Determinants of Academic Performance of Armed Forces Schools: Perceptions of Teachers of Ghana Armed Forces Basic Schools

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A concurrent mixed method approach was used and this allowed the authors to use qualitative and quantitative evidence to define relationships among variables. Specifically, the study employed the use of structured questionnaires and interviews to collect data from sixty-one (61) participants for the study. The outcomes of the study revealed that prescribed school uniforms for teachers, effective supervision/inspections, motivation for teachers, parental concern as well as safety and security of armed forces schools contribute to the academic performance of armed forces schools. Other determinants identified include conduciveness of the school environment, good leadership and discipline among learners, teachers and school administrators. The authors suggested that the study should be extended to other armed forces schools to marry up the findings and also help come out with recommendations to inform theory, policy and practice. Educational Philosophy and Theory Academic performance Armed Forces Schools School environment discipline military schools Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. The study was approved by the 5 Garrison Education Centre Ethics Committee participant consent to participate and for publication was obtained. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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