ABSTRACT The study was designed to investigate challenges that newly trained teachers face at their first stations in basic schools. Since the role of the teacher in human resource development is very valuable, anything that adversely affects his/her performance should not be left to chance. Purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting both headteachers and the newly trained teachers for the study. All the eight educational circuits in the Awutu-Efutu-Senya District were covered. Q...
ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to investigate the extent to which the communities of the New Juabeng Municipality participated in improving access and quality of Basic Education in the country. The sample size for the study was 196 respondents consisting of 20 Basic heads and 20 teachers, 40 School Management Committees members, 40 Parent-Teacher Association Executives, 40 Parents, 13 Education Officers, 13 Municipal Assembly members, and 10 members of Unit Committees. These groups ...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, several governments have introduced measures to get more children enrolled and retained in school. Some of the measures introduced included the Accelerated Development Plan in 1951 which involved the community in supporting the education of their children; Free, Compulsory, Universal, Basic Education policy introduced in 1995 and the establishment of the Girls Education Unit to ensure that more girls have access to education. The purpose of this study was to find out the ...
ABSTRACT It is universally accepted that one of the benefits of good education is that it enables individuals to contribute to the development and improvement in the quality of life for themselves, their communities and the nation as a whole. Though the Government of Ghana has initiated policies and interventions to increase enrolment, there are still children of school going age who are found roaming in the Techiman market during school hours. This study sought to investigate the factors th...
ABSTRACT Several researchers have documented the relevance of students’ participation in their schools’ decision-making process to the overall governance of schools/colleges. In spite of these revelations, little research has focused on exploring students’ perspectives on their colleges’ decision- making process and the extent of their participation in Ghana. Limited knowledge exists regarding how token involvement in decision- making by students at college level manifests a total d...
ABSTRACT Effective instructional time management is crucial in the running of schools. With this in view, an assessment was conducted into the instructional time management of public Junior High Schools in the Mampong Municipality. A sample of 235 respondents made up of 207 teachers and 28 headteachers was used. Three instruments, including a self-administered questionnaire, observation and interview guides were used for data collection. The instruments were pilot tested on 13 headteachers ...
ABSTRACT Community participation in the provision of basic education was given government backing as a means of bringing the school and the community closer. By this the community was expected to compliment government’s effort in the provision of basic education in the communities. A descriptive survey was used to investigate community participation in the provision of basic education in the New Juaben municipality. Questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect data for the study. A...
ABSTRACT The study sought to assess the support offered by the community for girl child education in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese district of Ghana using the descriptive design. The instrument used for the study was questionnaire which comprised Likert scale type questions. A sample size of 364 respondents was drawn from adult members of the community comprising Traditional Leaders, Teaching Staff at the District Education Office, Non-Governmental Organizations, Development Partners, Faith-Base...
ABSTRACT Teacher participation in decision-making at the teacher training colleges promotes a good atmosphere for administrative work and also enhances teaching and learning. However, most teachers were not involved in decision-making at the teacher training colleges. The purpose of this study was to find out whether teachers were involved in decision-making process. The research design used was descriptive survey. The study sampled the opinions of tutors and principals regarding decision-mak...
ABSTRACT Many school heads who work for meaningful student involvement in the running of their schools find that there are significant barriers to validating the opinions, ideas, knowledge, and experiences of students in order to improve their schools. These barriers can be seen as challenges that encourage students, teachers and administrators as well as schools to grow and flourish in new and exciting ways. This research seeks to identify some of the challenges that the students, school a...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out staffs’ perceptions of the roles of school heads in financial management in senior high schools in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality. Data were gathered from a sample of 159 members of staff in 3 schools in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality using a questionnaire with an internal reliability co-efficient of .82. The data collected were analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16.0 software. The ...
ABSTRACT The study sought to look at community participation in rural secondary schools in the Atwima Mponua District of Ashanti. It examined contributions and views of parents, the local community and the various functionaries in the areas of community participation. The study used descriptive survey method and data were collected from respondents through questionnaire. The population was made up of the headmasters of the two Senior Secondary Schools, teachers, parents, members of the Boards...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the availability and state of infrastructure in rural senior high schools in the Assin North Municipality of the Central Region as perceived by the users of the infrastructure. The descriptive survey design approach was used for the study. A sample of 350 students, 110 teachers and 24 administrators was selected through purposive, stratified, simple random and census sampling procedures. A questionnaire and a semi-structured interview guid...
ABSTRACT The research was an attempt to find out the extent to which communities in the Dormaa Municipal area support girl-child education. The sample for the study consisted of one urban community, two peri-urban and two rural communities. In all 134 participants (some of whom were purposively selected and others randomly chosen) participated in the study. Data was collected through questionnaires and interview. The reliability of the questionnaire was tested at Cronbach Alpha value of 0.678...
ABSTRACT Decision-making is a tool of effective governance in all successful institutions whether it is corporate, educational or other. It was in line with that this study was undertaken to assess students’ participation in decision-making in the health training institutions in Accra. The accessible population, which comprised all students in all the health training institutions in Accra, was 860. Out of this the total sample used for the study was 394.The survey research quantitative para...