Instructional Leadership Roles Of School Heads In Public Senior High Schools In The Wa Municipality Of The Upper West Region Of Ghana

ABSTRACT The overall performance of senior high schools in Ghana has been of grave concern to all stakeholders in education. Several reasons for this downward trend have been proffered but perhaps without getting to the bottom of the problem. Poor student achievement in the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in most schools, is experienced every year. The purpose of the study was to examine and explore the instructional leadership roles of the senior high school headmasters towards quality school improvement in Ghanaian schools with specific reference to Wa Municip…