ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out the challenges faced by Early Childhood Education learners from child-headed families in Cowdray Park schools in Reigate District. It focused on the background of the study which revealed the statement of the problem and significance of the study. The study employed a number of qualitative research approach. The population of the study consisted of four school heads, sixty teachers and four thousand and sixty learners under Reigate District in Bulawayo ...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate prospects and challenges of implementing inclusive education at Zengeza 4 primary in Chitungwiza District .One Administrator and 8 teachers from Zengeza 4 primary participated in the research endeavour. The case study design was selected for use since it allows employment of samples that will be representative of whole populations. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews to gather data for the research. Data was presented using pie cha...
ABSTRACT The title of our project was attitude of parents towards girl-child education in Suru Local Government area, Kebbi State. A population of 150 was used the design for the study was survey design. The research questions were answered using descriptive status of simple percentage in tables. One of the major findings was early marriage and economic factors were responsible for low or non participation of girls in western education. It was also recommended that the few educated girls sho...
Abstract This study assessed the attitudes of parents and teachers towards Early Childhood Care and Education Programme in sokoto state. A total of 152 respondents, comprising of parents and teachers who are officials of Parents-Teachers Association in each of the 23 Local Government Areas in the state, were used as sample and the selection of the sample was based on the Research Advisors (2006) sampling procedure. The instrument used for data collection in the study was a researcher constru...
ABSTRACT Despite the increase in ICT tools in Ghanaian Senior High Schools, most of the schools are teaching ICT as an isolated subject. Instead of completely integrating the ICT tools into the educational curriculum to enhance the teaching and learning of ICT. The objective of this study was, to investigate the effects of ICT facilities on teaching and learning in Senior High Schools in Cape Coast Metropolis. A total sample of 200 respondents took part in the survey. This sample was picked ...
ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating the effect of computer assisted instruction as a supplementary strategy on the academic achievement of technical students offering Automotive Engineering Programme. It was a quasi experimental study and the purpose was to see the relative effectiveness of independent variable, (teaching strategy) on the academic performance of students in Automotive Engineering. Technical students pursuing Automotive Engineering Programme constituted the populat...
ABSTRACT The purposes of this study are: (a) to find out the extent to which teachertrainees could be prepared for ICT integration into the Colleges of Education syllabuses in Ghana; (b) to find out some of the barriers that are militating against the integration of technology into the teaching and learning process. A cross-sectional survey design was employed to collect data in three regions of the country. Data were collected from 120 student-teachers in three Colleges of Education using r...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to ascertain the availability and utilisation of local area network in Senior High School in the Central Region of Ghana. The purposive sampling was used to select three hundred and eighty students, ICT teachers and assistant headmasters of selected schools. Data were collected from students, ICT teachers and assistant headmasters for analysis. The study revealed that students, ICT teachers and school administration were dissatisfied with the availability of...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the basic school teachers’ level of computer literacy and attitude to the use of computers. The sample of the study covered 30 basic schools (20 public schools and 10 private schools) in Jomoro District. In all 105 teachers participated in the study. Three research questions were formulated. In relation to the research questions, 4 other statistical hypotheses were also formulated and tested for the study. Descriptive statistics were a...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at investigating whether the service schools give on guidance and counselling adequately met students’ needs and, if not, what strategies needed to put in place to improve and make guidance and counselling services in the school more beneficial. Adopting the descriptive research design and mainly questionnaire, the researcher selected 250 respondents from three senior high Schools in the New Juabeng Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana using the stratified s...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of extensive reading on the readability of children with reading difficulties. The research design adopted for the study was experimental design specifically the quasi experimental design. A sample of 90 children was sampled using simple random sampling and purposive techniques. The experimental group consisted of 40 children and the control group consisted of 50 children. The major instrument used for data collection was reading tests. The study re...
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the relevance of biblical counselling in contemporary society of Pentecostal churches in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ashanti Region. The study sought to provide an insight into the effectiveness of biblical counselling. The methodology used to select participants for the study consisted of stratified random sampling, proportional ratio, simple random sampling and selection of the table of random numbers methods. The Population of the study consisted of thirty-four ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out whether or not HIV and AIDS counsellors in Kumasi Metropolis in Ashanti Region are: aware of national HIV and AIDS policy and policy guidelines, have requisite minimum training in HIV and AIDS counselling and care, have the necessary human resources for VCT, and have the minimum level of conceptual knowledge about VCT. It was meant to ascertain whether VCT as practiced, conforms with the minimum guidelines set by the UNAIDS as well as finding...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to examine the impact of drug abuse on students’ academic performance in selected senior high schools in the Greater Accra Metropolis. Four research questions guided the study. The study employed cross-sectional design. A sample size of 133 teachers and 329 third year students were selected for the study. The questionnaire was first pilot-tested to ensure its validity and reliability. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the research da...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the impact socioeconomic factors have on the academic performance of students of Saint Monica’s College of Education in Mampong Ashanti. Consequently, the focus of this study was on how parental income levels impacted on the academic performance of students; the extent to which parental income influenced students’ academic performance and how family size influenced students’ academic performance. The population of the study comprised first and second y...