http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/634 2026-05-13T12:24:41Z 2026-05-13T12:24:41Z Baidoo, A. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5237 2026-05-13T10:32:00Z 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z

Effects of educational resource deprivation on basic education delivery in Wassa Amenfi East Municipality (2) Baidoo, A. This study examined the effects of deprivation on the quality of basic education delivery in the Wassa Amenfi East Municipality. The research was anchored on the Input- Process-Output (IPO) Theory and Human Capital Theory. Employing a quantitative approach and a descriptive survey design, the study targeted a population of 381 teachers across 37 schools in four selected circuits. A sample size of 196 respondents was determined using the Yamane (1967) formula, with participants selected through proportionate stratified and simple random sampling techniques. Data were collected using a close-ended questionnaire on a 4-point Likert scale and analyzed with IBM SPSS (v.27) and Microsoft Excel (2021) using frequencies, means, standard deviations, and Pearson Correlation. The findings revealed that public basic schools in the municipality are significantly deprived in terms of infrastructure, teacher availability, and teaching-learning materials. While these deprivation levels had a marginal impact on individual teacher delivery, the study found a strong negative correlation between deprivation and student outcomes; specifically, as deprivation increases, both academic performance and pupil attendance rates significantly decrease. It was concluded that while teachers remain resilient, the physical and material deprivation of schools creates a barrier to student success that requires urgent policy intervention to ensure equitable education delivery, Consequently, it is recommended that the Ghana Education Service (GES) should provide targeted grants for infrastructure in deprived areas and implement continuous professional development to sustain teacher motivation. A thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy (Educational Administration and Management) Department of Educational Administration and Managemen School of Education and Life-Long Learning UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA DECEMBER, 2024

2024-12-01T00:00:00Z Mensah, I.A http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5235 2026-05-13T10:17:16Z 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z

Effectiveness of School Management Committees (SMCS) in improving governance of basic public schools in Ekumfi District Mensah, I.A This study evaluated the effectiveness of School Management Committees (SMCs) in enhancing governance of basic public schools in the Ekumfi District of Ghana. The research aimed at assessing SMCs' roles in resource mobilization, infrastructure maintenance, and community participation, as well as their impact on teacher job satisfaction. Utilizing a quantitative research approach with a positivist view of research paradigm, descriptive survey design was used. Data were collected from 140 respondents across 20 public basic schools through structured questionnaires. The findings indicated that SMCs are moderately effective in mobilizing resources, particularly through community engagement and partnerships with NGOs. However, challenges persisted in securing technological resources and ensuring transparency in financial reporting. The study also revealed that SMCs significantly contributed to the maintenance of school facilities, with monitoring and prioritization of maintenance tasks being key strengths. There was a strong positive correlation relationship between community participation and teacher job satisfaction, highlighting the importance of inclusive governance in fostering a supportive work environment for teachers. The study concluded that while SMCs play a vital role in school governance, their effectiveness was hindered by systemic limitations, necessitating targeted interventions for capacity building and resource allocation. Recommendations included establishing continuous training programmes for SMC members by the district education directorate and enhancing community involvement in school management to improve educational outcomes. A thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy (Educational Administration and Management) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA MAY, 2025

2025-05-01T00:00:00Z Morrison, L.N. http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5228 2026-05-12T13:23:56Z 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z

Early sexual behaviours and implications the case of public senior high schools in Assin South District, Ghana Morrison, L.N. The focus of this study was to explore early sexual behaviours among Senior High School students in Assin South District. The study employed the convergent or concurrent mixed method design. The population of interest in this study comprised Senior High School (SHS) students, teenage parents who dropped out of school at the SHS level, parents of SHS teenagers and school counsellors in Assin South District. Using purposive, proportionate stratified and systematic sampling techniques 318 respondents in the Assin South District were selected for the study. Questionnaire and Interview guide were the main instrument employed in data collection. Expert reviews and the pre-test of instrument were used to ensure validity of the instrument. The reliability of the instrument, in terms of internal consistency, was ascertained using Cronbach's Coefficient Alpha test. The individual scales had coefficients beyond 0.7, suggesting appropriateness. Data collected were analysed descriptively and thematically. The study revealed that the influx of exposure to pornographic pictures and videos in the community arouses the sexual interest of students hence the edge to practice (put into action) the scenes portrayed in the pornographic videos. The issue of poverty, lack of access to education, healthcare, and resources, lack parental support, communication, or supervision and peer influence within the socio-cultural milieu cannot be relegated to the background. In addition, failure to control the excesses from these factors above resulted in some consequences. These include teenage pregnancy, truancy and school dropout as well as contraction of STIs. Factors such as personal values, fear of getting pregnant, fear of contracting STIs as well as the desire for academic achievement were some reasons shared by sexually not active students to help them abstain from sexual activities. It was recommended that teachers and school counsellors should create awareness on sexual behaviours and how to handle such biological instincts when the need be. This will expose students to different ways through which when such tendency and feelings occur, they can adequately manage it to its barest minimum rather than engaging in sexual intercourse and other sexually related activities. A thesis submitted to the school of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy (Counselling Psychology) Department of Counselling Psychology Faculty of Applied and Behavioural Sciences UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, WINNEBA JUNE, 2024

2024-06-01T00:00:00Z Kisseih-Herchel, G http://41.74.91.244:8080/handle/123456789/5227 2026-05-12T13:19:55Z 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z

Early childhood intervention services for children with special needs in selected early childhood centers in Abuakwa township Kisseih-Herchel, G This study explored the early childhood intervention services for children with special needs in selected early childhood centers in Abuakwa Township. Critical Disability Theory and the social learning theory of Bandura (1986) were adopted for the study. Pragmatism rooted in the mixed method approach was selected for the study. Crosssectional survey was the design used for the study. The target population comprised all teachers and parents of CwSN from five selected public early centers. A total of 65 teachers were randomly selected from the various early childhood center for the questionnaire administration. For the qualitative phase, 5 teachers and 5 parents were selected using purposive sampling. A structured questionnaire and semi-structured interview guide were the instruments used to gather data for the study. The quantitative data was analyzed using simple frequencies counts and percentages, means and standard deviations while the qualitative data was analyzed thematically. The findings established that both parties thus, parents and teachers render EI services to children with special needs to enhance their better well-being and development. In addition, the findings revealed that EI services for CwSN is drawn back by human and financial challenges. Therefore, it was recommended that parents and teachers in Abuakwa Township should not rest on their oars but rather put in more efforts in order to render the apt EI services to CwSN to have positive impacts on their psychological, mental, social, motor and well-being. Finally, all stakeholders in Abuakwa Township should make it their core mandate to put in efforts in providing the required human and capital resources to ensure that they will be able to provide the apt EI services to all early grade CwSN. A thesis in the Department of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Applied Behavioural Sciences in Education, submitted to the School of Graduate Studies, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Philosophy (Early Childhood Education) in the University of Education, Winneba NOVEMBER, 2023

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