Teacher Role And Instructional Time Management In Kete-Krachi Secondary Schools Ghana

ABSTRACT

The process of teaching in terms of. for example. use of time requires e1fective

management to ensure quality student achievement. This study sought to investigate

how teachers in Kete-Krachi secondary schools manage instructional time. The study

used a checklist. a time diary form and an interview guide to collect information fwm

50 of the targeted teachers. about all activities the teachers engaged in during the

entire school week. Data was also obtained about attitude ofteachers towards time

management.

It was found that the teachers engaged in a wide variety ofactivities. using

time that varied from one activity to another; these activities ranged from preparation

oflessonnotes and sports committee meeting to siesta, preparing cakes for sale and

walking home from school; Teachers spent 188.79 minutes. a day. in managing

, instruction. 146.9 minutes on administrative duties. and a whopping 956.39 minutes

on activities encoded social as against 251.64 minutes for instruction. The study also

revealed that while some teachers assumed the elevated responsibility of providing

instructional leadership for both staff and students. there were others who merely gave

instruetions without applying any skillneeessary for professional practice. Ifschool

time management is to improve. teachers would have to find time everyday to think of

what to do in advance of actual performance. So it has heen recommended that school

administrators proceed with caution when assigning duties to teachers because some

duties may have to be run during teaching times.