ABSTRACT The study was prompted by an observation that student leaders of Anglican High School, Kumasi, hardly performed their prefectorial duties as expected. A sample of 300 second and third year students was randomly selected. The views of the headmaster were also sought to affirm the responses of the students. Background information on 30 selected teachers was also obtained from official records while a questionnaire made up of 24 items was used to get responses from the students. Also, a...
ABSTRACT The study was undertaken to find out the effects of the economic environment in Kwabre District of Ashanti Region and its impact on school attendance and the possible mechanisms that could be put in place to improve regular school attendance. The sample of the study consisted of students who obtained less than 30% of attendance, parents of such children and teachers and head teachers in the selected school. Two principal research instruments were used. These were interview schedule f...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study wus to investigate the sourees. manifestations. nnd coping strategies of stress mnong female hends in bnsic schools in the Cape Const Metropolis. Furthennore. the study sought to lind out whether there were indicators of stress mnong femnle hends when perfonning their multiple mlcs. The theoreticnl review centred on the importanec of educntion. lcmlcrship roles of female heads of bnsie schools. women in thc workforce and as Iemlers. thc concept of stress. nnd...
ABSTRACT The study focused on assessing the extent of staff participation in financial administration in public secondary schools in the Adansi Traditional Area. The purpose of the study was to identify areas of school finances where staff members were particularly involved. It was also to find out whether finance committees had been established in the schools and how effective they were. The study also sought to find out whether staff had access to information relating to financial transacti...
ABSTRACT This research work set out to answer the question of what could be done to help students of St. John's Grammar School to improve on their performance in both internal and external examinations. Certain problems facing teachers which might have had negative effects on student performance were identified. In all, fifty-four members of staff were requested to answer questions - . on whether their work had been appraised before and on their perception of performance appraisal. They were ...
Achimota School in the past was described as an ideal institution. Today however, Achimota School appears to be losing its glory. The research problem was to find out what had gone wrong and suggest ways to improving Achimota School. The study examined views held by 49 past students (Yesterday) and 172 present students (Today) on discipline and how views and actions of students affected Achimota School. It was a qualitative research.
ABSTRACT The study investigated the effectiveness of instructional supervision at the basic school level in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District. The study covered the district education office and all the 62 Junior High Schools in the district. There are seven circuits in the district and four circuits were randomly selected for the study. The data were collected with the use of questionnaire and interview guide. Simple percentages were calculated to analyse the data. The main findings of the ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out stakeholders’ assessment of a best teacher award winner’s intervention package for basic school improvement in some selected schools in the Akatsi District of the Volta Region. It specifically examined the extent to which the promotion of the three methodologies and two strategies affected teaching and learning, the influence of the motivational programme on teachers, pupils and parents, the perceptions of teachers, pupils and parents on ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the conflict management practices of headmasters in senior high schools in the Akuapem South District. The specific objectives of the study were to : find the common types of conflict in the schools, causes of conflicts and how the headmasters managed conflicts that occurred in the schools. The study further sought to examine the effective techniques applied by the headmasters in resolving conflicts in the schools. Five senior high schools we...
ABTRACT This study assessed the challenges of state-church partnership in school administration in the West Akim Municipality of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was employed to assess the stakeholders’ perception on the issue under study. In all 27 administrators of schools in the West Akim municipality were involved in the study. Questionnaires and interview guide were used to collect data for the study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data. The study found that the ...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to find out how student participation in decision making affects school administration. An attempt was made to identify areas that students could effectively contribute to the smooth running of school administration. The target population was all the teachers and students of Fijai Secondary School. Purposive and random sampling techniques were used to select 292 students and 32 teachers. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for the research s...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out how female heads perform their duties as administrators of Senior High schools to improve teaching and learning in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. Descriptive research design was used to conduct the study. The population for the study consisted of heads of Senior High School as well as teaching and non-teaching staffs. Questionnaire was designed and used to collect data for the study. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used to select ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to find out the challenges facing administrators of basic private schools in Ghana and identify administrative strategies of responding positively to such challenges. It specifically identified challenges faced in the administration and management of basic private schools in areas of managing: people, learning resources, finance and school-community relationship, the strategies that administrators used in handling these challenges, and the various forms of support...
ABSTRACT The study intended to investigate effects of conflict on the administration of Senior High Schools in the Ashanti Mampong Municipality. The study was guided by four research questions. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. A sample of 72 teachers and 133 students were randomly selected to deliberate on the issues. The instruments used for data collection were two selfadministered questionnaires. Data collected were analysed manually and electronically whereby t...
ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate the impact, both negative and positive, of the factors that affect female participation in Senior High School education in Ghana. Using a case study method, three Senior High Schools from the Amansie East District of the Ashanti Region were selected for the study. Questionnaires were distributed to tutors, parents and students. Using bar chart and frequency distribution methods, results from the 96 respondents of the study were analysed. The study rev...