Support Service Available to Teachers in Managing Physical Aggressive Behaviours in Early Childhood Centres in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Upper East Region, Ghana

Thomas Nyaabila Abugre; Michael Subbey; Nurudeen Iddriss Muhammed

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Support Service Available to Teachers in Managing Physical Aggressive Behaviours in Early Childhood Centres in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Upper East Region, Ghana

Thomas Nyaabila Abugre^*

, Michael Subbey

, Nurudeen Iddriss Muhammed

Published in Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 13, Issue 4)

Received: 24 May 2025 Accepted: 10 June 2025 Published: 30 June 2025

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The purpose of this study was to look into the support services available to teachers in dealing with physical violent behaviors among children in early childhood centers in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Ghana's Upper East. For this study, a descriptive survey approach with a mixed methods paradigm was chosen. Structured interviews were conducted for ten (10) headteachers who were purposefully and conveniently selected from ten circuits, and questionnaires were administered to one hundred and twenty (120) early childhood education teachers who were all purposefully selected from sixty (60) early childhood education centres across the Bolgatanga Municipality in Ghana's Upper East Region. For quantitative data, frequency tables and percentages were used, while thematic analysis was used for qualitative data. The study discovered that there is little support available for early childhood education instructors dealing with physical violent behaviors in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Ghana's Upper East Region. The study also concluded that early childhood education teachers are unable to make appropriate use of the support services available in their centers. The Social Learning Theory, the Constructivist model, the Behaviour Model, and the Ecological Model all served as foundations for the study. The researcher proposed that school officials and children's families collaborate to reduce the prevalence and impact of physical violent behaviors in their centers. The researcher thinks that the study will provide major insights into how teachers might be provided with the required knowledge and abilities to cope with varied outbursts of physical aggressiveness in good ways. It will also contribute to the body of literature, both locally and globally, by raising knowledge of successful ways for regulating physical violence in our preschoolers.

Published in	Humanities and Social Sciences (Volume 13, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.hss.20251304.13
Page(s)	297-305
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Physical Aggressive Behaviours, Support Service, Early Childhood Centres

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Abugre TN, Subbey M, Muhammed NI. Support Service Available to Teachers in Managing Physical Aggressive Behaviours in Early Childhood Centres in the Bolgatanga Municipality of Upper East Region, Ghana. Humanit Soc Sci. 2025;13(4):297-305. doi: 10.11648/j.hss.20251304.13

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Thomas Nyaabila Abugre

Department of Education, Bia lamplighter College of Education, Sefwi Debsio, Ghana

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Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana

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Nurudeen Iddriss Muhammed

Department of Education and Professional Studies, Bagabaga College of Education, Tamale, Ghana

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