Assessing the Representation of Female Tutors in Colleges of Education – A Case of Northern Ghana
Zakaria Shanunu 
& Sulemana Iddrisu
Issue: Vol.6 No. 3 March 2025 Article 4 pp.124 – 133
DOI : https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2025634 | Published online 28th March, 2025.
© 2025 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Global attention has been drawn to gender and sex issues. The purpose of this study is to assess the representation of female tutors in Colleges of Education in Northern Ghana. The Social Norms Theory and the Feminist Theory were adapted for this study. A mixed-method approach was used to analyze the data. The target population for the study were all the ten (10) Colleges of Education in Northern Ghana. The data was collected through focus group interviews and questionnaires. The data was curved into thematic areas and analyzed. A descriptive design was used to determine the present status of the phenomena. Key findings from this data include: Northern Colleges of Education have no Female Principal and Female Vice-Principal. For teaching staff, the results revealed that no female has the rank of Principal Tutor and Chief Tutor as compared to one percent (1%) of males occupying these ranks in the Colleges of Education in Northern Ghana. Seventy-six percent (76%) of the total population of females are Tutors and Senior Tutors as against eighty-nine percent (89%) of men in the same rank. Nevertheless, in some specific colleges, one key finding was that all the females tutors hold management positions in the college. It is time to re-evaluate hiring practices in public Colleges of Education so that qualified women are given preference over their male counterparts. This study contributes to scholarship on achieving gender equality.
Keywords: Colleges of Education, Gender, Mainstreaming, Northern Ghana, Tutors.
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Dr. Zakaria Shanunu holds a PhD in Culture and Development Studies. He is currently a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, University for Development Studies, Nyankpala campus, Ghana. His research area focuses on Sociology and Social work, Culture, Sports, Rural Development and Social policy. He has published a number of articles in these areas.
Dr. Sulemana Iddrisu is a Senior lecturer and the Principal of Tamale College of Education. He is an accomplished educator with a strong background in teaching and administration. Dr. Sulemana holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Administration (Marketing) from the University of Ghana, Master of Education in Administration from the University of Cape Coast, and a Ph.D. in Management with specialty in Organizational Studies from the University of Edinburgh Business School, Scotland.
Shanunu, Zakaria, and Sulemana Iddrisu. “Assessing the Representation of Female Tutors in Colleges of Education – A Case of Northern Ghana.” Journal of Education and Learning Technology 6, no.3 (2025): 124 – 133. https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2025634
© 2025 The Author(s). Published and Maintained by Noyam Journals. This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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