ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate financial control practices in public second cycle schools in order to check whether there are financial irregularities in the use of school funds in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The study adopted cross-sectional survey with mixed methods design. Questionnaire and interview guide were used to collect data. The questionnaires were analysed using Statistical Product and Service Solution (SPSS) version 20.0. The interviews were also analysed us...
ABSTRACT In recent times, teaching and learning at the basic schools leaves much to be desired. Lateness, absenteeism and misuse of instructional time by teachers have been the order of the day. The fundamental purpose of the study therefore was to find out whether an effective monitoring system will improve supervision of basic schools at Agona-Ashanti. Some of the research questions used include the following which people are responsible for supervision and how do they understand supervis...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the human resource development (HRD) practices of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and Valley View University (VVU). The study was a descriptive survey and two sets of questionnaire with Cronbach’s alpha of .91 for T & D officers and .61 for academic and non academic staff and interview guide were used to gather data. The study involved 491 participants comprising 397 from the UCC and 94 from VVU. The Mann Whitney U test was used to dete...
ABSTRACT It is difficult to imagine how life would be if we were not receiving or giving out information. Human existence is said to depend on the receiving and giving out of information generally referred to as communication (Sekyi-Baidoo, 2000). Communication could also be defined as the process of transmitting information from a sender to a receiver and the receiver responding appropriately to the message. In inference, communication requires all parties to understand the common language ...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to find out the critical factors influencing drug abuse among student clients of Ankaful psychiatric hospital in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Specifically, it to sought find out the causes of drug abuse, types of drugs students’ abuse, effects of drug abuse as well as measures to prevent drug abuse. The study was non-experimental in nature and the descriptive survey design was used to carry out the study. The population comprised all student clients...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the challenges in the administration of selected rural senior high schools in the Ga-West District of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was employed to unearth the challenges there in. The purposive, census and convenient sampling techniques were used to select the district and respondents for the study. In all, the sample for the study consisted of 87 respondents, comprising 9 administrators and assistants, 36 heads of department...
ABSTRACT In spite of the overwhelming academic performance associated with private schools especially in Ghana, they are faced with series of challenges which affect the administration of these schools. This study investigated the challenges in the administration of private Senior High Schools (SHS) in the Kumasi District of the Ashanti Region. The study employed the descriptive survey design and drew samples from all the educational circuits of the district. Questionnaire was the main instru...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to investigate female participation in secondary education in the Berekum District. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used to select a total of 136 respondents involved in the study. The instruments used were questionnaire and documentation. The results from the data collected indicated one critical fact. It was found that parents would opt to educate their boy children even though they considered that there were numerous benefits in relation to th...
ABSTRACT This research is about challenges hindering effective Technical Vocational .j Education and Training in the GES. It examines how TVET programs impact on the Ghanaian society as well as students' career. The research calls for support of stakeholders to do away with rhetoric and seek to promote quality career environment for training those who choose TVET. The study identified problems of too many students not being prepared for specific career, beside clerical duties. Most of the cha...
ABSTRACT Development in any country cannot be without education since It IS the key to any development process. The major concern of educational planners and policy makers is to develop the quality of education 10 all countries. This has given rise 10 a widespread desire to change the content and structure of education to meet social and economic needs of society. The present day technologies demand that till' education of any developing country like Ghana should be structured in a way ...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to ascertain the most appropriate leadership styles of Principals that enhance academic performance of students in the Nurses Training Colleges in the Central Region. The study was based on such research question as how do tutors perceive the leadership style of their respective principals? The assertions made by the authors in the literature review mentioned the issues of the attitude administrators, the level of female education, how females were perceived in all...
ABSTRACT The phenomenon of streetism is becoming a growing concern in Africa and Ghana in particular. The urbanization and industrialization processes being undertaken have focused on the cities and towns to the exclusion of rural communities and settlements. Unfortunately however, this is rather compelling many children to abandon their education and relocate in city centres without deep concern and assessment of the consequences. This research therefore assesses the contributions of Non -...
ABSTRACT The main focus of this study is the ‘integration’ or ‘inclusion’ of children with intellectual disabilities (mental retardation) in the general classroom system with children without such disabilities. There are growing concerns in both developed and developing countries with regard to changing the orientation in special education towards integration (inclusion), and this study is intended to address such concerns. One of the most important factors that would ensure success...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of measures aimed at curbing the brain drain of nurses. The descriptive survey method was used, and a sample of 150 respondents was drawn from the four submetropolitan hospitals in Kumasi namely; South Suntresu Hospital, Tafo Government Hospital, Manhyia Hospital, and Kumasi South Hospital (Chirapatere). The study revealed that 5 out of the 7 incentive interventions that were implemented by the government to curb the ...
ABSTRACT The study was an action research to help improve student participation in school administration in Navrongo Secondary School in the Upper East Region of Ghana, A sample of 109 students, consisting of 3 students from each class, provided data for the stud) . The instrument used to collect data for both the pre-intervention and Post intervention stages of the study was a questionnaire. The pre-intervention "as meant to determine the real nature of the problem envisaged as it existed b...