Abstract:
The District Education Strategic Plan initiative adopted within the Education sector in
Ghana emphasizes on the need for stakeholders’ participation in education planning
process at the local or community level. The rationale behind this initiative was to
cultivate and ensure stakeholders’ involvement and commitment in the management of
education at local level to improve quality and standards. This study aims at assessing the
stakeholders’ level of participation in the management of basic schools including special
schools.Quantitative approach was adopted in the study with descriptive survey strategy.
Primary data was collected through a questionnaire and analysed quantitatively using
statistical tools such as simple percentage, frequency tables and pie charts.The study
revealed low level of stakeholders’ knowledge and involvement in the management of
school activities in the Ashanti school for the Deaf, Jamasi in the Sekyere South District
of the Ashanti region of Ghana. It is recommended that District Education Officers,
MMDAs should collaborate with all stakeholders in the planning and implementation of
all school activities to improve the quality of education within Ashanti school for the
Deaf, Jamasi.
Description:
A Dissertation in the Department of SPECIAL EDUCATION, Faculty of
EDUCATIONAL STUDIES submitted to the School of Graduate Studies,
University of Education, Winneba in partial fulfillment of the requirements for
award of the Master‘s of Education (SPECIAL EDUCATION) degree.
DECEMBER, 2014
