Title Page
Abstract
List of Abbreviations
Contents
CHAPTER ONE. INTRODUCTION 15
1.1. Background of the Study 15
1.2. Statement of the Problem 16
1.3. Objective of the Study 17
1.4. Research Questions 18
1.5. Significance of the Study 18
1.6. Scope of the Study 19
1.7. Organization of the Study 19
CHAPTER TWO. LITERATURE REVIEW 21
2.1. Overview 21
2.2. History of Education in Ghana 21
2.3. The Structure of Education in Ghana 23
2.4. Major Educational Reforms in Ghana after Independence 24
2.4.1. Accelerated Development Plan of 1951 and Education Act of 1961 24
2.4.2. Reforms of the National Liberation Council of 1966 25
2.4.3. The New Structure and Content of Education of 1974 26
2.4.4. The 1987 Education Reforms 27
2.4.5. Educational Reforms of 2007 29
2.5. Impacts of Educational Reforms in Ghana 30
2.5.1. Access to Education 30
2.5.2. Curriculum Development 30
2.5.3. Infrastructural Facilities 31
2.5.4. Human Capital Development 32
2.6. Challenges facing the Effective Implementation of Educational Reforms 32
2.7. Measures to Ensure Successful Implementation of Educational Reforms 34
2.7.1. Funding 34
2.7.2. Human Capital 35
2.7.3. Curriculum and Choice 36
2.7.4. Assessment and Performance Measurement 36
2.7.5. Learning Environment 37
2.8. Secondary Education in Ghana 38
2.9. Research Model 39
CHAPTER THREE. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 41
3.1. Overview 41
3.2. Research Design 41
3.3. Subjects of the Study 41
3.4. Sampling Procedure 42
3.5. Data Collection Instruments 42
3.6. Data Collection Procedure 43
3.7. Reliability and Validity 43
3.8. Data Analysis and Presentation 44
3.9. Summary 44
CHAPTER FOUR. DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS 45
4.1. Overview 45
4.2. Data Collection and Response Rate 45
4.2.1. Demographic Characteristics of Respondents 45
4.3. Respondents Views on Current Standard of Education in Ghana 48
4.4. Impact on the Various Reforms Initiated by Successive Governments 53
4.5. Challenges facing effective implementation of educational reforms 58
4.6. Effective Ways of implementing Educational Reforms in Ghana 60
4.7. Results of Interview Conducted on Educational Reforms in Ghana 63
4.8. Development of Education in South Korea 65
4.9. Curriculum development and content 68
CHAPTER FIVE. FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 70
5.1. Overview 70
5.2. Findings from the study 70
5.3. Conclusion 72
5.4. Recommendation 72
REFERENCES 75
APPENDIX : RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE 79
요약 85
Table 1. Age Distribution of Respondents 46
Table 2. Educational Level of Respondents 47
Table 3. Years of Experience in the Service 47
Table 4. Respondents view on Falling Educational Standard 48
Table 5. Respondents Perception on Ghana's Educational System 49
Table 6. Response on Impact of Reforms on Education in Ghana 49
Table 7. Respondents Ratings on the Impact of Reforms on Education 50
Table 8. Respondents Ratings on Secondary School Education in Ghana 50
Table 9. Extent of Impact of Educational Reforms on Senior High Schools 51
Table 10. Respondents Ranking on Problems facing Education in Ghana 52
Table 11. Rankings on the Impact of Problems Facing Education in Ghana 52
Table 12. Adequacy of Government Expenditure on Education 53
Table 13. Respondents View on Impact of Educational Reforms in Ghana 55
Table 14. Summary of Views on Impact of Education Reforms in Ghana 57
Table 15. Challenges affecting effective implementation of Reforms in Ghana 59
Table 16. Effective Ways to Implement Educational Reforms in Ghana 61
Figure 1. Research Design Model 40
Figure 2. Demographic Information of Respondent 46