ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the perception of Social Studies tutors in the public Colleges of Education in Ghana towards the integration of ICT in teaching and learning Social Studies. A descriptive survey design was used to conduct the study. Stratified sampling technique was used to select 130 Social Studies tutors from public Colleges of Education in Ghana for the study. However, a response rate of 92% was achieved in this study because out of a total of one hund...
Abstract Nature has inspired many optimization technique/methods. This paper is directed to introduce some of these methods to the reader and emphasis was laid on the Ant algorithm by discussing its properties and what it entails. Also some of the problems that Ant algorithm has been used to solve was listed while two of them were discussed in fully. The TSP which the writer worked on and Network routing.
ABSTRACT There have been low mobilisation and poor allocation of funds to education in Nigeria. Studies have shown over the years that, there have been fluctuations in the budgetary allocation to education. The attendant effects of this are late payment of salaries, inadequate staff and dilapidated infrastructure. This therefore, resulted in repeated poor students’ achievement in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination in public secondary schools in Nigeria. Though studies h...
ABSTRACT The scraping of the Teachers Grade II certificate programme places great responsibilities on Nigerian Colleges of Education (COEs) in providing manpower with the minimum entry qualification to enter into the teaching profession in the country. The increasing demands for the Nigeria Certificate of Education (NCE) have forced COEs to establish part-time programmes with flexible admission criteria. Despite this, there exists low participation of women in these programmes; a situation p...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to examine how access and enrollment were ensured for children with intellectual disabilities with particular reference to children with mental retardation in Ghana. It was a descriptive survey where a cross-sectional research design was adopted. The problem of the study was that there was a general lack of access to education for children with intellectual disability resulting in minimal enrollment for these children in Ghana. Five research questions were r...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effectives of instructional supervision at the Agogo College of Education since instructional supervision is a core principle in teacher education and professional teacher practice. The descriptive research design was adopted for this study and the population comprised students, tutors and administrators. A sample of 108 students covering all year levels and 36 tutors and administrators were used for the data collection. A self-administered questionnaire,...
ABSTRACT Teacher professional development programmes which are meant to enhance skills, knowledge, abilities and beliefs are inseparably linked to effective teaching and learning. This study sought to determine the attitude of basic school teachers in the Assin –North district towards professional development programmes. One hundred and seventy-four (174) basic school teachers and eight (8) officers in the district office were selected using random sampling method for the study. The main ...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at investigating pre-school teachers’ perception of the challenges facing preschool education in Shama District. Descriptive survey design was used in the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data from 200 preschool teachers teaching in Pre-schools in Shama District. Frequency counts, percentages, means as well as analysis of variance (ANOVA) were employed to analyze the data. The results revealed that most pre-schools within the Shama District do not apply go...
ABSTRACT Knowledge about the glycaemic load of a food is very important in minimizing the prevalence of diabetes and other Non-Communicable Diseases. This study seeks to determine the glycaemic load of varieties of fufu that are often eaten in Ghana. The study was a crossover experimental study which used 10 healthy participants, who were given 50 g of pure glucose and subsequently served with a measured amount of test foods; cassava – plantain fufu, cassava – cocoyam fufu and cassava �...
ABSTRACT The colleges of education in Ghana have been involved in continuous professional development for over four years with support of Transforming Teacher Education and Learning (T-TEL). The main purpose of this research was to assess the perceived impact of the continuous professional development programme on physics teaching at the colleges of education. The study employed a mixed method design specifically concurrent parallel design. An online survey was conducted which was followed ...
ABSTRACT The study was on transitional challenges facing colleges of education in the Volta Region. The purpose of the study was to unveil transitional challenges and how the colleges manage the challenges to achieve their goals. The research was guided by three research questions which were on the kinds of transitional challenges facing the colleges, effects of the challenges on the training of teacher trainees, and coping strategies. The study used descriptive survey. Simple random samplin...
ABSTRACT An important musical type that supports farmers’ activities at Kpandu and its environs, to ensure their welfare and survival through subsistence farming is agblehawo, a term which literally means “farmers’ music”. This study sought to explain why the s4hewo (the youth), of Kpandu up to date, cling to the performance of agblehawo in the face of other varied forms of music to which they are exposed. To explain this socio-musical behaviour of the s4hewo, the conceptual framework...
ABSTRACT Reports about the huge number of children involving in fishing and its tremendous impacts should be of grave concern to all. Fishing labour market in Keta municipality is shaping children’s schooling behaviour where some pupils are combining schooling with fishing. This study investigated the effects of fishing activities on school attendance and academic performance of pupils in the area. Data was collected using questionnaires, pupils' attendance register and examination scores....
ABSTRACT The study assessed factors affecting girl-child participation in basic education in the Elmina Circuit of the KEEA Municipality. It specifically dealt with the socio-economic and socio-cultural factors that affected girl-child participation in basic schools in the Circuit. It also assessed school-related factors such as teacher factors, school boys’ factors, and school facility factors affecting girl-child participation in education. A descriptive research design was adopted for th...
ABSRTACT The purpose of the study was to find out the main causes that accounted for the low participation and retention of the girl-child at the basic level of education in the Wasa Amenfi District of the Western Region of Ghana. The study period covered September 1997 to August 2004. The descriptive survey desigll was adopted. Samples were drawn from five (5) circuits out of the 13 circuits of the Wasa Amenfi District. Respondents were made up of 476 parents/guardians, 150 teachers/circuit ...