Effective and productive classroom
environment management enhances appropriate and
productive classroom participation. Several approaches
have been made with the view aimed at managing
student behaviour problems in Ghanaian schools. This
effort has achieved very little towards behaviour
management as there are frequent reporting of
misbehaviour in many Ghanaian schools. This study
aimed at considering the effective means of teachers
communicating effectively with the students to ensure
effective teaching and learning in a productive
classroom. It also meant to consider what teachers
should do in the classroom to ensuring Discipline inside
Classroom. The study was also informed by the efficient
ways of handling behaviour problems. The researcher
used quantitative research design for the study. The
population of the study was composed of 200 teachers in
Komenda-Edina-Aguafo-Arem (KEEA) Municipality in
the Central Region of Ghana. The researcher used quota
and simple random sampling technique to select the
sample size of 200. Data was collected using
questionnaires. Reliability was established through split
half method, and a reliability coefficient of 0.871 was
realized. In order to ensure face validity of the
instruments, the researcher sought expert judgment
from university lecturers. Descriptive statistical analyses
were used to analyse quantitative data gathered from the
study. The finding revealed that, teachers’ interactions
and communications in the classrooms were very
appropriate to enhance effective and efficient classroom
management for productive classroom participation.
Also, teachers were able to handle some behaviour
problems in classrooms. The study however, revealed
that there were few lapses with how teachers in KEEA
Municipality communicate to parents about their wards
misbehaviours and good behaviours. The researcher
therefore suggested improvement in pre-service, inservice continuous professional trainings. The teachers
were also suggested to have studies in guidance and
counselling and behaviour modification strategies to be
equipped with skills to handle misbehaviours in the
classrooms.
Keywords : Effectiveness, Guidance and Counseling, Behaviour Modification, Partnership Schools, Classroom Management, Communication, Discipline. Behaviours.