ABSTRACT The study was to find out the challenges confronting women in educational administration in the country, particularly in the Greater Accra Region, where a sizeable number of them are found. It sought to investigate whether (i) female administrators in education are discriminated against, (ii) how they do manage their career and families and (iii) whether there are any effective support services provided for them to enhance their effectiveness, among others. The study was necessary d...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out how motivation of teachers relate to the satisfaction they have on their job. This was done by looking at the strategies that account for teachers likening of their Job and the teachers’ attitude towards motivational schemes. The study adopted a simple survey which was considered in collecting data to facilitate the testing of research questions raised in the study. The sample was drawn from two main Senior High Schools in the Tain Distric...
ABSTRACT The study was designed to investigate challenges that newly trained teachers face at their first stations in basic schools. Since the role of the teacher in human resource development is very valuable, anything that adversely affects his/her performance should not be left to chance. Purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting both headteachers and the newly trained teachers for the study. All the eight educational circuits in the Awutu-Efutu-Senya District were covered. Q...
ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to investigate the extent to which the communities of the New Juabeng Municipality participated in improving access and quality of Basic Education in the country. The sample size for the study was 196 respondents consisting of 20 Basic heads and 20 teachers, 40 School Management Committees members, 40 Parent-Teacher Association Executives, 40 Parents, 13 Education Officers, 13 Municipal Assembly members, and 10 members of Unit Committees. These groups ...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, several governments have introduced measures to get more children enrolled and retained in school. Some of the measures introduced included the Accelerated Development Plan in 1951 which involved the community in supporting the education of their children; Free, Compulsory, Universal, Basic Education policy introduced in 1995 and the establishment of the Girls Education Unit to ensure that more girls have access to education. The purpose of this study was to find out the ...
ABSTRACT It is universally accepted that one of the benefits of good education is that it enables individuals to contribute to the development and improvement in the quality of life for themselves, their communities and the nation as a whole. Though the Government of Ghana has initiated policies and interventions to increase enrolment, there are still children of school going age who are found roaming in the Techiman market during school hours. This study sought to investigate the factors th...
ABSTRACT Effective instructional time management is crucial in the running of schools. With this in view, an assessment was conducted into the instructional time management of public Junior High Schools in the Mampong Municipality. A sample of 235 respondents made up of 207 teachers and 28 headteachers was used. Three instruments, including a self-administered questionnaire, observation and interview guides were used for data collection. The instruments were pilot tested on 13 headteachers ...
ABSTRACT Community participation in the provision of basic education was given government backing as a means of bringing the school and the community closer. By this the community was expected to compliment government’s effort in the provision of basic education in the communities. A descriptive survey was used to investigate community participation in the provision of basic education in the New Juaben municipality. Questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect data for the study. A...
ABSTRACT Teacher participation in decision-making at the teacher training colleges promotes a good atmosphere for administrative work and also enhances teaching and learning. However, most teachers were not involved in decision-making at the teacher training colleges. The purpose of this study was to find out whether teachers were involved in decision-making process. The research design used was descriptive survey. The study sampled the opinions of tutors and principals regarding decision-mak...
ABSTRACT Many school heads who work for meaningful student involvement in the running of their schools find that there are significant barriers to validating the opinions, ideas, knowledge, and experiences of students in order to improve their schools. These barriers can be seen as challenges that encourage students, teachers and administrators as well as schools to grow and flourish in new and exciting ways. This research seeks to identify some of the challenges that the students, school a...
ABSTRACT The study sought to look at community participation in rural secondary schools in the Atwima Mponua District of Ashanti. It examined contributions and views of parents, the local community and the various functionaries in the areas of community participation. The study used descriptive survey method and data were collected from respondents through questionnaire. The population was made up of the headmasters of the two Senior Secondary Schools, teachers, parents, members of the Boards...
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 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...