American Journal of Social Sciences 2018; 6(2): 25-28 http://www.openscienceonline.com/journal/ajss ISSN: 2381-599X (Print); ISSN: 2381-6007 (Online) Professional Qualification of Teachers in Teaching and Learning of Social Studies Concepts in the Senior High Schools in Ghana Anthony Bordoh 1, * , Isaac Eshun 2 , Patrick Kwarteng 3 , Shani Osman 4 , Emmanuel Brew 1 , Abu Bakar 5 1 Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Enchi College of Education, Enchi, Ghana 2 Department of Social Studies, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana 3 Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Wiawso College of Education, Sefwi Wiawso, Ghana 4 Department of Arts and Social Sciences, Tumu College of Education, Tumu, Ghana 5 Department of Education, Enchi College of Education, Enchi, Ghana Email address * Corresponding author To cite this article Anthony Bordoh, Isaac Eshun, Patrick Kwarteng, Shani Osman, Emmanuel Brew, Abu Bakar. Professional Qualification of Teachers in Teaching and Learning of Social Studies Concepts in the Senior High Schools in Ghana. American Journal of Social Sciences. Vol. 6, No. 2, 2018, pp. 25-28. Received: November 17, 2017; Accepted: December 8, 2017; Published: July 5, 2018 Abstract The Social Studies Syllabus for Ghanaian Senior High Schools is replete with concepts that are taught and learnt. Sometimes the calibre of teachers who teach the subject and their attitude towards the teaching and learning of the subject hamper grasping of the concepts that are presented in the Social Studies lessons. There is therefore the need to conduct a study into professional qualification of teachers in teaching and learning of Social Studies concepts in the Senior High Schools in Ghana. Non-probability sampling method (purpose and convenience sampling technique) was used to select the district, Senior High Schools and respondents for the study. Population for this study consist of all ten (10) Social Studies teachers in three public Senior High Schools in Sefwi Wiawso District in the Western Region of Ghana. Data collection was done through the administration of interview and analyses were done by the use of descriptive and interpretive techniques based on the themes arrived at in the data collection. Social Studies is an integrated discipline which is full of concepts which required a resourceful teacher to handle it. It is recommended that frequent seminars and periodic or regular in-service training should be organised by the Ghana Education Service to help Social Studies teachers to acquaint themselves with the modern teaching techniques and strategies that promote the teaching and learning of Social Studies concepts. Keywords Social Studies, Social Studies Concepts, Concepts, Qualification, Professional, Senior High School, Ghana 1. Introduction and Background It can be argued that the growing concern of education across the globe is to build students on the concepts in solving national problems. Education can continuously build ideas and emotions. The flux of human consciousness might give the process of education its distinctive character and can make teaching and learning such a wondrous, ever-changing process, as thoughts and feelings are built and rebuilt. Children come to school, at least, perhaps filled with experiences stored in their memories, including complex patterns of behaviour that they may build on as they mature. Teachers try to peep inside the learners mind to find out what learning has taken place and what readiness there is for new learning To teach well is to embrace the adventure of limitless learning about how ideas and emotions interact with