Abstract:
The study aimed to unravel teachers’ participation in decision-making process of
Senior High Schools in the Krachi East Municipality, Oti Region. The study was
guided by the positivist paradigm with a descriptive survey design. A sample of 121
out of a population of 174, selected through simple random sampling procedure, was
used for the study. The data were gathered with self-administered questionnaires and
analysed using frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations. The study
established low teacher participation in decision-making process of the schools under
the study. Also, the study revealed that, teachers rarely participate in decisions on
areas such as managerial, school-related activities and policies of the schools but that
of curriculum and instruction was found to be high. Lack of transparency, bureaucratic
structures and lack of clarity on the part of school leaders were some of the identified
factors affecting teachers’ participation in decision making and leaders of the schools
do not make the environment conducive for teachers to participate in decisions of the
schools. The conclusion is that, teachers were often left out in the decision making
process of the schools under the study. The study, therefore, recommended the
establishment of structures that could facilitate better teacher participation in decision
making process of senior high schools in the Krachi East Municipality. A further study
on why teachers are often left out in budget and finance decisions of schools is
suggested.
Description:
A thesis in the Department of Educational Administration and
Management, 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 Philosophy
(Educational Administration and Management)
in the University of Education, Winneba
