Abstract
Strike actions in universities is surging in our Ghanaian society and with each strike arise a number of educational consequences. Strike actions in universities are one of the facets of strikes, prevalent in Ghana. It happens mostly in the public universities, and this includes not doing any work-related activity. The perception of students on strike and the key coping strategies they adopt during strike actions is among the few information missing in most literature. The purpose of this study is to assess the perception and coping strategies of public university students during strike actions in Ghana. Applying a quantitative research approach by distributing survey questionnaires to students from three selected public universities in the country’s capital city, the researcher gathered data on three variables, perception of students on strike, impact of lecturers strike, and key coping strategies adopted by students.