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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the extent of participation of girls in basic education in the Eastern part of the Nadowli District in the Upper West Region of Ghana and to examine the reasons for that level of participation. Two sets of data were used in the investigation. These data were documentary data and interview data. The respondents comprised parents of pupils, female girls in basic schools, school dropouts, head teachers of the selected basic schools and the Nadowl...
ABSTRACT Discipline is the bedrock of every educational institution. To attain the goals of education students should be taught to obey rules. ,As a result, a research was conducted to investigate teachers' and students' perception of discipline in the Armed Forces Secondary Technical School. Four research questions guided the study. The study investigated teachers' and students' perceptions on discipline, frequency of disciplinary problems and strategies to improve discipline. The population...
ABSTRACT The thesis sought to establish an understanding of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) grading system and thus deciphering the mechanisms through which candidates’ final grades are determined. The study objective was realised through semi-structured interviews with ten test experts from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Ghana Education Service (GES), University of Cape Coast (UCC) and University of Education, (UE) Winneba. The recorded interviews were tra...
ABSTRACT Education is generally recognised as the keynote to national development in all societies. It is a life long process whereby the innate abilities and talents ofpeople, both young and old are brought out and developed. It is the most potent force shaping people's knowledge, attitudes, perceptions, skills and personality (Antwi, 1992). It is generally accepted that education is an investment in human capital. Antwi (1992) observed that schooling and training increase people's lifetime...
ABSTRACT The study was"~n actio~ research to help improve community participation in the Administration ofnewly established senior secondary schools in the Eastern Region through intensive public education. The data for the study ";';ere collected from five selected community senior secondary schools with a sample size of I00 at each ofthe data gathering stages ofthe study. There were 20 respondents from each community made up of 7 from the schools and 13 from amopg the citizens in the towns....
ABSTRACT The study focused on the challenges of financial administration in five Government senior high schools in the Agona District of Central Region. Specifically, it looked at the financial functions of financial administrators and their supporting staff, factors that either limit or enhance their performance and challenges financial administrators face.The population for the study included the heads, accountants and accounting staff. All the Heads, Assistant Heads (Administration), the A...
ABSTRACT If principals of teacher training colleges are to provide effective and efficient leadership that will ensure the attainment of their institutional goals, then they need to identify their own strengths and weaknesses. This will enable them to build on their strengths and improve upon their weaknesses. This study sought to explore how tutors of teacher training colleges in the Central Region perceive their principals’ leadership role and what suggestions they have for improving the ...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted with a view to finding out if supervision could be used as an intervention to improve class attendance and punctuality in Achimota Preparatory and Junior Secondary School. The Action Research method was used and this enabled the researcher to compare the effect of supervision on the pupils during the pre-intervention and the post-intervention stages. The sample was made up of 85 pupils. The research looked at issues such as the causes of lateness to school, as...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to investigate how basic schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis maintain their school facilities. The study adopted the sequential explanatory mixed method design and mainly used questionnaire and interview. A sample of 306 respondents was used for the study and respondents were selected from 50 basic schools which were sampled out of the six circuits in the Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana. The study revealed that the schools sampled always engaged in sw...
ABSTRACT The study examined the In-In-Out Programme of Teacher Training Colleges in Ghana, using Tamale Training College as a case study, with the intent of identitYing the challenges associated with the programme. Questionnaire and interviews were used to collect data from the Principal, Vice Principals, Link tutors, mentees [rom Tamale Training College, mentors and lead mentors [rom schools of attachment and district directors of education [or Tamale Metropolis , . and East Gonja District. ...