Supervisory Practices In Public Junior High Schools In Twifo Atti Mokwaa District Of Central Region

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to find out supervisory practices of public junior high schools in Twifo Atti-Morkwa District in the Central Region of Ghana. This study was centred on supervisory roles of supervisors such as school heads, School Improvement Support Officers (SISO) Assistant Director (AD) in charge of Supervision, Officials from National Schools‟ Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) and the District Director of Education, types of supervision, challenges of supervision and measures to address them. The study used both simple random sampling and purposive sampling in selecting 172 respondents made up of 120 teachers, 40 school heads, 10 SISOs, 1 AD in charge of supervision and the District Director of Education. The study employed a descriptive survey design with both questionnaires and interview guides to collect both qualitative and quantitative data. Greater percentage of both school heads and teachers agreed that school heads perform their supervisory roles as expected of them. The study revealed that internal supervision was common in the district. It was also evident from the study that officers from National Schools‟ Inspectorate Authority (NaSIA) do not pay regular visits to the schools in the district. Some challenges of supervision indicated by the study included, transportation difficulties, inadequate provision of teaching learning materials and other logistical constraints, as well as lack of incentives for supervisors such as SISOs. It was recommended that the state should provide the needed logistics to help promote effective supervision of schools in the district. It was suggested through the study that allowances and other incentives should be given to supervisors to boost their morale. It was also suggested that the district assembly should do regular maintenance on the bad roads in the district.