathematics learning and their performance at the J.H.S. level. The study was conducted in the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region of Ghana. Five research questions were raised to guide the study and a descriptive survey design was used. Simple random sampling and purposive sampling were used to select 311 participants for the study comprising 225 students, 30 teachers and 56 parent...
ABSTRACT The study looked to investigate the effects of social media on literacy development among pupils in junior high schools. The study was aimed at finding pupils’ perception about the nature of literacy, identifying major social media network sites and their mass usage among pupils as well as the effects of social media and social networking sites on pupils’ language learning and literacy development within the context of sociocultural and social learning theories. To achieve the ...
ABSTRACT The study looked to investigate the effects of social media on literacy development among pupils in junior high schools. The study was aimed at finding pupils’ perception about the nature of literacy, identifying major social media network sites and their mass usage among pupils as well as the effects of social media and social networking sites on pupils’ language learning and literacy development within the context of sociocultural and social learning theories. To achieve the ...
ABSTRACT The study sought the possibility of integrating Social Studies with Science in Colleges of Education in Ghana. Many educators have perceived the necessity for a paradigm shift toward interdisciplinary teaching. As mentioned by Campbell and Henning (2010), knowledge today is becoming more interdisciplinary and integrated, which calls for interdisciplinary and integrated learning in public schools. The main purpose of the study was to explore the integrated curriculum approach to the ...