Abstract:
The main purpose of the study was to investigate the Influence of Head teachers‟
leadership roles in the implementation of sanitation and hygiene Services of Larteh
Presbyterian SHTS in the Akwapim North Municipality in the Eastern Region of
Ghana and establish the relationship between them. An interview was also used to
gather information from the heads. All interviewees were approached purposively and
voluntary were engaged at their own convenience time, place and unit of
communication. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 5 respondents
(heads of the school). The study adopted the interpretive paradigm because
interpretivists believe that there is no one objective social reality and that there can be
multiple realities. Findings from the study indicated that teachers are not happy with
the way sanitation and hygiene are in the school, but they agree a lot can be done to
ensure adequate sanitation in the school. Again, girls are more likely to attend school
when they are on their period when there is safe water available, restrooms, and soap
for handwashing. It is however recommended that there should be reinforcement of
healthy lifelong behaviours in their families and communities. Again, teachers,
parents, policy makers and guidance and counselling coordinators should ensure that
appropriate measures should be put in place to ensure that there is adequate provision
of sanitation and hygiene facilities in the school under the supervision of the head
teachers
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Educational Administration and
Management, School of Education and Life-Long Learning, 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)
in the University of Education, Winneba
