Panyin, Richmond(University of Cape Coast, 2022-07)
The study sought to investigate the impact of student- and classroom/schoollevel
factors on eighth-grade math achievement in Ghanaian and Singaporean
students. Three research questions guided the study. A comparative ...
Sanni-Suleiman, Afsat; Lawal, Adebayo; Kuupole, Domwini D.(University of Ilorin, Ilorin and University of Cape Coast, 2023)
A native of the Niger Delta, where he grew up in the riverine area, he had his primary education in the Western Region of Nigeria before proceeding to Ghana for his secondary education.
Professor Isaiah Bariki received ...
Kwaah, Christopher Yaw; Palojoki, Paivi(Kwaah & Palojoki, Cogent Education, 2018)
Entry qualification, academic achievement, and teaching practices of
newly qualified teachers (NQTs) qenrolled into the teacher education programme
directly from senior high school (DfSHS) were compared with NQTs enrolled ...
Kofinti, Raymond Elikplim; Ewusie, Ewura - Adwoa; Kwaah, Christopher Yaw; Asmah, Emmanuel Ekow(Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020)
The prevalence of condoning attitudes toward spousal violence (SV) is high
in Ghana, yet much is not known about how the development of children
is compromised in households where attitudes toward SV are tolerated.
This ...
Morris, Noah(Kingdom of Tonga. Proceedings of the IV ERME Topic Conference, 2018)
In this paper, I look at how different cultural practices go hand in hand with different discourses
and how the two of them together have an impact on the learning of certain formal mathematical
ideas. The findings are ...
Anane, Eric; Dankwa, Juliana Audria(Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2017)
The role of women in society seems to be predefined in terms of cultural and physiological lines. Some
people think the woman is not capable of taking up some executive positions, because they are weak
and too feeble to ...
Ampiah, Joseph Ghartey; Davis, Ernest Kofi(Journal of International Cooperation in Education, 2008)
This study investigated teaching and learning in six private and public (rural and urban) basic schools in
two districts in the Central Region of Ghana. Six headteachers and 26 teachers whose classes or lessons
were ...
Amuah, Ebo; Davis, Ernest Kofi; Fletcher, Jonathan(Journal Science and Mathematics Education, 2019)
This paper reports of a study that investigated Ghanaian JHS students'
understanding of selected concept of fraction. In all, nine JHS 3 students
comprising, three each from high, average and low performing Junior ...
Davis, E. K.; Chaiklin, S.(African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences, 2015)
The main aim of this article is to put forward the idea of the general value of the radical-local
approach to teaching and learning for the development of mathematics teaching in Ghana, both
in relation to classroom ...
DAVIS, ERNEST KOFI; BISHOP, ALAN J.; SEAH, WEE TIONG(International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015)
This paper reports on a study which sought to investigate how social and
political influences affect students’ preference for language of instruction in mathematics in
Ghana, where the language of instruction from grade ...
The aim of this study was to find out more about the lives of young people in the category ‘not in
education, employment or training’ (NEET). We worked intensively with 26 young people in four
smaller groups, spending ...
Nudzor, Hope Pius; Agbevanu, Wisdom Korku; Nyame, Gloria; Ampah-Mensah, Alfred Kweku(Journal of Education and Work, 2019)
This article reports on a nation-wide tracer study conducted by the
Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA), which
examined how her graduates were utilised by employers in sectors of
the Ghanaian ...
Bakah, Marie A.B.; Voogt, Joke M.; Pieters, Jules M.(Professional Development in Education, 2012)
While teachers and administrators in polytechnics in Ghana have categorically
expressed the growing need for the former’s knowledge and skills to be updated
in the era of polytechnic transformation, little attention has ...
Andoh, Raphael Papa Kweku; Appiah, Robert; Adom-Nyankey, Mark Kofi(Business Management and Strategy, 2016)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of training programmes and opportunities for transfer of training on the performance of senior administrative staff of UCC. The descriptive survey design was employed ...
Iddrisu, Sulemana; Kinder, Tony; Alhassan, Eliasu(AFRICA DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ADRRI) JOURNAL, 2014)
This paper contributes to the debate on the educational reforms and the role of the polytechnics in economic development of Ghana. The paper was an outcome of a review of secondary data supported by interviews with, ...
Background: Ghana has been the testing ground for many teaching and learning initiatives
over the past 15–20 years. These initiatives, largely funded by donors, have
sought to improve learning by introducing and reinforcing ...
Amina, Jangu Alhassan(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2015)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the views of District Directors of Education towards distance education programmes in the Upper West Region of Ghana. There are some common misgivings about the attitudes of ...
Nudzor, Hope Pius(European Journal of Teacher Education, 2011)
The development of human capital in the UK (like in many other developed nations)
has evolved rapidly in recent years. Unfortunately however, the changing nature,
range and variety of systems, initiatives and agencies ...
Oduro, George K.T.(Commonwealth Education Partnerships, 2009)
Governments in Sub-Saharan Africa have, since the 2000 World
Education Forum in Dakar, demonstrated high commitment to
achieving Education for All (EFA) by 2015. In collaboration with
development partners, a number of ...
Although a wealth of fascinating literature on change management abounds in education, there is credible evidence to suggest that a lot of initiatives introduced with the view to bringing about improvement in pupils’ ...
