July 16, 2025

From Teaching to Inquiry: Research Engagement among Senior High School Teachers in Ghana

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ABAlhassan Mohammed BaidooUniversity of Ghana INIvy Kesewaa NkrumahUniversity of Cape Coast SBStephanie Brako BoatengUniversity of Ghana

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Quantitative analysis reveals low research engagement in senior high school teachers, highlighting barriers and motivators in Ghana's education system.

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Research engagement among senior high school teachers in Ghana is only 4.1%, indicating significant issues in educational practice.
Major barriers to engagement include lack of motivation (23.7%) and heavy workload (21.6%), contributing to low research activity.
An overwhelming 90.5% of teachers lack institutional support for engaging in research initiatives.
Personal interest (81.8%) is the main motivator for teachers, while opportunities like professional development are nearly nonexistent.

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Baidoo et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02c3e6551bb0af8ccac0 https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7039766/v1

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Quantitative analysis reveals low research engagement in senior high school teachers, highlighting barriers and motivators in Ghana's education system.

From Teaching to Inquiry: Research Engagement among Senior High School Teachers in Ghana

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From Teaching to Inquiry: Research Engagement among Senior High School Teachers in Ghana

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