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School and Community partnership in promoting Quality education in Ghana: Issues from Atwima Nwabiagya District

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  • Samuel Danquah

    (Tutor, Department of Science, Kumasi Secondary Technical Senior High School, Kumasi – Ghana)

  • Benedict Osei Owusu, PhD

    (Senior Lecturer, Department of Educational Studies, Akenten-Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (Formerly University of Education, Winneba) College of Agriculture Education, Mampong-Ashanti, Ghana-West Africa)

  • Asare Amoah

    (Lecturer, Department of Educational Leadership, University of Education-Winneba, Ghana)

Abstract

It has become obvious in recent years that Ghanaian public education system is struggling to connect with the specific communities, families and more especially the children it serves. Hence, the study was conducted to unearth schools and community partnership in promoting quality education in Ghana. Descriptive survey design was the research design for the study. In all 16 junior secondary schools in the Atwima Nwabiagya district of Ashanti Region of Ghana were sample. The respondents were 24 head teachers, 148 teachers and 73 community members. Questionnaire was the data collection instrument. Pearson correlation and multiple regression procedure were used to analyse the data. The analysis led to a conclusion that school community relations in Atwima Nwabiagya district were effective. Among the conclusions of this research was that there are so many strategies that can be employed to connect schools and their communities to achieve quality education. The study recommends that schools should necessarily understand the opinion of communities regarding both broad educational issues and day to day operation of the schools. Again, vigorous effort should be made at both the state and local government level to sensitize citizens on the need for their participation in the education of their children.

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  • Samuel Danquah & Benedict Osei Owusu, PhD & Asare Amoah, 2021. "School and Community partnership in promoting Quality education in Ghana: Issues from Atwima Nwabiagya District," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 5(12), pages 813-819, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:5:y:2021:i:12:p:813-819
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