Educational Background of Social Studies Teachers and its Effects on Pupils’ Academic Performance in Public Junior High Schools in Mfantseman Municipality

Winfred Kanda () and Boadu Kankam
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Winfred Kanda: Institute of Education, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Boadu Kankam: Department of Arts and Social Sciences Education, University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Research Journal of Education, 2015, vol. 1, issue 5, 79-86

Abstract: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the educational background of Social Studies teachers and how it relates with pupils’ academic performance in Public Junior High Schools in Mfantseman Municipality. A descriptive survey design was used for the study and the sample for the study was made up of all the Social Studies teachers in the Mfantseman Municipality numbering 103. The purposive sampling method was used to select the respondents for the study. A seven item questionnaire was developed made up of close-end six (6) questions with one Likert scale. The result of the study showed that there is a problem associated with the teaching of Social Studies in the Municipality and the general academic performance of pupils over the last four years (2009-2012) was average. There is a weak positive relationship between educational background of social studies teachers and academic performance of their pupils in the Municipality.

Keywords: Pupils; Teacher; Public school; Social studies; Academic performance. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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