There is the need to assign duties to schedule officers to make work lighter and involved staff to work as a team The process of giving some of your work as Head, Director Duties and responsibilities to a subordinate staff to perform on your behalf but you are responsible for his inaction, omission and commission is i of cried to as delegation of duties
To achieve the goals of an organization the Headmaster appoints HOD, Assistant Heads, sports, cultural, Entertainment, staff secretary, chaplain, Guidance and counseling officers etc to make his work lighter. The Headmaster appoints committees and assign them specific jobs and responsibilities to help the organization achieve its goals e.g. Academic, examination, Disciplinary, Entertainment, Sports, Food committees.
The District Director appoints schedule officers e.g. Welfare, Exams, Inspectorate, Planning, Budget, Stores, etc to perform specific duties but the Director is responsible for lapses and inactions etc.
As institution there is the need to work as a Team by delegating duties, responsibilities to officers.
Centralization of power is moved from H.QS to heads of school and District Directors as decentralization and cost centres managers also delegate powers to schedule offers
57. PEACE EDUCATION;
- • Peace education seeks to help students gain the ability to prevent conflict and to resolve conflict peacefully when it does arise, whether or intra personal, interpersonal, inter group, national or international level.
- • Peace education addresses cognitive, affective and behavioral learning and can occur both within schools, through camps, sports and recreational programme, youth groups and clubs and training of community leaders, parents, librarians, media etc.
- • Cadets, Red cross, scripture union. NADMO, etc.
PEACE
- God is a God of variety has created seven, billion people with different faces, thumb print, talents, abilities, gifts, etc.
- • God created different continent with nations, sects E.g. Muslims, Judaism, Buddhism, Atheist, Traditional and Christians.
- • Need to recognize every individual, country, culture, language and respect each other. Tolerance.
- • Where two or three people meet need to establish norms, rules, regulations, law to guide the conduct of mankind.
- • Rule of law should rein supreme, constitution
- • Political leadership should be by elections conducted by recognized independent Electoral Commission and not imposition on the people through dictatorship.
- • There should be Judicial Independence to resolve conflict as it arises and appropriate sanctions.
In conflict Resolutions we use the five Cs of
- a. Consultation b. Have Rules and Regulations
- c. Collaboration d. Ensure compliance and
- e. Build Consensus f. Co-habitation/Co-existence
58. BENEFITS OF LAW/RULES TO FUELING SOCIETIES
- • It allows people to conform to social, order
- • Promotes peace and stability in society
- • Brings crime under control.
- • I cads to social and economic progress
- • Protects public and private property
- • Protects human lights
- • Leads to discipline and moral uprightness
- • Promotes five 'IV Peace, Prosperity and Patriotism through patience
- • Promote good governance
NPP SLOGAN/MANIFESTOE
TOTAL DEVELOPMENT IN FREEDOM RELIEVE IN GHANA
- • Believe in leading by example
- • Believe in the can do spirit of our people
- • Believe in Ghana and four year SHS duration (Senior High School)
- • Believe in Hard work service to the nation.
- • Believe we can defeat mediocrity
- • Believe in the constitution and democratic heritage
- • Believe in the Rule of Law and Justice for all. '
- • Believe in rewarding those who play by rules and giving credit to high achievers
- • Believe in freedom and sense of national responsibility.
- • Believe in competition-private sector as engine of growth.
- • Believe in equal opportunity and in fair deal of every one.
- • Believe in caring for the vulnerable in society.
- • Believe in Ghana as a leading citizen of an integrated united Africa.
- • And most of all, Believe in God.
NB; Property owing democracy with private sector as engine of growth
59. WHAT FOUR MAIN FACTOR S AFFECT EDUCATION OUTCOME OR ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM .
- 1. Institutional organizational organization and management to create overall education environment through the curriculum.
- 2. Education process engineered by Teachers and task of teaching and assessment...
- 3. How school and -teachers help their students to have changes in values and Behavior. E. g. Respect for Seniority, authority, teacher's Socialization, spiritual, moral and character, training, skills training in ICT, Sports.
