ABSTRACT This study is aimed at exploring the views of nurses and midwives at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital regarding Continuous Professional Development opportunities available to them. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 250 respondents was selected through the multi-stage sampling technique from a population of 478 nurses and midwives at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital (CCTH). The underpinning theory for this study was the human capital theory advo...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the factors that impede female access and participation in tertiary education, focusing on Odompo and Ayeldo communities in the Abura Asebu Kwamankese (AAK) District of the Central Region. Specifically, the study examined the socio-cultural, school related and economic factors that impede females’ access to and participation towards education at the tertiary levels. The perception citizens have towards female access to and participation i...
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 This study investigated management and support services provided for teachers of Lamashegu Circuit B public junior high schools by service providers. It sought to discover services actually provided at the time, challenges faced by both service providers and teachers, and solutions needed to address them. Purposive sampling was adopted to select 62 respondents, from whom data were collected, using a questionnaire with Cronbach’s Coefficient Alpha reliabilities of .91 and .82. Retur...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between the university’s organisational culture and lecturers’ commitment to the university. A correlational research was carried out using randomly selected academic staff of the University of Cape Coast. The study involved 237 respondents who responded to a self- administered questionnaire. The Cronbach’s alpha was used to test for the reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient was 0.80. The statist...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the perceptions of school administrators on the impact of management functions on the academic performance of students. Descriptive survey was used for the study. Twenty schools from seven districts in the Central Region were involved in the study. School administrators were selected because they were at the helm of affairs when it comes to management of schools. The main instrument used for the study was questionnaire. The return rate for the questionnair...
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 This study examined challenges involved in North-South Collaboration in educational development in Ghana. It sought to identify the nature and sustainability of North-South collaboration in Ghana. A qualitative research design was used for the study. Specifically, the Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used. This approach was preferred because it is flexible and allowed the researcher to discover new issues related to the research topic during investigations. The study ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the culture change and organisational performance using the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) as its case study. The researcher adopted a qualitative research design where structured questionnaire was designed for the data collection. The study sampled one hundred and fifty (150) officials of Ghana Revenue Authority in the Greater Accra region. Structured questionnaires were designed and administered to the sampled officials. The statistical software program...
ABSTRACT In trying to expand the modern post-tonal music practices and techniques, using traditional idioms, this work is focused on Apatampa dance music (a recreational dance of the Fante people in the Central Region of Ghana) in an original composition named ‘The Fruits of Apatampa.’ The study seeks to explore the rhythmic resources of Apatampa dance music in a contemporary art composition. It blends new trends in contemporary art compositions with traditional drum idioms found in Apata...
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 The purpose ofthis study was to examine the perception ofstudents on the govenunents' policy of cost-sharing. Its concerns included students' view on policy, the effect of cost-sharing on enrolment, the effect of cost-sharing on quality of teaching, the effect of the policy on facilities at the university, and the effect of the policy on academic performance. The study also identified alternative sources that could be employed to finance tertiary education and found out from student...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to examine the factors influencing female teacher-trainees’ non-participation in physical activity and sports in Colleges of Education in Ashanti Region of Ghana. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 351 was selected from a population of 2,911 and simple random sampling technique was used to select participants for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. Descriptive statistics (F...
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...
ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out the general marital satisfaction level of The Church of Pentecost leaders in the Cape Coast Area. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. A sample size of 340 was selected for the study through the stratified and simple random (lottery method) sampling procedures from a population of 1975 church of Pentecost leaders in the Cape Coast Area. Three research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Data from res...