ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to appraise exercise prescription procedures by the keep fit instructors in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was used. One hundred and thirty participants volunteered for the study. The instrument for data collection (questionnaire) yielded an internal consistency of 0.76. Percentages and frequencies were used to analyze the research questions postulated. The results indicated that keep fit instructors in the Kumasi Metropo...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine how five personal and institutional factors influenced the way tutors in the Colleges of Education (CoE) in the Central Region (CR) integrate technology, specifically computers and their accessories, and the internet into the curriculum. This study also, investigated how tutors’ individual personal factors are related to and interact with each other in the context of the Colleges of Education. Questionnaire and structured interview guide w...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out how motivation of teachers relate to the satisfaction they have on their job. This was done by looking at the strategies that account for teachers likening of their Job and the teachers’ attitude towards motivational schemes. The study adopted a simple survey which was considered in collecting data to facilitate the testing of research questions raised in the study. The sample was drawn from two main Senior High Schools in the Tain Distric...
ABSTRACT The study was designed to investigate challenges that newly trained teachers face at their first stations in basic schools. Since the role of the teacher in human resource development is very valuable, anything that adversely affects his/her performance should not be left to chance. Purposive sampling technique was adopted in selecting both headteachers and the newly trained teachers for the study. All the eight educational circuits in the Awutu-Efutu-Senya District were covered. Q...
ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to investigate the extent to which the communities of the New Juabeng Municipality participated in improving access and quality of Basic Education in the country. The sample size for the study was 196 respondents consisting of 20 Basic heads and 20 teachers, 40 School Management Committees members, 40 Parent-Teacher Association Executives, 40 Parents, 13 Education Officers, 13 Municipal Assembly members, and 10 members of Unit Committees. These groups ...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, several governments have introduced measures to get more children enrolled and retained in school. Some of the measures introduced included the Accelerated Development Plan in 1951 which involved the community in supporting the education of their children; Free, Compulsory, Universal, Basic Education policy introduced in 1995 and the establishment of the Girls Education Unit to ensure that more girls have access to education. The purpose of this study was to find out the ...
ABSTRACT It is universally accepted that one of the benefits of good education is that it enables individuals to contribute to the development and improvement in the quality of life for themselves, their communities and the nation as a whole. Though the Government of Ghana has initiated policies and interventions to increase enrolment, there are still children of school going age who are found roaming in the Techiman market during school hours. This study sought to investigate the factors th...
ABSTRACT This piece of work sought to find out the incidence and impact of bullying on students in the two second cycle schools in the Bawku Municipality namely; Bawku Senior High School and Bawku Technical Institute. The researcher looked at the physical, psychological, personal-social, and academic impact of bullying on students. A mixed study design was used. It comprises partly quantitative and partly qualitative aspects. A questionnaire was first administered on students and was follow...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to explore the major problems faced and the support received by students studying in Ho Polytechnic in Ghana. The design for the study is primarily descriptive in nature and so the descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. Years 2 and 3 students of Ho Polytechnic formed the population of the study. The number of students used for the study was 300. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire. In selecting the students the strat...
ABSTRACT This qualitative study, using the grounded theory method in data collection and analysis, explored the socio-cultural context of child labour in fishing communities of Cape Coast Metropolis based on the lived experiences reported by 10 purposively and theoretically selected basic school students who engaged in child labour activities from two schools in fishing communities of the Cape Coast Metropolis. Six research questions guided the study. The trustworthiness of the data was gro...
ABSTRACT Several researchers have documented the relevance of students’ participation in their schools’ decision-making process to the overall governance of schools/colleges. In spite of these revelations, little research has focused on exploring students’ perspectives on their colleges’ decision- making process and the extent of their participation in Ghana. Limited knowledge exists regarding how token involvement in decision- making by students at college level manifests a total d...
ABSTRACT The study assesses the competency base of the teacher trainee in the writing of composition in Ghanaian language. Data were collected from sampled elective Ghanaian language teacher trainees from four Colleges of Education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. Questionnaire, teacher trainees’ class exercises and structured interviews were the instruments used to collect the data. Frequencies and percentages were used to analyse the d...
ABSTRACT Effective instructional time management is crucial in the running of schools. With this in view, an assessment was conducted into the instructional time management of public Junior High Schools in the Mampong Municipality. A sample of 235 respondents made up of 207 teachers and 28 headteachers was used. Three instruments, including a self-administered questionnaire, observation and interview guides were used for data collection. The instruments were pilot tested on 13 headteachers ...
ABSTRACT The study was a case study designed to examine students’ views on improving discipline in a College of Education and its implications on guidance and counselling in Colleges of Education. A sample population of 244 students was selected to respond to a questionnaire. The data were analysed using frequency and percentage. The study revealed that students viewed the concept of discipline as punishment which was generally perceived as severe. Punishment in the College included withdr...
ABSTRACT Community participation in the provision of basic education was given government backing as a means of bringing the school and the community closer. By this the community was expected to compliment government’s effort in the provision of basic education in the communities. A descriptive survey was used to investigate community participation in the provision of basic education in the New Juaben municipality. Questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect data for the study. A...