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 ...
ABSTRACT Maternal health literacy has been identified as key predictor of maternal healthcare service utilization. The purpose of this study was to determine the difference in maternal health literacy between women residing in rural and urban areas of the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem district. The study employed a cross-section correlational design. Respondents included 448 women of childbearing ages residing in rural and urban areas selected through compact segment sampling. Information on r...
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...
ABSTRACT Training and development of staff is one sure way to deal with the recent challenges such as increasing enrollment and use of technology facing Ghanaian universities. Unfortunately, in spite of the cost involved, training programmes do not always result in improved performances. The study therefore aimed at finding out the perception of senior staff on the training and development programmes provided by the University of Cape Coast and whether they actually result in improved perform...
ABSTRACT Ghana, through her I.C.T. for Accelerated Development (ICT4AD) policy, has provided a number of ICT equipments to some schools in order to promote the integration of ICT into the teaching and learning process. This research study sheds light on Historyteachers’ perception and use of ICT tools in Senior High schools, by considering various variables which affect the success of the implementation of these tools. A questionnaire was completed by 67 History teachers who teach in Senio...
ABSTRACT This study examined the influence of child-rearing practices, peer pressure, and gender on sexual adventurism among adolescents in Ghana. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study covered adolescences in Junior High Schools in Ghana between the ages of 12 and 19 years. A total of 525 adolescents were selected to participate in the study using the multistage sampling approach. The main instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. Data gathered were ana...
ABSTRACT This research focused on the impact of parenting styles on the personal and social development of children at Elmina. The study set out with the objective of finding out how pupils and parents in selected schools at Elmina perceived the types of parenting styles and their impacts on the personal and social development of children. Descriptive research design was used for the study. A sample of 250 pupils and 250 parents were randomly selected. Questionnaires were used to gather data...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess perceptions of the image of Home Economics held by teachers, parents and students of Senior High Schools in the North Tongu District. This was achieved through examining their awareness and knowledge of the content of the Home Economics programme and any differences that existed in the perception of both Home Economics and non Home Economics students by gender. A descriptive survey was employed to carry out the study. A total of 691 respondent...
ABSTRACT This study examines the roles played by language in the conflict generated by the annulment of the June 12, 1993 presidential election in Nigeria (commonly referred to as ‘June 12’ crisis). ‘June 12’ crisis is so significant in Nigeria’s democratisation process that the way it is played out in linguistic and non-linguistic terms deserves scholarly attention. I Iowever, extant literature on the conflict pays little attention to the manipulations of language. This study explo...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the forms of clothing regalia and its symbolism used by chiefs in Anlo State in the Volta Region of Ghana. Ethnographic research design embedded in qualitative paradigm was adopted for the study. Data was gathered from a purposively sampled eight (8) key informants, two (2) for each chief, through the use of a semi-structured interview guide and a non-participant observation. The results identified various forms of clothing regalia used by the Anlo State...
ABSTRACT This study sought to examine the forms of clothing regalia and its symbolism used by chiefs in Anlo State in the Volta Region of Ghana. Ethnographic research design embedded in qualitative paradigm was adopted for the study. Data was gathered from a purposively sampled eight (8) key informants, two (2) for each chief, through the use of a semi-structured interview guide and a non-participant observation. The results identified various forms of clothing regalia used by the Anlo State...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to find out stakeholders’ perception of the inclusion of Religious and Moral Education (RME) in the Basic and Colleges of Education curriculum as a teaching subject and the perceptions that show the qualities of a good Religious and Moral Education teacher The descriptive survey design was used. The simple random sampling technique was employed. In all, the sample for the study comprised 257 respondents and was made up of 245 students, 6 Religio...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out midwives’ level of knowledge and utilisation of the partograph in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Five public health facilities within the Cape Coast Metropolis were selected for the study. Quantitative cross sectional study design was adopted to collect data from 150 midwives at the maternity units of the five public health facilities. Univariate analysis was used to summarize data in terms of frequency distributions of the variables under stu...
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...
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...