Supervisory challenges confronting head teachers of public junior high schools in the west and south circuits of the Techiman municipality

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the challenges of supervision in public junior high schools in the Techiman West and South Circuit of the Techiman Municipality. The objectives of the study were to find out the challenges supervisors face in the discharge of supervisory duties. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The study involved head teachers of the public junior high schools in the Techiman West and South Circuit. Purposive sampling was employed to select 82 respondents for the study. Questionnaire was the main data collection instrument. Alpha coefficient obtained from the study was 0.83. Data were analyzed using percentages and frequencies. The study found that both internal and external supervision were mostly carried out in the schools. The findings revealed among others were perception of teachers on supervision and lack of training of supervisors were found to pose challenges in supervision. It was recommended that the Ghana Education Service through the help of the municipality should organize regular training for supervisors to be well-informed of the supervisory process to improve supervision. District Directors should organized workshop on supervision every academic year to educate teachers on the need for school supervision.