Perceived leadership challenges facing female head teachers in managing junior high schools at the Atebubu Amanteng municipality

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate perceived leadership challenges of female heads in managing Junior High Schools at Atebubu Amanteng Municipality. The objectives of the study were to examine leadership activities conducted by female head teachers, find out the challenges female head teachers face and to identify the strategies that could be adopted by female head teachers to manage the challenges in Junior High Schools at Atebubu Amanteng Municipality. The study used the descriptive research design. The population for the study was all head teachers in the 119 junior high and primary schools at Atebubu Amanteng Municipality. The accessible population was all 40 female head teachers. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 40 female head teachers and the schools. Questionnaire was employed to collect data. The reliability co-efficient achieved was 0.81. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study found that female head teachers manage financial resources of the school conscientiously, and organized regular staff meetings. Challenges of female head teachers were inadequate financial resources and inadequate material resources. Strategies to manage the challenges were provision of financial support and provision of means of means transport. It is recommended based on the findings that the The Ghana Education Service and the Atebubu Amanteng Municipal education office should organize regular capacity building training programmes on headmasters best leadership activities for even though from the findings majority of the head teachers agreed, a few of them disagreed.