Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to find out the administrative challenges facing public Basic
school head teachers in the Atronie circuit of the Sunyani Municipality. The design of the
study was a descriptive survey design. Quantitative research approach was used for the study.
The population for the study was made up of all basic school head teachers in the Atronie
circuit of the Sunyani Municipality numbering 50 head teachers. Census sampling technique
was used to select all the 50 respondents for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument
used for data collection. The data were analyzed using percentages and frequencies with the
help of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. The study concluded
that indiscipline and interpersonal conflict affected school administration. Moreover,
teacher’s inability to perform tasks on time and teachers’ unauthorized absenteeism also
affected school administration. Moreover, alcohol consumption and dictatorial tendencies on
the part of teachers affected school administration. The challenges head teachers faced in
students management were unsafe school environment, teachers’ unwillingness to help
students’ supervision, lack of adequately qualified guidance and counseling personnel in the
school, withdrawal of the cane as a tool to control indiscipline in the schools, negative attitude
towards schooling and education in general, indiscipline truancy and poor attitude of learners
affected school administration. The study recommended that the Ministry of Education
through Ghana Education Service (GES) should offer continuous in- service training to the
head teachers on pupil management to keep them up-to date with skills that will assist them
to run their schools effectively.
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 award of the
Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2018