Research Papers/Topics in Educational Administration and Planning

INSIGHTS INTO MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND TEACHER PERFORMANCE IN WESLEY GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL IN CAPE COAST

ABSTRACT The school realizes its objectives through a complex system involving policies and programmes, and supporting services, building and equipment and interactions with the community. The school organization is a service-providing set up. The teacher being an important agent of education cannot be spared in delivering the teaching services without which the school would be non-existent. The teacher is therefore indispensable in the school organization. When a nation expands its education...

TEACHERS' AND STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF INDISCIPLINE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE STUDY OF SUNYANI SECONDARY SCHOOL

ABSTRACT Indiscipline in schools is a major concern of parents, teachers, students and all those who are involved in the education of the child. The spate of indiscipline in schools, in the home, at work places and on the roads is a concern of everybody in Ghana. The campaign against indiscipline by the vice-president of Ghana goes to confirm that there is indiscipline in the country. The study investigated the perceptions of teachers and students on indiscipline in Senior Secondary Schools w...

ASSESSMENT OF MULTIGRADE SCHOOLS IN THE ASUNAFO .. NORTH DISTRICT OF THE BRONG AHAFO REGIO

ABSTRACT Multigrade schools refer to schools which combine different classes in the same classroom setting. The Asunafo North District in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana has 17 of such schools. Multigrade schools become necessary where teachers are in short supply or where enrolment figures are so low that they cannot justify the appointment of teachers for separate classes especially in the remote and hard-to-reach areas. The study sought to have an in depth assessment of multigrade schools ...

A Study of the Role of Past Students' Associations in the Administration of Selected Second Cycle Institutions in the Cape Coast Municipality

ABSTRACT The purpose ofthe study was to examine the roles past students play in some selected second cycle schools some years after completing school. The study also examined the perception ofschool heads and their assistants on the activities of Past Students' Associations in their schools as :-veil as problems they encountered when dealing with such interest groups. The views of Assistant Directors and Directors of the Municipal and Regional Education Directorate were sought. The study was ...

IMPROVING TEACHER PERFORMANCE IN THE TARKWA-NSUAEM MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT Supervision reports from Tarkwa-Nsuaem Education Directorate showed that pupils in basic schools in the Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality were not sufficiently numerate, literate, nor able to solve problems that children at their grade levels were expected to solve due to unsatisfactory performance of teachers. The situation had resulted from lack of facilities for teaching and learning, inadequate staff motivation, ineffective supervision, lack of stakeholder support and co-operation, and ...

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN THE HO MUNICIPALITY OF GHANA

ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the social system components of school climate that existed in high and low performing junior high Schools in the Ho Municipality and their relationship to students’ academic performance. A correlational research design research was used. Two sets of self-reporting questionnaires was used for teachers and headteachers with a reliability coefficient of .97 and .92 respectively. Data on student achievement were obtained by using as proxy the Basic Edu...

STUDENTS' AND TEACHERS ' PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL FARM INTERVENTIONS BY THE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL FARMS (DASFA) IN THE CENTRAL REGION , GHANA.

ABSTRACT This study examined the perceptions of teachers and students of school farm interventions by an agricultural education NOD known as Development Assistance to School Farms (DASFA). The population for the study was students and teachers who have participated in school farm activities supported by DASFA. Students of the Agro-Youth Clubs at Cape Coast School for the Deaf and Jukwa Senior Secondary School and their teachers, patrons, and farm assistants were purposively sampled because of...

AN ASSESSMENT OF PARENTAL SUPPORT TO THE GIRL CHILD EDUCATION IN KWABRE DISTRICT OF THE ASHANTI REGION

ABSTRACT The study which used descriptive survey design was basically to assess parental support to the girl child education in Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region. A sample of 302 girls and their entire parents which formed 22% of the total population from 11 public schools in the Ntonso circuit were used for the study. The girls were randomly selected whereas their parents were purposively sampled. The instrument used for data collection was a set of questionnaires with an average reliabi...

EFFECTS OF TEACHERS’ LEADERSHIP ROLE ON STUDENTS’ DISCIPLINE IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS AGONA SWEDRU MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT The study intended to investigate the effects of teachers’ leadership roles on students discipline in Agona Swedru Municipality senior high schools. The research was conducted in Agona Swedru Municipality in Central Region of Ghana. The cross-sectional survey design was adopted for the study. Questionnaire was the main data collection instrument. All the four senior high schools in the Agona Swedru Municipility participated in the study. The sample for the study was 281 respondents...

Time Management Practices Among Staff of District Education Offices in the Central Region

ABSTRACT Time may be the most valuable thing one deals with, and it can neither be bought nor recaptured. However, significant amount of this valuable resource is wasted by staff of institutions due to the activities of time wasters. The purpose of the study was to find out the existence or otherwise of time wasters and determine their perceived impact on the time management practices among staff of the district education offices in the Central Region. The time management control measures wer...

An Assessment of Parental Contribution Towards the Educational Development of Basic School Pupils in the Dodowa Circuit of the Dangme West District

ABSTRACT The study investigated parental contribution towards the educational development of basic school pupils in the Dangme West District. It sought to assess major contributions parents make, their perceptions of the importance of contributing to pupil’s educational development and challenges they face. A total of 288 parents having their children in ten (10) basic schools and 40 teachers were randomly and purposively selected for the study. Pupils were randomly sampled from the selecte...

STUDENT PARTlCIPATlON IN DECISION-MAKlNNG PROCESS AT KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, • KUMASI

ABSTRACT Academic democracy as a tenet of University governance In African universities has generated a lot of concern and debates in recent years. The issue of student involvement in decision-making has manifested in these concerns and debates especially in sub-Saharan African countries. The study was undertaken to find out the level of student involvement in decision-making in tertiary institutions and the benefits it has for both students and university authority. The study was to determin...

INVESTIGATING CHALLENGES FACING COMMUNITYBASED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE SEFWI WIAWSO DISTRICT OF GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF ASAWINSO AND AKONTOMBRA COMMUNITY-BASED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ABSTRACT The 1987 education reforms gave prominence to the establishment of community–based senior secondary schols in Ghana, and the Sefewi Wiawso District had its share of the institutions which were sited in the Asawinso and Akontombra localities. However, the common trend country wide is that, these schools are generally known to be facing difficulties in various forms that have adversely affected their performance capacity, growth and development, Anumuah–Mensah, Sarkodie, Kedem (200...

THE ROLE OF THE RELIGIOUS BODIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE EASTERN REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT The study investigated the role of religious bodies in the development of education in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Descriptive survey design was employed for the study. The sample for the study was made up of Regional Director of Education; Municipal/District Directors of Education, Unit Managers of Mission Schools and Heads of Religious Bodies in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Questionnaire was developed to solicit for information from the respondents. The questionnaire was pilot tes...

STATUS OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC BASIC SCHOOLS IN THE TARKWA- NSUAEM MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT Failure to keep accurate and up-to-date records on organisational resources has crippled many administrators and managers’ ability to render proper accounts of their stewardship. This study examined the status of records management in public basic schools in the Tarkwa- Nsuaem Municipality. The descriptive survey design method was adopted for the study. The population size consisted of 74 headteachers and five circuit supervisors whilst the sample consisted of 63 headteachers and t...


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