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 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...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes, effects and how to control indiscipline in the Mampong College of Education. Both theoretical and empirical literature covered the acts of school indiscipline, causes, effects and methods used in controlling school indiscipline. Descriptive survey design was employed for the study. The study involved both students and tutors of Mampong College of Education. The sample size for the study was 220. Stratified sampling technique w...
ABSTRACT The study sought to find out three main things. First, the general knowledge level of the students and whether or not there is any significant relationship between one’s gender and the knowledge of the internet. Second, the level of internet use among the students and finally, to find out whether students use the internet in a manner that will enhance their studies. Data were gathered from 370 students from four (4) senior high schools in the Atwima Nwabiagya District of the Asha...
ABSTRACT The study examined the awareness and utilisation of Educational Management Information Systems (EMIS) by stakeholders, e.g. educators, parents, guardians, students, educational NGOs and consultants and the public in the Greater Accra Region. The descriptive research design was used for the study. Purposive sampling technique was employed in selecting the sample population. The coverage area for the study was the Greater Accra Regional Education Office, two other municipal and one me...