Abstract:
This study sought to examine how to achieve equity and accessibility in the free senior
high school programme in Ghana using the Twifo-Atti Morkwa district as a case. The
qualitative approach to research with an exploratory case study design was adopted.
Twenty-five (25) participants were sampled using the principle of saturation with
purposive sampling technique. The participants includes students, teachers and headteachers
of the selected senior high schools and the Director of Education of the district.
A semi-structured interview guide was used as the main instrument for collecting data.
Data was analysed thematically using the thematic analysis method. The study revealed
that, there was no equity in the free senior high school programme in terms of resource
distribution in the district. The research concluded that though the free senior high
school program is free to students entering secondary institutions, students in the Twifo
Atti Morkwa district are not able to access some category “A” schools because of poor
grade. The study therefore recommended that the placement system should consider
rural folks in the category ‘A’ schools since these students are vulnerable to many
educational challenges.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Social Studies Education,
Faculty of Social Sciences Education, submitted to the school of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment
of the requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Philosophy
(Social Studies with Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba
JUNE, 2023
