Educational Administration and Planning Research Papers/Topics

IMPROVING COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN ADMINISTRATION OF NEWLY ESTABLISHED SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE EASTERN REGION THROUGH INTENSNE PUBLIC EDUCATION

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....

CHALLENGES OF FINANCIAL ADMINSTRATION IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE AGONA DISTRICT IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA

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...

TRAINING COLLEGE TUTORS’ PERCEPTION ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THEIR PRINCIPALS’ LEADERSHIP PRACTICES IN THE CENTRAL REGION

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 ...

IMPROVING CLASS ATTENDANCE AND PUNCTUALITY THROUGH· SYSTEMATIC SUPERVISION IN ACHIMOTA PREPARATORY AND JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

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...

ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTING THE IN-IN-OUT PROGRAMME IN TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF TAMALE TRAINING COLLEGE

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. ...

CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS FACING STUDENTS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION IN GHANAIAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES: THE CASE OF UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST STUDY CENTRE

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to find the challenges and prospects facing students of distance education in Ghanaian public universities: the case of University of Cape Coast study centre. The sample for the study were twenty teachers and two hundred students making a total of two hundred and twenty respondents. The respondents were selected from` Cape Coast distance education study centre at Oyoko Methodist senior high school in the Koforidua municipality. Questionnaires were used to coll...

FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION PRACTICES IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN TIIE ACCRA METROPOLIS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank sincerely Dr. AL. Dare, my supervisor, mentor and Director ofIEPA who supervised me meticulously and ensured that my work was brought to an appreciable standard. Special thanks also go to Dr. IS.K .Owusu who whipped up my enthusiasm and encouraged me to select a topic on financial administration in a public institution of a country for study. I am equally. grateful to all the other lecturers at the Institut~ of Educational Planning and Administration and...

ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTING THE IN-IN-OUT PROGRAMME IN TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES IN GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF TAMALE BY AKUBU BUKARI TRAINING COLLEGE

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. ...

INCENTIVES AND RURAL AREA TEACHING: A CASE STUDY OF ABURA-ASEBU-KWAMANKESE DISTRICT

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate whether incentives would be able to draw teachers from urban areas to accept posting to the rural areas and to remain and if so what type of incentives.The theoretical review centred on incentive offers for teachers. Factors underlying the perception of incentives and theories of teacher migration were reviewed. The study was a descriptive survey. The instrument used for the study was the questionnaire and interview guide. The stratified ra...

MANAGEMENT OF EMPLOYEE STRESS IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK BRANCHES IN CAPE COAST

ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to determine the extent to which staff of Ghana Commercial Bank Limited branches in the Cape Coast Municipality experience job-related stress, the behavioural manifestations of stress and the coping strategies adopted by staff at the work place. A sample of sixty-eight respondents was drawn from staff of the branches in the Cape Coast Municipality. The research design used for the study was a descriptive survey. The research instrument used was the questionna...

CHALLENGES OF WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE BOLGATANGA MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT The study investigated the challenges of women in educational institutions in the Bolgatanga Municipality. They purpose of the research was to assess the main factors that affect women’s participation in management positions. The descriptive survey method was adopted with a sample size of 150. The sample was randomly selected. The questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect data. The main methods used in analyzing the data were frequency and simple percentage distribution...

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN KUMASI GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL

ABSTRACT Student conflicts in Senior Secondary Schools are disturbing factors that can mar the administration of the schools  Academic work cannot go on smoothly if there are student unrests in the schools.The  study  investigated  conflict  management  practices  in  Kumasi  Girls’ Secondary School.  Three sets of questionnaire were used. A total of 140 respondents, comprising  20  teaching  staff,  non-teaching  staff  and  100  students  were  selected through ran...

THE PARTICIPATION OF SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND PARENTS TEACHER ASSOCIATION IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF BASIC SCHOOLS IN OBUASI MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to find out whether the School Management Committee (SMC) or Parent Teacher Association participated in basic school administration to improve education. The study was carried out in the basic schools of the Obuasi Municipality in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The respondents who were community members, SMC members, PTA members teachers, head teachers, and parents were randomly sampled for the research.   In  all,  the  researcher  visited  100  s...

IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF TEACHERS THROUGH CLINICAL SUPERVISION AT PERRY HAYFORD JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL AT TAKORADI

ABSTRACT This study is an effort to improve teacher performance by employing the clinical supervision concept to reverse lackluster teacher performance in the school of study. The purposes of the study wereto determine; ifthe instructional practices of the teachers’ changed; if the teachers cultivated the habits of responding positively to supervision and if teacher confidence level rose over the five months study period. The research methods used to answerquestions were both qualita...

ADMINISTRATIVE CHALLENGES IN THE IN·IN-OUT PROGRAMME FOR TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES

ABSTRACT The study was on administrative challenges the in-in out programme in Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai District of Western Region of Ghana. The main studywasto Wlearththe administrative challenges associated with the implementation of the "out'" segment ofthe in·in·ou lprogrammein selected schools in Biblam Anhwiaso Bekwai DlstnctIn all twenty (20) Basicschools wereinvolved in the study.Onehundredand thirty-eight respondents participated in the study The main researchinstrument employedto...


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