Improving student participation in school administration in the Navrongo Secondary School through participatory decision - making

Abstract

The study was an action research to help improve student participation in school administration in Navrongo Secondary School in the Upper East Region of Ghana, A sample of 109 students, consisting of 3 students from each class, provided data for the study . The instrument used to collect data for both the pre-intervention and post-intervention stages of the study was a questionnaire. The pre-intenention "as meant to determine the real nature of the problem envisaged as it existed between students and administration. The data results were analysed by taking a frequency count of similar responses. The data were then categorized and expressed in percentages. The pre-intervention data suggested that. some of the prefects did not know their roles as leaders. Thereafter the activities of the prefects were monitored for three months. Data were again collected and analysed to find out the extent to which the intervention had helped to change the perceptions and attitudes of prefects towards their duties. It was found out that the orientation, accompanied by a constant reminder of the prefects about their duties would help make them live up to the task. The study therefore recommended that orientation programmes should be organized for newly elected prefects to equip them with leadership skills. The Guidance and Counselling co-ordination should also constantly prompt prefects about the roles.