@Article{rjees549,
AUTHOR = {Deh, Eric Sitsofe and Bassaw, Theophilus Kweku and Ibrahim, Alhaji Waziri and Sekyi, Eric},
TITLE = {An Appraisal of Educational Implications on Students in Small Scale Mining Activities in Ghana},
JOURNAL = {Research Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences},
VOLUME = {2},
YEAR = {2022},
NUMBER = {6},
PAGES = {381-391},
URL = {https://www.scipublications.com/journal/index.php/OJER/article/view/549},
ISSN = {2770-5536},
DOI = {10.31586/ojer.2022.549},
ABSTRACT = {The purpose of this study was to assess the educational implications of children involved in small scale mining activities at Kyebi in the Abuakwa South District of Ghana. Qualitatively, case study research design was adopted for the study. The population for the study consisted of junior high school head teachers in the Abuakwa South District of Ghana. Purposive sampling technique was used to select all the thirty (30) junior high school head teachers who have taught in the district between 25 to 30 years. The main instrument for data collection was Semi-structured interview guide. Data collected by the researchers from participants was analysed through the use of the interpretive method based on the themes identified at in the data collection. The themes were related to the research question and interpreted based on the number of issues raised by participants. The study concluded that, students’ academic lives are being hampered as a result of their continuous engagement in small scale mining activities at the expense of their schooling. The study also revealed that students always score below pass grades during the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) due to the menace caused by illegal mining activities, hence the poor academic performance. It is recommended that the Ghana Education Service, in collaboration with other stakeholders must institute strict measures to curb absenteeism in schools. This would go a long way to ensure that the pupils would attend school on a regular basis. It is also recommended that government intervention programmes such as School Feeding and Free School uniforms be made available to these children in order to keep them in school.},
}

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