Abstract:
School improvement is widely considered an essential instrument for achieving the
quality of education of a nation to compete in the ever-changing educational
development. This study examined the role of School Improvement Support Officers
in teaching and learning at the Basic Schools. With the aim of investigating the
challenges facing the school inspectors in performing their improvement duties, the
study was done based on the directions of the mixed-method approach. To achieve the
objective of the study, a convenience sampling was used to select 234 respondents
from all circuits in Tema West Municipality. The instruments used were both
questionnaires and interview guide. The findings revealed that school inspectors
provide professional support to teachers in the form of responsible corrective action in
schools. This professional support provided by the school inspectors improves basic
teaching skills and encourages the use of teaching and learning materials. The study
found that the school inspectors face challenges associated with insufficient funds,
lack of transport, inadequate qualified school inspectors and other challenges
associated with their working conditions. The study recommended that the
government and stakeholders of education should improve guidelines for
implementing the school improvement for public basic schools and ensure strict
enforcement and effectiveness of the policy.
Description:
A dissertation in the Department of Educational Foundations,
Faculty of Educational Studies, submitted to the school of
Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for the award of the degree of
Master of Education
(School Supervision)
in the University of Education, Winneba