Influence of School Heads’ Direct Supervision on Teacher Role Performance in Public Senior High Schools, Central Region, Ghana

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2019Author
Ampofo, Samuel Yaw
Onyango, George Adino
Ogola, Martin
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This study assessed the influence of school heads’ direct supervision on teacher role
performance in public senior high schools. The study adopted the embedded mixed methods
design. Slovin’s formula, the proportional allocation method, and simple random and purposive
sampling were used to select a sample of 617 respondents comprising 295 teachers, 222 class
prefects, 86 Heads of Department, 13 school heads and 1 Regional Director for the Inspectorate
Division of the Ghana Education Service. Data were collected through questionnaires and
interview guides. Quantitative data were analyzed using frequencies, means and multiple
regression whereas patterns and themes were developed for the analysis of qualitative data.
The study found that school heads allocated very little time for supervision of lesson planning
and delivery of teachers. The study established that school heads’ lesson planning supervision
(p= 0.043< .05) and lesson delivery supervision (p= .035< .05) had a significant influence on
teacher role performance. Therefore, the study recommends the Ghana Education Service to
dedicate a greater portion of the promotion requirement of the school heads to evidence of
direct supervision of teachers and a reduction in the teaching load of Heads of Department by
the school head to enable them play more instrumental roles in the instructional supervision
process.
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