Abstract:
The study was set up to investigate school leadership roles among heads in junior high
schools in the Kassena-Nankana municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The
quantitative research approach was used. The design used was descriptive survey. Simple
random sampling technique was used to select head teachers. A sample size of 41 head
teachers was used for the study. The study used questionnaire as the instrument to collect
data from the heads of the Junior High Schools. The questionnaire contained both closedended
and opened-ended items to elicit views from the heads. Percentages, frequencies
means standard deviation were used to analyze the field data. The study revealed that
head teachers motivate teachers when they are satisfied with their work and also indicate
that most head teachers have good relationship with their teachers. It was also found out
that head teachers are interested in strategy planning towards achieving their goals. It is
therefore recommended that the Ghana education service should provide more funds for
head teachers to use as motivation tool for their teachers. They should try to had cordial
relationship with their teacher to bring quality output and increase performance.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the requirements
for the award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2018