APA Style
Nyadzi, B. W. , Nyadzi, B. W. Achari, D. , Achari, D. Tawiah, J. , Tawiah, J. Koomson, M. K. , & Koomson, M. K. (2024). Assessing the Socio-Economic Implications of Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy on Tertiary Institutions in Ghana: A Case Study of the Western Region.
Current Research in Public Health, 4(3), 100-111.
https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2024.950
ACS Style
Nyadzi, B. W. ; Nyadzi, B. W. Achari, D. ; Achari, D. Tawiah, J. ; Tawiah, J. Koomson, M. K. ; Koomson, M. K. Assessing the Socio-Economic Implications of Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy on Tertiary Institutions in Ghana: A Case Study of the Western Region.
Current Research in Public Health 2024 4(3), 100-111.
https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2024.950
Chicago/Turabian Style
Nyadzi, Bernice Worlanyo, Bernice Worlanyo Nyadzi. Dominic Achari, Dominic Achari. Jacob Tawiah, Jacob Tawiah. Michael Kwegyir Koomson, and Michael Kwegyir Koomson. 2024. "Assessing the Socio-Economic Implications of Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy on Tertiary Institutions in Ghana: A Case Study of the Western Region".
Current Research in Public Health 4, no. 3: 100-111.
https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2024.950
AMA Style
Nyadzi BW, Nyadzi BWAchari D, Achari DTawiah J, Tawiah JKoomson MK, Koomson MK. Assessing the Socio-Economic Implications of Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy on Tertiary Institutions in Ghana: A Case Study of the Western Region.
Current Research in Public Health. 2024; 4(3):100-111.
https://doi.org/10.31586/ojer.2024.950
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TITLE = {Assessing the Socio-Economic Implications of Free Senior High School (SHS) Policy on Tertiary Institutions in Ghana: A Case Study of the Western Region},
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ABSTRACT = {Ghana's Free Senior High School (SHS) policy has been touted as one of the most significant educational reforms in recent years, fueling the nation's achievement of Goal 4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While many studies have been conducted on the policy’s impact on beneficiaries, little is known about its impact on tertiary institutions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the socioeconomic effects of the Free SHS policy on tertiary institutions in Ghana's Western Region. We also provide suggestions on how to improve the policy's efficacy and lessen any obstacles to its incorporation into higher education. Methodologically, 103 employees of Takoradi Technical University and the University of Mines and Technology were sampled using a purposive sampling technique. According to the report, despite the lack of adequate facilities such as lecture halls, dorms, and residence halls on campus, the Free SHS policy has increased enrollment at the postsecondary level. This has resulted in a high student-to-lecturer ratio, increased utility bills, a high cost of living on campus, and a rise in the opening of businesses on campus. To address some of these socioeconomic impacts, respondents proposed that the government should improve infrastructure in the country's higher institutions, hire more lecturers, boost incentives for lecturers, and foster partnerships with private institutions to support infrastructure development.},
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AB - Ghana's Free Senior High School (SHS) policy has been touted as one of the most significant educational reforms in recent years, fueling the nation's achievement of Goal 4 of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). While many studies have been conducted on the policy’s impact on beneficiaries, little is known about its impact on tertiary institutions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the socioeconomic effects of the Free SHS policy on tertiary institutions in Ghana's Western Region. We also provide suggestions on how to improve the policy's efficacy and lessen any obstacles to its incorporation into higher education. Methodologically, 103 employees of Takoradi Technical University and the University of Mines and Technology were sampled using a purposive sampling technique. According to the report, despite the lack of adequate facilities such as lecture halls, dorms, and residence halls on campus, the Free SHS policy has increased enrollment at the postsecondary level. This has resulted in a high student-to-lecturer ratio, increased utility bills, a high cost of living on campus, and a rise in the opening of businesses on campus. To address some of these socioeconomic impacts, respondents proposed that the government should improve infrastructure in the country's higher institutions, hire more lecturers, boost incentives for lecturers, and foster partnerships with private institutions to support infrastructure development.
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