Educational Support Systems for Teenage Mothers in Public Basic Schools: Lived Experiences of Teenage Mothers

Emmanuel Dorsah, Alfred Kweku Ampah-Mensah, Cynthia Ofosuhene, Isaac Atta Kwenin and Rudzani Israel Lumadi
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Emmanuel Dorsah: Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, University of Cape Coast
Alfred Kweku Ampah-Mensah: Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, University of Cape Coast
Cynthia Ofosuhene: Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, University of Cape Coast
Isaac Atta Kwenin: Department of Business and Social Sciences Education, University of Cape Coast
Rudzani Israel Lumadi: Department of Educational Leadership and Management, University of South Africa

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2024, vol. 8, issue 5, 2354-2369

Abstract: The study investigated educational support systems for teenage mothers in public basic schools in the Central Region, Ghana. The study explored the educational support systems available and the in-school management strategies that are adopted by heads of schools to teenage mothers as they re-enrol into the formal public basic school. The study employed a phenomenological research design underpinned by qualitative interpretivist philosophy for the study. The population of the study consisted of teenage mothers and heads teacher. Snowballing and purposive sampling procedures were used to select 5 teenage mothers and 4 heads of schools for interviews. A semi-structured interview schedule was used to elicit data for analysis in response to the research questions posed. The findings showed that the free senior high school policy and the government policy on teenage mothers to return to school after child birth were the factors that contributed to teenage mothers’ re-enrolment into school. Again, teachers and classmates provided critical support to teenage mothers who re-entered school in terms of books and stationeries. it is recommended that the Ghana Education Service and the National Council for Civic Education should sustain teenage mothers’ education in communities regarding government policies and support systems as they re-enrol.

Date: 2024
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