Leadership Challenges Facing Basic School Heads And Its Implication For Management In The Asante A Kim North District

ABSTRACT The study was set out to investigate the leadership challenges that mitigate the realization of the core mandate of basic schools, especially in the Asante Akim North District of the Ashanti. The objectives of the study were to determine the leadership competencies and acumen of basic school heads in their management, ascertain critical factors that mitigate the ‘leadership’ of basic schools management and to assess the overall effects of leadership challenges on basic school management and student performance. The study adopted descriptive survey design which used the quantitative ap…