Education

Research Papers/Topics in Education

Availability and Utilisation of Information and Communication Technology Fcailities in Teaching Social Studies in Public Senior High School in Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis.

ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to assess availability and utilization of ICT facilities in teaching of social studies in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. A census technique was used for the 100 social studies teachers. The questionnaire was used to gather the requisite data for the study. The data were analysed through the computation of descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequencies, percentages, mean of ...

Teacher Quality as a Determinant of Pupils' Academic Performance in Religious and Moral Education: A Survey

ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between teacher quality and pupils’ performance in RME in basic schools in the Ga-South Municipality. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. Through the use of cluster sampling, multi-stage sampling and proportional allocation of sample size as well as the purposive sampling procedure, 159 basic schools and 532 respondents consisting of 357 pupils and 175 RME teachers were selected to participate in the study respectively....

Effects of Self-Concept on Academic Performance: A Study of Junior High School Students in Elmina, Central Region

ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to determine the effects of selfconcept on academic performance of Junior High School form three students in Elmina township. Simple random sampling was the technique used by the researcher in this study to draw the sample of schools. In all, 280 form three students from the six selected Schools were used as respondents for the study. The research design adopted by the researcher was the Ex Post Facto and the instrument developed and used for elic...

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Junior High School Education in the Central Region of Ghana

ABSTRACT The study evaluated the quality of Junior High School (JHS) education in the Central Region of Ghana using context, input, process and product (CIPP) model by Stufflebeam (1971). Descriptive survey design was employed in the conduct of the study. The target population for this study was made up of public and private JHSs in all the 20 Metropolitan/Municipal/District Assemblies in the Central Region. Proportionate stratified random sampling was employed. In all, the participants for ...

Conflict Management Practices of Basic School HeadTeachers in Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis

ABSTRACT In this study, efforts were made to find out the extent to which primary school Head teachers in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis deal with conflict issues as they emerge in their administrative duties. The study established the insight, knowledge base and skills of the head teachers on conflict management issues. It also examined the attitude of the head teachers towards conflict in their schools and how their attitude is interpreted by their teachers. In all, ten (10) head teachers...

Career Needs of Polytechnic Students: A Case Student of Takoradi Polytechnic

ABSTRACT This study was carried out to identify the counselling needs of Polytechnic students using Takoradi Polytechnic in the Western region of Ghana as a case study. It aimed at finding out their prevalent counselling needs, sources of support available to students and whether they desire services provided by the counselling department of the institution, taking into considerations variables such as; age, gender, academic level, programme of study and marital status. Descriptive research d...

Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Preparedness of Student-Teachers of the Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education (DASSE) of University of Cape Coast

ABSTRACT This study assesses the Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) preparedness of student-teachers in the Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education (DASSE) of University of Cape Coast, Ghana. It uses the descriptive survey design. The stratified simple random sampling technique was used to sample 370 student-teachers of DASSE for the study. Questionnaire was adapted for the data collection. Descriptive (frequencies and percentages, mean of means and standard deviati...

Factors Influencing the Utilisation of University of Cape Coast Hospitality by the Undergraduate Students

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out which factors influence the utilisation of health care services provided at the University of Cape Coast hospital. Three research questions were posed to guide the study. The descriptive quantitative survey was used to conduct the study at University of Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana among levels 200-400 both resident and non-resident students. Out of the 11,698 students, 300 (107 males and 186 females with an average age of 23 yea...

An Investigation into Senior Secondary School Elective Science Students' Perception of Their Biology Classroom Environment and Their Attitude Towards Biology

ABSTRACT This study focused on elective science students’ perception of their biology classroom environment and their attitude towards biology in low and high academic achieving senior secondary schools in the Central Region of Ghana. Data were obtained with Biology Classroom Environment Questionnaire and Attitude towards Biology Questionnaire, administered on 356 third-year elective science students. This was done after the senior secondary schools that offer elective science programme ha...

The Use of Palm Kernel Shell Ash as Cement Extender in Concrete

ABSTRACT  The national housing policy of Ghana which was approved by cabinet in 2010, advocates the use of local building materials for the construction of buildings. It is against this background, that in recent years many studies have been conducted to find cheap but useful local building materials to replace the conventional ones which are to some extent expensive. Cement is one of the most important elements in building construction works which is relatively expensive. This research...

EVALUATION OF THE ONE YEAR INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA

ABSTRACT The views of mentees, mentors, and University supervisors about the one year internship programme of the University of Education, Winneba were examined. The views of a total of 333 respondents made up of 177 mentees, 91 mentors and 65 University supervisors in the Ashanti region were gathered by means of a self- designed questionnaire consisting largely of the likert-type items. The data was then subjected to frequency, percentage and chi-square analysis to address the 6 research que...

INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES ADOPTED BY MOTHERS AT DADEASE AND EFFIDUASE

ABSTRACT  Optimal feeding during infancy and early childhood is fundamental to the makeup of a child’s full human potential. This study aimed at infant and young child feeding practices of mothers and the effect on nutritional status of their children at Dadease and Effiduase in the Sekyere-Kumawu and Sekyere-East Districts respectively. A cross sectional design was used for the study using a sample size of 122 mothers and their young children within the age range of 0-24 months old. Multi...

SOCIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN PUPILS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENT AND THEIR HEARING PEERS IN THE UNIVERSITY PRACTICE INCLUSIVE SCHOOL, WINNEBA

ABSTRACT   The purpose of the study was to find out the social interaction pattern between pupils with hearing impairment and their hearing peers in the University Practice Inclusive School, Winneba. The study was qualitative which utilized a phenomenological design with interview and observation as the data collection procedures. A sample of 8 pupils comprising 5 pupils with hearing impairment and 3 with normal hearing were purposefully sampled. Data from  the study was thematically ...

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY IN MFANTSEMAN MUNICIPALITY IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF GHANA

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to examine the perceptions of early childhood teachers’ professional identity in the Mfantseman Municipality in the Central region of Ghana. The study adopted concurrent mixed method design using identical samples for both quantitative and qualitative data. The target population for this study comprised all Kindergarten teachers in the Mfantseman municipality. The census sampling procedure was employed to sample 182 early childhood teachers for the st...

POLYTECHNIC ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATORS’ PERCEPTION ABOUT THE USEFULNESS OF THE NPT (045) LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT CAPACITY BUILDING PROJECT

ABSTRACT The study investigated polytechnic academic and administrators’ perceptions about the usefulness of the implementation of the leadership and management capacity building project in Ghanaian polytechnics. The study targeted four public polytechnics in the northern sector which included Sunyani Polytechnic, Wa Polytechnic, Balgatanga Polytecnic and Tamale Polytechnic. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The sample for the study included purposively selected 16 midd...


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