Perceptions and Attitudes about the SHS Visual Arts Programme and their Influence on the Students in the Kumasi Metropolis
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2012-05-17
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This thesis aimed at finding out about the perceptions and attitudes of Visual Arts
teachers, non-Visual Arts teachers, Visual Arts students, and non-Visual Arts students
about the SHS Visual Arts programme and how these affect Visual Arts students in the
Kumasi Metropolis. The accessible population was 368 out of a target population of
6995. The descriptive and survey research methods were used to collect data. Both
Convenience and Purposive sampling techniques were used to select the various
categories of respondents. The Visual Arts heads of department were interviewed while
the other respondents answered a questionnaire. The study found that the Visual Arts
programme is not as competitive as the Science, Business and other programmes of the
sample studied, 19% of the Visual Arts students did not opt for the programme as
compared to 8% of the non-Visual Arts students; there is a high level of respect for the
Visual Arts teachers by the non-Visual Arts teachers as 81% of non-Visual Arts teachers
respect the Visual Arts teachers while 76% of the non-Visual Arts students respect the
Visual Arts teachers. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made:
Career guidance and counselling programmes should be organized for JHS students, at
least once every term by the Headmasters/Headmistresses to expose the students to the
various career opportunities available. JHS students should not be forced into choosing
any programme against their wish; instead, they should be guided in the selection of
programmes they would pursue in the SHS. Non-Visual Arts teachers and non-Visual
Arts students must also be informed about the programme so they will stop looking down
on the programme, its students and teachers.
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A thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Art Education