Assessment of Aggression Reduction Strategies in Senior High Schools in Ghana

Daniel Mensah Ofori; Abraham Yeboah; Fredrick Kofi Ayirah; Francis Nyamekye

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Assessment of Aggression Reduction Strategies in Senior High Schools in Ghana

Daniel Mensah Ofori, Abraham Yeboah, Fredrick Kofi Ayirah, Francis Nyamekye

Published in Education Journal (Volume 11, Issue 5)

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The goal of this research was to assess the aggression reduction strategies used in senior high schools in Ghana's Ashanti Region's Afigya Kwabre District. The study employed a correlational design. The study's population consisted of all students from the three (3) senior high schools in the Afigya Kwabre District of Ghana's Ashanti Region. The study's 120 students were chosen using a stratified sampling method. A questionnaire was used to obtain data for the study. The reliability coefficient was 0.75. The data for the study was analyzed using frequencies, percentages, Pearson correlation, and the independent samples t-test. The findings revealed that aggressive behaviour reduction strategies were implemented in schools. When students engaged in aggressive behaviour, teachers caned them. There was no significant relationship between student hostility and academic achievement. The study however, discovered a significant gender difference in student aggression. It was suggested that school administration and other stakeholders encourage teachers to maintain aggressive reduction strategies in schools. The Ghana Education Service should increase the number of housemasters and housemistresses per boarding house in boarding schools, and the government, through the ministry, should provide additional accommodation facilities for many teachers to stay on campus in order to improve monitoring of students across the country.

Published in	Education Journal (Volume 11, Issue 5)
DOI	10.11648/j.edu.20221105.22
Page(s)	288-296
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Aggression, Assessment, Reduction, Senior High Schools, Strategies

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Daniel Mensah Ofori

Department of Pedagogy, Akrokerri College of Education, Adansi North, Ghana
Abraham Yeboah

Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Akenten Appiah Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development (AAMUSTED), Kumasi, Ghana
Fredrick Kofi Ayirah

Department of History, Academy of Christ the King, Cape Coast, Ghana
Francis Nyamekye

Department of Pedagogy, Kibi College of Education, Kibi, Ghana

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