ABSTRACT This study is a descriptive survey, which sought to find out the perception of teachers about the leadership styles of male and female school heads of basic schools of the Suame Circuit of the Kumasi Metropolitan Education Directorate. It also sought to find out lessons that could be learnt from each other (male/female heads). The study further sought to find out the preference of teachers for a male or female school head, and the reasons for their preferences as well as suggestions ...
ABSTRACT This study examined the current state of the provision of management support services to basic school teachers in the South Dayi District of the Volta Region of Ghana. It employed the cross-sectional descriptive survey design. Both purposive and random sampling techniques were used to draw a sample of 173 respondents for the study. Questionnaire and an interview guide were used as instruments for the collection of data for the study. In all, 140 out of the 173 respondents returned th...
ABSTRACT An action research was undertaken to investigate into the effects of using cooperative learning on pre-service teachers in enhancing their performance in teaching Integrated Science at Junior High School (JHS). The investigation sought to motivate and improve the attitudes of the female pre-service teachers towards learning and teaching science through cooperative learning. The data collection instruments were researcher observation, questionnaires and achievement tests. ...
ABSTRACT The teaching and learning of science in the Senior High Schools (SHS) has of late not been very effective since the practical aspect of the subject is seemingly neglected by many teachers. The main objective of this study was to investigate the challenges associated with the organization of science practical lessons in some selected Senior High Schools. The sampled population for the study consisted of 165 students and 50 teachers from five selected Senior High Schools. Th...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine how special education teachers perceive and use of assistive technology in educating persons with special needs in (state the number of schools here; e.g., 5 schools) selected schools in the Northern Region, Ghana. A descriptive research design was used for this study. Fifty teachers were randomly selected 5 special schools in the Northern Region of Ghana for the study. The instruments used to collect the data were questionnaires and inte...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted in the context of the organic chemistry aspect of the Integrated Science course for the pre-service teachers in St. Teresa’s Colleges of Education, Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana. The study examined new ways of guiding students to conceptualise organic chemistry that was developed to promote in-depth understanding of aliphatic organic compounds to students. Applying a case study and action research paradigm, pre-test and post-test questions were ...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to investigate the factors that contribute to loan default at the Amantin and Kasei Community Bank Limited. This study adopted the case study design. The study used qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The population for the study was one hundred and twenty (120). The population of the study was made up of credit officers and customers of Amantin and Kasei community bank Limited in the Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. Th...
ABSTRACT High maternal and child mortality rates have been linked to unhealthy practices by mothers in Nigeria. These practices could be traced to obsolete and inadequate information available to mothers. There are several e-health interventions by organisations to enhance Maternal Health Practices (MHP) with little consideration for mothers’ perception of health worker Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use and relevance of disseminated information to MHP. This study, therefor...
ABSTRACT Secondary school adolescents in Delta State are increasingly engaging in violence and health-risk behaviours which negatively affect their cognitive performance, emotions, choices and overall quality of life. This trend warranted the integration of life-Skills into the secondary school curriculum with a view to changing the in-school adolescents‘ negative behaviours. Previous studies have shown non implementation of life-Skills training included in the school curriculum in Delta S...
ABSTRACT Public examination records have shown that students record low achievement in basic science. This has been attributed to over dependence on the conventional method of talk and chalk. Scholars have thus recommended the use of other instructional strategies that could help students learn collaboratively and acquire problem solving skills. Two of such strategies are Crossword-Picture Puzzle and Enhanced Explicit Teaching strategies. There is paucity of research on their effects on stud...
ABSTRACT Research on library deviance in Nigeria has largely relied on librarians’ accounts, which often portray students as “deviants” and libraries as “victims”. However, a holistic account should incorporate narratives from both students and librarians in the analysis of deviant behaviors in library utilization. Some common trends of deviance and the implication on library utility in selected universities were discovered through observations and interviews. The study reveals a g...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the influence of participation in after school sports programme on academic performance of Nkonya Senior High School students in the Biakonye District of the Volta Region of Ghana. The population of the study was made up of General Arts students of Nkonya Senior High School. The study was a descriptive research design. Participants immediate grade scores were compared with their immediate post sports activities in some selected subjects. Data analysis was done...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the impact of leadership styles of heads on academic performance of students in three leading secondary schools in Ho. The method used for the research was the descriptive survey. This method was used because it may reveal the actual perception of students and teachers about their head’s leadership style. The population was the heads, teachers and students of the schools involved in the study. The three heads, sixty teachers and one hundred and fif...
ABSTRACT The research sought to obtain evidence of the factors that were responsible for the academic performance of pupils in the Asawasi Sub – Metro such as family background, pupils’ characteristics, teachers’ influence and the school environmental factors.The research was conducted using observation, interviews and questionnaires. A sample size of 1640 respondents representing a heterogeneous target population was drawn from the Asawasi Sub-Metro. The study revealed that persistent...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of premarital counselling on adjustment among Christian couples in the Cape Coast Metropolis. A case study was used as the design for the study. Convenience sampling procedure was used to select the three churches from the metropolis. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data for the study. Using Tabacknik & Fidell (1996) procedure for sample size determination, a sample size of 300 Christian couples were selected ...