Transformational Leadership and Teacher Capacity Building to Improve Teaching and Learning in Ghanaian Polytechnics

Abstract

The accomplishment of every educational goals and objectives depends highly on teachers who are the prime movers in the implementation of curriculum and teaching and learning. The challenging roles of the classroom teacher put a greater demand on teacher capacity building. Therefore, to ensure teacher performance and desired learning outcomes in Ghanaian polytechnics, the leadership of the polytechnics have a big responsibility to develop teacher capacity to thrive in teaching and learning and innovation to attain current educational demands in the country. The purpose of this paper therefore, is to highlight the need to promote transformational leadership behaviours and the continuous learning and development of lecturers in Ghanaian polytechnics to effectively and efficiently fulfill their roles academic staff.

The value of the paper therefore is the recognition that workers are an asset to every organization and it is up to the management of such organizations to value and develop them. It recommends that there is the need for transformational leadership behaviours to be displayed within Ghanaian polytechnics since these have been found to be a suitable style in times of educational reforms and changing circumstances. The paper will be especially beneficial to the management of the polytechnics, polytechnic teachers,  students, policy makers and other stakeholders in tertiary education and the field of human resources management as well.