ABSTRACT Studies have shown that women are a minority in non-traditional careers, have slow career growth compared to their male colleagues and almost invisible in leadership positions, therefore excluded in power structure. These have been attributed to culture, socialisation, conditioning and self-perception of the women themselves. However, predicting factors of female academics’ career in Nigerian Universities are yet to be examined. This study, therefore, affirmed the efficacy or othe...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to examine the causes, effects, and prevention of teenage pregnancy among students in Senior High Schools in the Agona West Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. Four research questions guided the study. The study employed cross-sectional descriptive survey design. The target population of the study consisted of all third year Senior High School (SHS) students (1,370) in Agona West Municipality during the 2013/2014 academic year. A sample...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the staff welfare services in the Central Administration of the University of Cape Coast. The descriptive survey research design was chosen for the study in order to observe, describe and document aspects of a situation as it were. The stratified and purposive sampling techniques were used to select the sample. The sample for the study was made up of 55 senior members, 70 senior staff and 250 junior staff. The instrument used for the study wa...
ABSTRACT The study examined the challenges and prospects of the UEW distance education programme. The design for the study was a descriptive survey whereby data were collected to answer the research questions. The sample for the study was 381 comprising 168 diploma students, 201 post-diploma students, 9 tutors/lecturers and 3 study centre coordinators. The stratified random sampling techniques were used in selecting the sample. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for the collection o...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to find out whether women at Ho, in the Volta Region of Ghana have been engaging in breast examination practices for early detection of breast abnormality and also to find out about factors that would influence the women to examine their breasts. The study was a descriptive survey. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select a sample size of 1,259 women. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used to analyse the data. The result exh...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to assess the competence of Social Studies teachers of senior high schools in New Juaben Municipality in Eastern Region of Ghana in teaching and assessing the affective domain. A census of 55 teachers was taken from eight public senior high schools in New Juaben Municipality. A 32-item questionnaire was used to collect data from these social studies teachers. Areas examined included teachers competence in formulating affective objectives, the extent to w...
ABSTRACT This study was about teacher participation in decision-making. It was conducted in the Shama Ahanta East Metropolis. In all, 152 respondents, comprising 143 teachers and 9 heads of schools from 15 schools were employed in the study. Questionnaire and interview schedule were the main instruments used for data collection. The questionnaire was used to obtain responses from the teachers while the heads of institutions were interviewed by use of interview schedule. The data were analyse...
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 objective of the study was to find out the extent to which girls’ education is being affected by teenage pregnancy in the Tano North District of the Brong Ahafo Region. The study employed the survey method which basically aimed at gathering facts, opinions and attitudes for the purpose of description, explanation, exploration and to answer questions concerning the subject under study. The population of the study comprised young girls who had suffered teenage pregnancy and tee...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the views of social studies tutors and students of selected Colleges of Education on how the teaching and learning of social studies could promote Citizenship Education. A sample of 20 tutors and 1000 final-year students were selected using census method from six Colleges of Education in the Eastern Region. Among the findings were: 1. Majority of the tutors and students understand citizenship as the exercise of rights and responsibilities, ma...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to investigate the level of job satisfaction among senior staff of the University of Education, Winneba, and find out ways to promote their job satisfaction in the university. The research design used for the study was descriptive survey. A total sample of 155 senior staff was selected for the study. Simple random technique, using the lottery method was used to select the respondents from each campus. The instrument used for gathering data was the questionna...
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 Considering the fact that teacher turnover rate is very high in the country, this study sought to find out the factors that influence the recruitment and retention of basic school teachers in the Akatsi District ofGhana. Purposive and stratified sampling techniques were employed to select subjects for the study. A questionnaire which was the main instrument was used to collect the data. A documented data which indicated the turnover rates of male and female teachers from 1998/99 to ...
ABSTRACT Discipline among students is an essential tool for effective teaching and learning in an educational institution. However, dealing with responsible social behavior among students in Senior Secondary Schools has been a major challenge for educational administrators in Ghana. The study investigates the courses, nature and levels of indiscipline in Mfantsiman Girls Secondary School, Saltpond, Adisadel College, Cape Coast and Ghana National College, Cape Coast. To achieve this objectiv...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find some of the causes of poor study habits among final year students of the 3 health training institutions in the Bolgatanga Municipality. The target population for the study comprised of all final year students of the health training institutions of the Bolgatanga Municipality totaling 240. The sample size was made up of 42 males and 18 females numbering sixty (60). The research design for the study was the descriptive sampling survey and the ins...