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Perceptions and Challenges in the Implementation of the In-In-Out Programme in the Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana

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Mathematics and ICT Department Wesley College of Education, Kumasi, Ghana
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Science Education Department Wesley College of Education, Kumasi, Ghana
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English of Department Wesley College of Education, Kumasi, Ghana
Page(s): 222-232
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May 10, 2022
Revised
August 01, 2022
Accepted
August 17, 2022
Published
August 20, 2022
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Attimu-Eshun, E. M. , Attimu-Eshun, E. M. Baah, K. A. , Baah, K. A. Donkor, G. , & Donkor, G. (2022). Perceptions and Challenges in the Implementation of the In-In-Out Programme in the Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana. Current Research in Public Health, 2(5), 222-232. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2022.370
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Attimu-Eshun, E. M. ; Attimu-Eshun, E. M. Baah, K. A. ; Baah, K. A. Donkor, G. ; Donkor, G. Perceptions and Challenges in the Implementation of the In-In-Out Programme in the Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana. Current Research in Public Health 2022 2(5), 222-232. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2022.370
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Attimu-Eshun, Enyonam Mansah, Enyonam Mansah Attimu-Eshun. Kennedy Ameyaw Baah, Kennedy Ameyaw Baah. Grace Donkor, and Grace Donkor. 2022. "Perceptions and Challenges in the Implementation of the In-In-Out Programme in the Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana". Current Research in Public Health 2, no. 5: 222-232. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2022.370
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Attimu-Eshun EM, Attimu-Eshun EMBaah KA, Baah KADonkor G, Donkor G. Perceptions and Challenges in the Implementation of the In-In-Out Programme in the Selected Colleges of Education in Ghana. Current Research in Public Health. 2022; 2(5):222-232. https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2022.370
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ABSTRACT = {The purpose of the study was to assess the perceptions and challenges facing in the implementation process of the IN-IN-OUT programme in selected colleges of education in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. The descriptive cross-sectional survey was employed as the research design in this study. The population was made up of supervisors, mentors, and mentees from St. Louis and Wesley Colleges of education who have been posted to various communities in the Ashanti Region of Ghana to practice teaching. Purposive and random Sampling techniques were used to select tutors, teacher-trainees, mentors and assemblymen in the practicing communities. The study's main data collection tools were questionnaires and interview and classroom observation protocols. The data collected were scored and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) computer software. Frequencies, percentages, and other measures of central tendencies were calculated.  The study revealed that teacher-trainees, mentors, and assemblymen in the two (2) communities saw the IN-IN-OUT programme as useful to a large extent, even though they had varied opinions. While some say the program was merely useful, some see it as very useful and others saw the program as extremely useful.  The study also revealed that the challenges faced by the various teacher trainees, mentors, and supervisors include social problems, financial difficulties, and time constraints. It is recommended that teacher trainees are posted to the rural and peri-urban communities, one can be sure that after their certification they will be fully prepared to face the challenges ahead of them. It is also recommended that the government and stakeholders should as a matter of urgency commit more money to this programme.},
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