Leadership and Management Challenges of Heads and Teachers in School Administration: A Case Study of Ghana Education Service Kumasi Metropolis

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the leadership and management challenges in the Ghana Educational Service. Quantitative research approach was used for the study. The population for the study was one hundred and forty comprising 43 head teachers and 97 teachers selected from the Ghana Education Service Kumasi Metropolis. Census method was used to select all the 140 respondents for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect primary data. The statistical package for social scientists (SPSS version 20) was used to analyse all the responses from the questionnaire. The study results concluded the leadership and management challenges faced by heads and teachers in school administration were: recruitment challenges and inadequate teachers, in-service training challenges, financial constraint, workload for teachers who must continue with other assigned duties, inadequate time to offer a comprehensive in-service training programmes, and inadequate skill and knowledge by teachers affects teaching and learning. The study results recommended that the Government of Ghana through the Ghana Education Service (GES) should provide adequate financial and logistics to the various schools in the study area to enhance the head teacher's leadership and managerial work.