Project Topics and Materials - Page 593

The purpose of this study was to investigate rewards and punishment as a means of promoting discipline in some selected schools in the Jaman North District. The study was, therefore, a descriptive sample survey. The study population was made of 688 teachers and students. Random sampling technique was used to select 5 out 45 schools in the... Continue Reading

It is not far-fetched that schools play key role in producing effective manpower for the development of states. However, the social challenges encountered by Management in the school organization in Ghana and elsewhere have not been adequately addressed. One of the key challenges in the school organization which needs particular attention... Continue Reading

The study was conducted to determine the use and effects of WhatsApp on the academic performance of students in T. I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School, Ghana. Specifically, it was designed to identify the uses of WhatsApp messenger by the students; the challenges that students face when using WhatsApp and their perceived effects on their... Continue Reading

The purpose of instructional supervision is to improve the quality of teaching through bettering skills of teachers which in turn enhance students’ academic achievement. Informal discussion among the people in Bolgatanga suggests that poor students’ performance in public senior high schools is as a result of ineffective supervision of... Continue Reading

This research sought to examine the effectiveness of supervision of instructions in the Junior High School (JHS) level using a case study of the Dichemso and Ashtown circuit in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study population included all circuit supervisors, teachers and managements of public educational institutions in the district. The... Continue Reading

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of female head teachers’ leadership behaviour on teacher efficacy in selected public basic schools in Amansie west district of the Ashanti Region. The study used descriptive research design. Questionnaire that had closed-ended questions were used to obtain information for the... Continue Reading

This study was a descriptive survey which sought to find out stereotypical perception of the leadership of female heads of senior high school in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The sampled population for the study included three headmasters and 89 teachers from three second cycle institutions in the... Continue Reading

The study was conducted to investigate the induction system and its effect on public basic  schools in the Sekyere  East District of the Ashanti Region. The objectives of the study  were to find out some of the training and induction  programmes that are organized in  basic schools in the study area, determine the causes of... Continue Reading

The overall performance of senior high schools in Ghana has been of grave concern to all stakeholders in education. Several reasons for this downward trend have been proffered but perhaps without getting to the bottom of the problem. Poor student achievement in the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in most... Continue Reading

This study investigated factors that affect teachers work commitment in junior high schools at Ejisu. The study employed a mixed method research approach involving questionnaire and interviews. The sample size for the study was 89 teachers at Ejisu, out of which 84 were randomly selected to respond to questionnaire, while five of them... Continue Reading

  Schools are expected to offer quality educational services through the effort of highly  committed and motivated teachers doing more than they are originally expected to do.  The study assessed the impact of motivational techniques on teacher performance in  Sefwi Wiawso Municipality in the western region. The descriptive survey... Continue Reading

  Students’ absenteeism and lateness has been one of the major factors of poor academic  success especially at the second cycle level. In an effort to contribute to addressing this  menace, the study sought to examine the causes and effects of absenteeism and lateness on  the academic performance of students in the Huni Valley Senior... Continue Reading

The purpose of this study was to assess the leadership practices of heads of senior high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. The objectives of the study were to investigate leadership practices commonly exhibited by heads of public schools, find out the perception of heads of senior high schools regarding their leadership roles, examine the... Continue Reading

Several studies have been carried out to discern the relationship between leadership styles of heads of second cycle institution and teacher motivation to perform but such studies have not been carried out on a large scale in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. This study therefore sought to investigate the leadership style used by the Heads of... Continue Reading

The purpose of the study was the perception of teacher training and development on  Senior High School teacher’s job performance in the Sekyere Central District of Ashanti  Region and to also explore other means of improving the training and development  programmes for the Senior High School teachers in the District. Descriptive... Continue Reading

It is certain that parental involvement in their wards’ academic performance is of essence  because it has an influence on the education of their children. In line with this, the study  sought to assess the effect of parental involvement on students’ academic performance at  Patasi MA JHS. In particular, the study to investigate... Continue Reading

The purpose of the study was to investigate the challenges in the induction of newly appointed teachers in public Junior High Schools in the Manso Nkwanta Circuit of the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Ghana. The objectives of the study were to find out the extent to which induction programmes are organised for teachers, determine... Continue Reading

Student mothers play the roles of being mothers, workers and students simultaneously and these come with a lot of challenges as they pursue higher education. These challenges sometimes kill the innate desire for them to pursue education to the highest level. The primary purpose of this research work is to identify the challenges of... Continue Reading

This research sought to investigate the influence of senior high school teachers' motivation on their work performance. The study also explored the techniques used by head teachers to motivate teachers to improve their work performance. The target population for this study comprised all teachers in the four selected senior high schools... Continue Reading

This project sought to assess the implementation of the Ghana School Feeding Program (GSFP) in Bolgatanga municipal of Ghana. Five beneficiary of basic schools were selected as sample of study in undertaking this assessment of the feeding program. The study is mainly qualitative in nature and relies on both primary and secondary sources... Continue Reading

The study was to find out the causes of school dropout among girls in the Wa  Municipality. The study was a purely quantitative study relying on the cross-sectional  survey design. Questionnaire was the instrument used for the data collection. There  were 360 respondents and data was analysed using SPSS. The study found that school ... Continue Reading

The purpose of this study is to determine the instructional supervisory practices head  teachers of Junior High Schools in Old-Tafo Municipal provide. The study population  comprised of all 86 Junior High School teachers and 10 head teachers, out of the 86  teachers, 75 was the response rate, while 10 head teachers participated in the... Continue Reading

  The purpose of this study is primarily to assess the impact of classroom management on  teaching and learning in Ghanaian basic schools. The study employed quantitative  research approach as well as case study strategy in investigating the problem. Through  random sampling, ninety (90) teachers were selected for the study. The... Continue Reading

  The purpose of this study was to assess teachers‟ perception on the role of extrinsic  motivation on their performance in private basic schools in the Adentan Municipal  Assembly in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The study was guided by three (3) objectives which were to identify the administrative factors that motivate... Continue Reading

The purpose of this study was to find out the leadership behaviours of school heads of  public and private junior high school head teachers in Tafo Sub Metro in Kumasi  Metropolis and its impact of the students academic performance. The sample for the  study consisted of 120 teachers comprising of 60 from public schools and 60 from... Continue Reading