Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to examine the instructional supervisory practices
carried out by headteachers and their relationship with interpersonal relations in
public senior high schools in Ekumfi District. The study employed a descriptive
survey design where the quantitative approach was followed. Using the stratified
random sampling techniques, a sample size of 77 participants comprising five
headteachers and 72 teachers was used for the study. A structured questionnaire was
used for data collection. The internal consistency approach was used to establish the
reliability of the questionnaire. The data were analysed using both descriptive
statistics like mean, frequency, standard deviation as well as inferential statistics
including t-test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation. The findings revealed that
headteachers were rated highest on monitoring punctuality and regularity (M=4.45,
SD=0.644), followed by orientation of new teaching staff (M=4.41, SD=1.084),
checking teacher’s professional records (M=4.36, SD=0.512), holding meetings
(M=4.30, SD=0.872), classroom visits and lesson observation (M=4.12, SD=0.843),
provision of in-service training (M=4.04, SD=0.691), monitoring timetables (M=3.86,
SD=1.139), and giving feedback to teachers (M=3.80, SD=0.965). The study further
found that the interpersonal relationship between the headteachers and teachers in the
schools was high (M=4.04, SD=0.691). Furthermore, the findings established that
there was a moderate and statistically significant positive relationship between
instructional supervision and interpersonal relationship (r=0.579, p<0.05, two-tailed).
Therefore, the study concluded that instructional supervision was a central
determinant of interpersonal relationship between headteachers and teacher practices
in public senior high schools in Ekumfi District.
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
(Supervision in Education)
in the University of Education, Winneba