Abstract:
The study was conducted to investigate the induction system and its effect on public basic
schools in the Amamisie Central District of the Ashanti Region. The objectives of the study
were to find out some of the training andinduction programmes that are organized in basic
schools in the study area, determine the causes of ineffective induction practices in basic
schoolsin the study area and to ascertain the effects of effective induction programme on
teaching and learning in basic schoolsin the study area. The researcher used descriptive
survey design to collect quantitative data for the study. The targeted population was all the
164 head teachers and assistant head teachers of the public basic schools in the Amamisie
Central District. Simple random sampling was used to select 82 respondents for the study.
Based on the findings, in service training in mathematics, English, French, lesson notes
and in teaching pedagogy among others are organized in schools in the study area. Work
overload, negative attitude of existing or veteran as well as beginning teachers are some of
the causes of ineffective induction and training. Improvement in professional growth and
development and effective integration of new employees to the organization are some
effects of effective induction. It is recommended that workloads of head teachers and their
assistants who organize induction and training should be reduced for induction and training
to be effective.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2018