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School Board Efficiency in Financial Management and Human Resource in Public Senior High Schools: An Evidence from Ashanti Region, Ghana

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  • Blessing Dwumah Manu
  • Huaisheng Zhang
  • Daniel Oduro
  • Anastasia Krampah-Nkoom
  • Isaac Adjei Mensah
  • Oswin Aganda Anaba
  • Adubofour Isaac

Abstract

Education reform has led to the replacement of public senior high schools by the governing council, which is responsible for handling and managing the flow of resources in Ghana. Notwithstanding these lawful necessities and government financial provision for schools, it is unfortunate that poor facilities, poor performance and low morale among both teaching and non-teaching staff continue to impede the academic achievement of most Ghanaian public Senior high schools. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of Board of Management (BOM) in financial and human resource management in Ashanti region of Ghana. This research adopted descriptive survey design. Thirty-five headmasters and 215 BOM participants from 35 public senior high schools in Ashanti region, Ghana contributed in the study. Using representative survey questionnaire, data were gathered. The study established that, in supervising and managing financial activities in the sampled schools, the BOM was not up to task. Nevertheless, it was observed that, BOM were efficient in managing human resources and its related activities. The study proposes that, the Ministry of Education develop a strategy or framework that obligates the government to provide BOM members with functional training as required by the basic law of education.

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  • Blessing Dwumah Manu & Huaisheng Zhang & Daniel Oduro & Anastasia Krampah-Nkoom & Isaac Adjei Mensah & Oswin Aganda Anaba & Adubofour Isaac, 2020. "School Board Efficiency in Financial Management and Human Resource in Public Senior High Schools: An Evidence from Ashanti Region, Ghana," International Journal of Social Science Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 8(1), pages 79-89, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfa:journl:v:8:y:2020:i:1:p:79-89
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