Head teachers’ management of basic schools at Goaso Municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana

Abstract

The study was conducted to investigate head teachers’ management of Basic Schools at Goaso Municipality in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The objectives of the study were to assess head teacher’s effectiveness of managing basic school, identify challenges associated with head teachers’ management of Basic Schools and to adopt strategies to manage head teachers’ challenges of managing Basic Schools at Goaso Municipality. A descriptive survey design was adopted using the quantitative approach for the study. The accessible population was 190 head teachers in the 190 Basic Schools in the Goaso Municipality. Census technique was used to involve the schools and the 190 head teachers. Questionnaire was used to gather data for the study. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages. The pilot test yielded Cronbach alpha of 0.85. The study found that head teachers ensured continuous professional development of teachers and maintained high level of trust among staff. Challenges head teachers faced were uncooperative attitude of teachers, un-cooperative attitude of School Management Committees (SMCs) and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) and inadequate teaching and learning materials. Some strategies to manage the challenges were access to training and support programmes and provision of adequate teaching and learning materials. Based on the findings, it is recommended that the Goaso Municipal Director of education in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service should also provide heads of schools with adequate teaching and learning materials for effective management of the school.