Abstract: This study investigated leadership opinion on extended school duration and the academic performance. The purpose of the study was to determine whether the SHS students performed better when the duration was extended to four years. The qualitative method was employed for the study. A population of 149 teachers who taught both the 3 and 4-year SHS students and 3 headmasters were drawn from three schools in Central Region via purposive and convenient sampling techniques respectively. The unstructured interview guide was used to collect the data. Nine(9) school leaders were interviewed and the interview data was analysed qualitatively. Two (2) research questions were formulated to guide the study. The major finding of the study was that the 4-year cohorts of students performed better than the 3-year cohorts. The MOE and GES, Ghana should consider extending the SHS education duration to four (4) years as a better option to improve students’ academic performance.
Title: LEADERSHIP OPINION ON EXTENDED SCHOOL DURATION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS
Author: FAUSTINA AKOSUA AGYEIWAA KWOFIE
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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