Abstract:
This is an investigative and explorative study into the challenges of teaching integrated science in the public Junior High
Schools in the Kwahu West Municipality. It also looked at the teacher support services available in the Municipality to help
science teachers deal with challenges that might exist to hinder their performances. All the 60 integrated science teachers, the
50 heads of public Junior High Schools as well as the eight circuit supervisors and science coordinators in the municipality
were purposively selected for the study. A descriptive survey design was used for the study. Data were collected with a set of
questionnaire and an interview schedule and were analysed using frequencies, percentages and the independent sample ttest.
It was found out that even though the support services were available in the Municipality, their quality cannot be said to be
the best and enough to help the science teachers deal with challenges they might face. It was, therefore, recommended that
there would be the need for regular organisation of professional development activities as well as provision of science
workshop, science equipment and motivational strategies for science teachers by the Ghana Education Service to help them
deal with the challenges.