- 4. Tolerance, Discipline, Honesty, Helping, self awareness, self expression, co-operation, self confidence, team work and sense of judgment.
TOPICAL ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION AT. INTERVIEW 2012
- 1. What countries are involved in the ARAB spring/Revolution Tunisia, Egypt, Lybya, Yemen, Bahrain and Syria.
- 2. WHAT EUROPEAN countries are referred as "PIGS" Portugal, Italy, Greeks and Spain?
- 3. What is implication of Washington consensus on Africa's development?
- 4. Can you trace the cause of Globalization and its possible effects on education?
- 5. Why do you think USA is changing its policy in Middle East with particular reference to Israel?
- 6 Kindly explain the following concepts in Education
- a Decentralization b Centralization and Team Work
- or Delegation of duties
- 7 What is public Finance and take us through financial governance.
- 8. What are the main concerns of management in organizations Productivity and welfare of staff and profit to achieve goals of organization?
- 9. Why the need for employee relations in organization? To minimize labour unrest, agitation, riots, labour commission amicable settlement of disputes.
- 10. Why the need for disciplinary and grievance procedures in organization.
- 11. What may constitute misconduct on the part of an employee?
- 12. Can you take us through dispute settlement procedures as provided in the labour Act?
- 13. Immediate cause of Arab spring- Mohammed Buazizi immolated/burned himself in the market square in Tunisia against tyrannical Rule and unemployment in Tunisia. The Hero is locally called Basboosa
- 14. Can you identify the main Educational policies since 1951?
- 15. What four main factors affect education out comes or achievements
- of our school system.
- 16. Describe the main types of education reforms in Africa with particular reference to Ghana.
- 17. What is the meaning of Universal Education and what in your view should be the minimum universal education. "EFA" Education for all.
- 19. What is peace education and how can you make your school a Bully Proof school
- 20. Mention the four main components of every education infrastructure/space, structure, content and stakeholders or the people.
- 21. Show the strengths of the traditional education system as it existed before the colonial days over school education.
- 22. What factors have led to the erosion of the social status of teaching profession and teachers today?
- 23. What do you consider to be the greatest defect of school education theory as against practical solutions, to problems, stretch imaginations and creativity?
- 24. Do you consider the current pattern of Financial Education fair and appropriate?
- 25. In view of Globalization, should schools prepare their products for specific jobs?
- 26. A. in designing a curriculum for primary schools what factors are you likely to take into consideration?
b. Which of the following methods
Dictatorial Didactic Demonstration Interactive
Creativity will you recommend for teaching in either of these
a. K. G. b. Primary c. J. H. S. d. S.H.S e. Tertiary
C. Pick any two of the Five methods, show their differences and indicate your preference of either of the two.
27. In Teacher Education what will be your priority "what to Teach or how to teach" and "when to teach"?
28. Identify some of the contemporary skills that every teacher necessary needs to possess
29 What are the two main methods of calculating teacher/Pupil Ratio and pupil
Textbook Ratio Show the importance of the two concepts in Education Development NB: They are tools for planning in determining quality of education.
30 Indicate the three main areas that teachers use to manage Education process
31 What is the mandate of ministry of education and the Ghana, Education service- Mission and Vision statement?
32 What is the Governance and management structure of the GES, GES council?
Division Directors, Regions and municipal, metropolitan and District Education
WHAT ARE THE FOUR MAIN COMPONENT OF EVERY EDUCATION SYSTEM
1 Infrastructure/Space - classrooms, Assembly Hall, Dormitories, Science Laboratories, ICT Laboratory, Library, Dining Hall etc.
2. Structure-K.G. Primary, J.H.S.S.H.S., Tertiary.
3. Content - Programmes, Syllabus, Subjects of level e.g. Maths, 1C' Science, English etc.
4. Stakeholders/The people - students, parents, teachers, Government, Educational Administrators, Chiefs, etc.
On the 23th Jan, 2012, the minister for Education resigned.
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