Assessment of Teaching and Learning of Art Related Subjects in the Colleges of Education in the Central and Western Regions of Ghana

The study was conducted in the Colleges of Education in the Central and Western Regions of Ghana. The purpose of the study was to assess the reasons limiting student choice of visual Art as their elective subject. The research design used for the study was descriptive survey. Four Colleges of Education were sampled by means of simple random sampling and stratified sampling methods. Simple random sampling method was used to select the four Colleges of Education and stratified sampling method for the selection of the students. The sample size was four hundred, comprising of four hundred students. From the results of the study, it was found that Students do not choose Art as their elective subject because of the way the tutors handle the subject. The selection of Art Related subjects can be promoted by educating the students on the importance of Art as a vocation. The recommendation is that tutors should be given in-service training to up-grade their knowledge on the methodology of art

A STUDY OF MANPOWER PLANNING DIVISIONS: A CASE STUDY OF SELECTED EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORATE IN THE WESTERN REGIONS OF GHANA

The overall objective of this research was to evaluate (determine the effectiveness) of manpower planning activities of selected educational directorates in the Western Region of Ghana. The study, basically, was a survey which entirely utilized a questionnaire to obtain field data. The sample size of 180 was drawn from a total population of 400 which comprised teaching and non-teaching staff in the districts and officers of the district directorates. Fundamentally, the study found out that the educational workers in the district were very much aware of the relevance of manpower planning as an important management function. However, there was an irregularity with the induction training and appraisal exercises. Other results showed problems relating to recruitment and poor conditions of service. The study among other things recommended that sensitization workshops be organized by GES for human resource managers in the directorates.  Article visualizations

EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL SUPERVISION OF THE IN-IN-OUT PROGRAMME IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN THE WESTERN REGIONS OF GHANA

The study was aimed at finding out the effectiveness of internal supervision of the In-In-Out programme in the Colleges of Education in the Western Region of Ghana. The purpose of the study was to find out problems facing supervision of the In-In-Out programme. The research design for the study is the descriptive survey. This method permitted the researchers to obtain data to determine specific characteristics of the group. In all, 480 respondents were included in the study, which comprised 300 Mentees, 180 Mentors. The instrument used in collecting the data was a questionnaire. Data analysis was mainly descriptive. The study revealed that all the supervisors had a problem with non-payment of allowance for supervision. In addition, the supervisors and mentees hardly used teaching and learning materials during the teaching-learning process. Some of the supervisors did not perform their expected roles. It is recommended that the Teacher Education Division of the Ghana Education Service should provide the supervisors with attractive allowances to enable them to supervise the mentees teaching effectively. Again, the Principals in the Colleges of Education should increase the period for the training of the mentors so that they would acquire all the necessary skills for effective supervision.  Article visualizations