ABSTRACT Indiscipline in schools in Ghana is a concern to administrators, teachers, parents and even students. Most common acts of indiscipline among students include stealing, cheating in examinations, lateness to school and absenteeism. The objectives of this study were to identify the factors contributing to students indiscipline, prevalence of these acts of indiscipline and measures to adopt to deal with indiscipline among the students of Christ Ebenezer Preparatory and Junior High Scho...
ABSTRACT In recent times, teaching and learning at the basic schools leave much to be desired. Lateness, absenteeism and misuse of instructional time on the part of teachers have been the order of the day. The purpose of the study was to find out the present state and effectiveness of supervision in Junior High Schools in the Yilo Krobo District. Out of the eight circuits in the district, four were used for the study – Two urban, two rural. Four schools were selected from each of the four ...
ABSTRACT This study set out to determine the effectiveness of contingency approach to the management of a multicampus institution of higher technical education in Nigeria. This was with a view to making policy recommendations for more effective management of the tertiary institutions in the Country.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to determine the factors leading to wastages among distance learners of the Teachers' Grade II Programme of the National Teachers' Institute Kaduna. This is with a view to finding possible Solutions to reducing the failure rate and increase the rate of retention. The data collected through the instruments used were analysed with the chi-square and analyses of variance (ANOVA) to determine the influence of the various factors on the failure and retention rate of th...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) approach to mole concept among students of Techiman Senior High School. The study was quasi-experimental research and nonrandomized control group pre-test – post-test design. The total population considered for the study was 243 second year students of Techiman Senior High School. The sample size was 74 second year students offering the General Science Programme. The selection procedure was...
ABSTRACT The study was necessitated by the fact that insurance has been recognized by many researchers as having effect on economic growth but little has been done in that regard in Ghana. The main objective of the study is to examine the effect of insurance on economic growth in Ghana using quarterly data from the first quarter of 2006 to the second quarter of 2018. The study employed Johansen and Juselius cointegration approach and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Findings revealed ...
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate and find out the possible ways of reducing the causes of sawmills and woodwork shops accident such as fractures, strains, cuts, bruises and diseases in some selected wood workshops and sawmills within Bolgatanga – Navrongo Municipalities. Several studies have been conducted on occupational health and safety in the wood processing industries in Ghana and elsewhere. The reports of these studies indicate that wood workers are exposed to v...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to investigate the instructional approaches utilized in selected seniorhigh schools during integrated science lessons. The persistent poor performance of senior highschool (S H S) students in the research area in integrated science prompted this study. Thetarget population comprised senior high schools in the Gomoa East and West District of thecentral region. The accessible population however consisted of senior high school in the GomoaEast District. Of the ei...
ABSTRACT Many standard forms of contracts for building and civil engineering contracts require contractors to submit construction programmes upon the award of contracts. However, such programmes are often not of the required quality and subsequent programmes developed as work progresses are also not sufficiently rigorous to facilitate control measures to be put in place. The aim of the present study was to examine the application of planning techniques in construction project deliver...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the extent to which SSNIT pensioners in Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam (AEE) district smooth and sustain consumption expenditure on nondurable goods and further analysed how the main determinants of consumption influence expenditure on nondurable goods at retirement. A total of 164 SSNIT pensioners who were household heads and aged 58 to 64 years were used for the study. Data for the study which was collected in March 2019 was mainly primary data covering the period 2...
ABSRTACT The concern of this study was to investigate the effect of guided-discovery learning strategy on the performance of students on mode of heat transfer. Students from two selected public senior high schools were used. The research was a quasi-experimental one and the main instruments for data collection were a 20-item multiple choice Physics Achievement Test drawn from West African Examination Council past questions on mode of Heat Transfer and a questionnaire. The questionnaire...
ABSTRACT This study described the experiences of pupils with physical disabilities in three basic schools in the Assin South District in the Central Region of Ghana. Three research questions guided the study. The study employed the phenomenological design which made use of the semi-structured interview guide to solicit for information from participants. A sample of 9 participants were purposively sampled from the Assin South District. Data from the study was analysed through the themat...
ABSTRACT The study sought to use the activity method to teach some selected topics in biology in St. Monica‟s College of Education in Mampong Ashanti. The study was an action research which aimed at identifying a problem and putting down the appropriate interventional strategies to solve the identified problem. The data collection instrument used was test items. The population of study was all the second year students pursuing the Diploma in Basic Education (DBE). The results of t...
ABSTRACT The study was on the time management practices of the administrative heads of Ghana National College(O.N.C.). The purpose of this study was to identify the time wasters and determine their impact on the administrative heads of Ghana National College in their time management practices. It was also to find out how the administrative heads of Ghana National college control their time wasters to achieve maximum result in their time management practices. The study has attempted answerin...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to evaluate the Perceived Role of Circuit Supervisors in Managing Conflicts in Basic Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. It also examines the intensity of conflict in the circuits and the extent to which conflict management behaviours demonstrated by the Circuit Supervisors contribute to or reduce the amount of conflicts that arise in Basic Schools in the Metropolis. Information was obtained from both head teachers and teachers numbering 664 made up of 6...