Educational Administration and Planning Research Papers/Topics

Challenges Of Women In Administrative Positions In Education In The Adenta District In The Greater Accra Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to find out the challenges of women in administrative positions. The study was also to find out factors that encourage women to aspire for leadership positions in education. Some of the research questions that guided the study included; What are the main challenges of women in administrative positions in the Adenta Municipality? What effective support services are provided for female administrators of Schools in the Adenta Municipality to enhance the...

Effectiveness Of The Committee System In The Management Of Colleges Of Education In The Central Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of the committee system in the management of Colleges of Education in the Central Region of Ghana. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A sample of 220 tutors and 43 students was used for the study. The sample was selected through purposive, census and proportional stratified sampling. Data was collected through the use of a researcher-designed questionnaire for both tutors and students. Data was analysed desc...

Community Participation In The Provision Of Basic Education In The Mfantsiman Municipality Of The Central Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT The study was conducted to explore the state of community involvement in the provision of basic education in the Mfantsiman Municipality of the Central Region. The research design used for the study was a descriptive survey. A total sample of 260 respondents made up of officers of municipal education directorate, teachers and PTAs/SMCs and Municipal Assembly members were selected for the study. These respondents were drawn from 50 Basic Schools which were randomly selected from the...

Teacher Participation In Decision Making Process In Senior High And Technical Schools In The Kwaebibirem District In The Eastern Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT Teachers perceived that they were not engaged in the school decision making process. Some perceived, they were deliberately neglected and sidelined in school decision making. They openly display apathy and noncommitment to teaching and learning in the schools. The purpose of this study was to investigate the opportunities that exist for decision making and the categories of teachers engaged in the decision making process in the second cycle institutions in the Kwaebibirem district ...

Student- Teacher Perceptions Of The State Of Discipline In Senior Secondary Schools: A Case Study Of Kwanyako Secondary School

ABSTRACT The general purpose of this study was to find out the perceptions of students and teachers on the state of discipline in Kwanyako Senior Secondary School. Research questions formulated to direct the research focused on the perceptions of discipline, causes and remedies to indiscipline in schools to enlighten students and teachers on the roles they play in order to address the problem of indiscipline in the school. Simple random sampling was used to select 104 students, purposive samp...

Parental Support For Female Education In The Tamale Metropolis..

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 e...

Community Participation In Basic Education In The Akatsi District Of The Volta Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT Researchers and educationists have stipulated that community participation in education is an invaluable tool in promoting quality education in localities across countries. This study therefore used this as a base to measure important aspects of community participation in education. The purpose of the study was to examine the stale of community participation in education in thc Akatsi District ofthc Volta Region of Ghana. The study was a descriptive survey. In all 39 schools and the...

A Study Of Supervision In Rural And Urban Junior High Schools In The Akuapim North District

ABSTRACT The study was to find out the type(s) of supervision emphasized in the junior high schools, the extent to which supervision is carried out in the junior high schools, how supervision affects teaching and learning and the problem(s) that is/are associated with supervision within the junior high schools in urban and rural communities in the Akwapim North District. Twenty five junior high schools were covered in the Akwapim North District. Two hundred and eighty respondents were involve...

Challenges Of North-South Collaboration In Educational Development: A Case Study In Ghana

ABSTRACT This study examined challenges involved in North-South Collaboration in educational development in Ghana. It sought to identify the nature and sustainability of North-South collaboration in Ghana. A qualitative research design was used for the study. Specifically, the Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was used. This approach was preferred because it is flexible and allowed the researcher to discover new issues related to the research topic during investigations. The stud...

Use Of Ict By Students And Teachers In Senior High Schools In The Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out how ICT was being used in the teaching and learning process in the senior high schools in the SekondiTakoradi Metropolitan area. The study was a descriptive survey. Two sets of questionnaires with Cronbach coefficient alpha values of .756 and .686, respectively, and an observation checklist were used to collect the data from 6 randomly selected schools in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan area. A total of 340 respondents in these schools, com...

Issues In Communication Flow.In The University Of Cape Coast

ABSTRACT The study considered discovering issues in communication flow in higher educational institutions with particular reference to the University of Cape Coast. The purpose of the research was to bring to light the general perception of the internal publics of the University of Cape Coast on communication in the institution. It also sought to identify the kinds offormal and informal channels of communication, the medium of communication used and its effectiveness, as well as impediments ...

Obstacles To The Maintenance Of Discipline In Selected Senior High Schools In The Tamale Metropolis

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the obstacles to the maintenance of discipline in selected senior high schools in the Tamale Metropolis. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design. A sample size of 482 teachers was selected for the study. Both purposive and random sampling techniques were used to select the sample. Questionnaire was the main data collection instrument. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the research data. There were obstacles to the mainte...

Challenges Of Financial Adminstration In Senior High Schools In The Agona District In The Central Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT The study focused on the challenges of financial administration in five Government senior high schools in the Agona District of Central Region. Specifically, it looked at the financial functions of financial administrators and their supporting staff, factors that either limit or enhance their performance and challenges financial administrators face. The population for the study included the heads, accountants and accounting staff. All the Heads, Assistant Heads (Administration), the ...

Status Of Teacher Management And Support Services For Basic School Teachers In Wasa Amenfi East District Of The Western Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT The study examined the status of teacher management and support services for basic school teachers in the Wasa Amenfi East District in the Western Region of Ghana. It specifically looked at how effective in-service training courses were, the assistance given by supervisors to teachers, the availability of incentives for teachers, their influence on teacher output, and the challenges confronting teacher support service providers in the district. The study was a descriptive survey in ...

Teacher Participation In Decision Making In The Administration Of Senior High Schools In The Cape Coast Metropolis

ABSTRACT The study sought to examine teacher participation in decision making in the administration of Senior High Schools. Descriptive survey was used for the study and six Senior High Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis was used for the study. The main instruments used for the study were questionnaire and interview guide. One - hundred and fifty teachers responded to the instruments and the return rate for the questionnaire distributed was 83.3%. Statistical Product and Service Solutions ...


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