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WELCOME
2004 EDUCATIONAL POLICY OF KUFFOUR
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
An Educational Policy is a plan of action for guiding, directing or administering affairs to achieve a set target or goal.
HISTORY OF EDUCATIONAL POLICIES IN GHANA
Educational Policy of Guggisberg
Accelerated Development Plan- 1951
Education Act of 1961Educational Policy of 1987
The educational system in the first one and half decades after independence had been described as one of the best in Africa (World Bank 2004).
OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY
The Senior High School System was introduced in 2007.
Expanding the system to four years but not otherwise changing the curriculum.
give teachers enough time to
prepare.
Increase the average students time to pick up.
students who qualify for tertiary education would be evenly distributed .
Assist our public school students which are mostly late developers.
HOW
It was developed in relation to the then current (2002-03) policy and to current review reports and papers of sectorial, national and regional importance.
Education sector papers: Previous Education Sectors Plans,
(ESPs, 1998 to 2002) Education Sector Policy Review
Report (ESPRR, August, 2002) Education Sector Review (ESR,
October 2002) Meeting the Challenges of
Education in the 21st Century (The report of the President's Committee on Review of Education Reforms in Ghana1, October 2002)
Regional proposal :
New Partnerships for Africa's Development (NEPAD, October 2001)
Education for All (EFA, April
2000)
National documents:
Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (19 February 2003)
Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF 2002 - 2004)
Primary School ‐‐ 6 years
Junior Secondary/High School ‐‐ 3 years
Senior High School – 4 years
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
INCREASED TO AVERAGELY 13 YEARS
THE REFROM WAS TO ADDRESS AND TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION OTHER ISSUES IN THE EDUCATIONAL SECTOR
Poor quality of teaching and learning in schools
Inadequate funding of the sector leading to inadequate supply of inputs.
Lack of adequate parental involvement in their children’s education.
Poor language policy that makes English the medium of instruction after primary-school class 3.
Lack of teacher motivation with the resultant lack of commitment and devotion to teaching.
Lack of adequate co-ordination and
collaboration among the implementing divisions of GES.
Disappointing growth in enrolment in schools.
Persistent low regard for and poor attitude of the Ghanaian public towards technical and vocational education.
PROBLEMS
ACCOMMODATION-BEDS,SPACE
EXAMINATION-WASSCE,TERMINAL
STAFF-TEACHERS, ADMINISTRATION,FEEDING,ETC
LEARNING MATERIALS
FACILITIES-CLASSROOMS,LIBRARIES,DESKS
PREPAREDNESS OF STUDENTS
TEACHERS AWARENESS
TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS
Scenarios Awudome Senior High School
(AWUSCO)-A PTA building which uses to house a canteen, a stationary shop, a guardian and counseling office and a food and nutrition laboratory in the 1990s is now being used as dormitory for boys.
ACHEVEMENTSBETTER PERFORMANCE
RELEVANT CAREER DECISIONS
MATURITY BEFORE TERTIARY
PROVISION OF FACILITIES
ENOUGH TIME FOR TEACHERS
BELOW AVERAGE STUDENTS WERE CATERED FOR
PARENTS COULD PREPARE FOR TERTIARY COST
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Scenarios
Odododiodo Senior High (OSH) students performed much better than ever before and good schools like Ghana National College achieved an increase in performance .
Even Obama's country has 12 years of education before university. Why add Item 13?
For Further reading
www.emmanuelyamoah.blogspot.
com
www.slideshare.com/patriotsknust
REFERENCE National Accreditation Board(
www.nab.gov.gh) Modern Ghana News(
www.modernghana.com) Wikipedia(www.wikipedia.com) http://mightyafrican.blogspot.com http://www.ghanaweb.com http://news.peacefmonline.com/ http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog
/erd/english/wgesa/doc/ghana Education USA Accra (
www.educationusa.info.) EDUCATION STRATEGIC PLAN 2003 - 2015 WHOLE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GHANA-
Kwame Akyeampong