INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY: APPLIED BUSINESS AND EDUCATION RESEARCH 2021, Vol. 2, No. 8, 689 – 698 http://dx.doi.org/10.11594/ijmaber.02.08.07 How to cite: Adangabe, A. A., Emmanuella, D. A., & Tigtig, J. (2021). Exploring the Challenges Facing Teenage Mothers in School and How They Cope in the Wa West District. International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research. 2(8), 689 – 698. doi: 10.11594/ijmaber.02.08.07 Research Article Exploring The Challenges Facing Teenage Mothers in School and How They Cope in the Wa West District Amos Amuribadek Adangabe 1 *, Dogbey Alice Emmanuella 2 , Julius Tigtig 3 1,3 Pedagogy Department - Nusrat Jahan Ahmadiyya College of Education, Box 71- Wa, Ghana 2 Pedagogy Department - Akatsi College of Education, PMB – Akatsi, Ghana Article history: Submission August 2021 Revised August 2021 Accepted August 2021 ABSTRACT Education is a built-in mechanism that retains its essential value as a human right, not as a static commodity to be viewed in isolation from its larger context. Every person has the right to quality education and the ability to guarantee their human rights are secure for the long term. This research examined teenage mothers' struggles in school. The study employed a descriptive phenomenological approach. Twelve teenage mothers were selected, using a snowball sampling approach. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data from these teenage mothers by audio taping. The data was transcribed, pursued and analysed thematically. The research revealed that teen- age mothers in school face various difficulties in school, including lack of financial support, poor time management, low self-esteem, and emotional instability. The further revealed that majority of teenage mothers in school employ direct problem solving, cognitive decision- making, understanding, and constructive cognitive restructuring to cope with the challenges they face. Keywords: Teenage Mothers, Challenges, School, Coping Strategies *Corresponding author: E-mail: jesseayuekanbe@gmail.com Background In any country's social and economic growth, education plays an important role. This is more important to enhance the quality of life of their people. The acknowledgement of the "centricity of development education and its impact on other rights" (Tomasevsky, 2003:1) has resulted in an increased international and domestic interest in the achievement of global education objectives. "A specific focus on girls' education as a key path to gender equality in developing countries" (Unterhalter, 2007:39- 40). Although fundamental and inalienable, the right to education is enshrined in international law as any other human right, many Conven- tions have made it binding obligations to ratify states. Most recently, the UN adopted three human rights treaties, all of which recognise the right to a high-quality education that includes hu- man rights concepts (UNESCO:1989). This right is also supported in chapter 5 (25) (l) of the