CAUSES OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ UNREST IN OBUASI MUNICIPALITY: A CASE OF OBUASI SECONDARY TECHNICAL

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out to investigate into the causes of students’ unrest in Obuasi Municipality a case study of Obuasi Secondary Technical School. And what environmental factors contribute to the causes of senior high school students’ unrest? The study adopted descriptive research design, using quantitative method of data collection. The researcher used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences to analyse the data and presented in frequency, mean, standard deviation and percentages. The target population included all of the third year students of Obuasi Secondary Technical School. Simple random sampling was used to select 60 students for the study. The study found among others that arbitrary collection of fees or monies outside those approved by GES lead the students to demonstration. Majority of the students agreed that the head masters’ leadership behavior contribute to the causes of senior high school students’ unrest in Obuasi Municipal. High rate of hard drug abusers at Obuasi has promoted indiscipline among students, causing students to demonstrate, and that bullying and intimidation making students to feel unsafe and unhappy at school, and teachers’ poor methods of teaching cause students to riot or demonstrate Based on the findings, it is recommended that the school administration should as a matter of urgency desist from the arbitrary collection of fees or monies outside those that have been approved by GES. PTA and SMC should monitor the school administration on the approved fees by the government. 

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APA

AMOAKO, C (2021). CAUSES OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ UNREST IN OBUASI MUNICIPALITY: A CASE OF OBUASI SECONDARY TECHNICAL. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/causes-of-senior-high-school-students-unrest-in-obuasi-municipality-a-case-of-obuasi-secondary-technical

MLA 8th

AMOAKO, CHARLES "CAUSES OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ UNREST IN OBUASI MUNICIPALITY: A CASE OF OBUASI SECONDARY TECHNICAL" Afribary. Afribary, 09 Mar. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/causes-of-senior-high-school-students-unrest-in-obuasi-municipality-a-case-of-obuasi-secondary-technical. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

MLA7

AMOAKO, CHARLES . "CAUSES OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ UNREST IN OBUASI MUNICIPALITY: A CASE OF OBUASI SECONDARY TECHNICAL". Afribary, Afribary, 09 Mar. 2021. Web. 19 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/causes-of-senior-high-school-students-unrest-in-obuasi-municipality-a-case-of-obuasi-secondary-technical >.

Chicago

AMOAKO, CHARLES . "CAUSES OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS’ UNREST IN OBUASI MUNICIPALITY: A CASE OF OBUASI SECONDARY TECHNICAL" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 19, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/causes-of-senior-high-school-students-unrest-in-obuasi-municipality-a-case-of-obuasi-secondary-technical