Panyin, Richmond(University of Cape Coast, 2022-07)
The study sought to investigate the impact of student- and classroom/schoollevel
factors on eighth-grade math achievement in Ghanaian and Singaporean
students. Three research questions guided the study. A comparative ...
Sanni-Suleiman, Afsat; Lawal, Adebayo; Kuupole, Domwini D.(University of Ilorin, Ilorin and University of Cape Coast, 2023)
A native of the Niger Delta, where he grew up in the riverine area, he had his primary education in the Western Region of Nigeria before proceeding to Ghana for his secondary education.
Professor Isaiah Bariki received ...
Kwaah, Christopher Yaw; Palojoki, Paivi(Kwaah & Palojoki, Cogent Education, 2018)
Entry qualification, academic achievement, and teaching practices of
newly qualified teachers (NQTs) qenrolled into the teacher education programme
directly from senior high school (DfSHS) were compared with NQTs enrolled ...
Kofinti, Raymond Elikplim; Ewusie, Ewura - Adwoa; Kwaah, Christopher Yaw; Asmah, Emmanuel Ekow(Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2020)
The prevalence of condoning attitudes toward spousal violence (SV) is high
in Ghana, yet much is not known about how the development of children
is compromised in households where attitudes toward SV are tolerated.
This ...
Morris, Noah(Kingdom of Tonga. Proceedings of the IV ERME Topic Conference, 2018)
In this paper, I look at how different cultural practices go hand in hand with different discourses
and how the two of them together have an impact on the learning of certain formal mathematical
ideas. The findings are ...
Anane, Eric; Dankwa, Juliana Audria(Journal of Educational and Social Research, 2017)
The role of women in society seems to be predefined in terms of cultural and physiological lines. Some
people think the woman is not capable of taking up some executive positions, because they are weak
and too feeble to ...
Ampiah, Joseph Ghartey; Davis, Ernest Kofi(Journal of International Cooperation in Education, 2008)
This study investigated teaching and learning in six private and public (rural and urban) basic schools in
two districts in the Central Region of Ghana. Six headteachers and 26 teachers whose classes or lessons
were ...
Amuah, Ebo; Davis, Ernest Kofi; Fletcher, Jonathan(Journal Science and Mathematics Education, 2019)
This paper reports of a study that investigated Ghanaian JHS students'
understanding of selected concept of fraction. In all, nine JHS 3 students
comprising, three each from high, average and low performing Junior ...
Davis, E. K.; Chaiklin, S.(African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences, 2015)
The main aim of this article is to put forward the idea of the general value of the radical-local
approach to teaching and learning for the development of mathematics teaching in Ghana, both
in relation to classroom ...
DAVIS, ERNEST KOFI; BISHOP, ALAN J.; SEAH, WEE TIONG(International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015)
This paper reports on a study which sought to investigate how social and
political influences affect students’ preference for language of instruction in mathematics in
Ghana, where the language of instruction from grade ...
The aim of this study was to find out more about the lives of young people in the category ‘not in
education, employment or training’ (NEET). We worked intensively with 26 young people in four
smaller groups, spending ...
Nudzor, Hope Pius; Agbevanu, Wisdom Korku; Nyame, Gloria; Ampah-Mensah, Alfred Kweku(Journal of Education and Work, 2019)
This article reports on a nation-wide tracer study conducted by the
Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA), which
examined how her graduates were utilised by employers in sectors of
the Ghanaian ...
Bakah, Marie A.B.; Voogt, Joke M.; Pieters, Jules M.(Professional Development in Education, 2012)
While teachers and administrators in polytechnics in Ghana have categorically
expressed the growing need for the former’s knowledge and skills to be updated
in the era of polytechnic transformation, little attention has ...
Andoh, Raphael Papa Kweku; Appiah, Robert; Adom-Nyankey, Mark Kofi(Business Management and Strategy, 2016)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of training programmes and opportunities for transfer of training on the performance of senior administrative staff of UCC. The descriptive survey design was employed ...
Iddrisu, Sulemana; Kinder, Tony; Alhassan, Eliasu(AFRICA DEVELOPMENT AND RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (ADRRI) JOURNAL, 2014)
This paper contributes to the debate on the educational reforms and the role of the polytechnics in economic development of Ghana. The paper was an outcome of a review of secondary data supported by interviews with, ...
Background: Ghana has been the testing ground for many teaching and learning initiatives
over the past 15–20 years. These initiatives, largely funded by donors, have
sought to improve learning by introducing and reinforcing ...
Amina, Jangu Alhassan(International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS), 2015)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the views of District Directors of Education towards distance education programmes in the Upper West Region of Ghana. There are some common misgivings about the attitudes of ...
Nudzor, Hope Pius(European Journal of Teacher Education, 2011)
The development of human capital in the UK (like in many other developed nations)
has evolved rapidly in recent years. Unfortunately however, the changing nature,
range and variety of systems, initiatives and agencies ...
Oduro, George K.T.(Commonwealth Education Partnerships, 2009)
Governments in Sub-Saharan Africa have, since the 2000 World
Education Forum in Dakar, demonstrated high commitment to
achieving Education for All (EFA) by 2015. In collaboration with
development partners, a number of ...
Although a wealth of fascinating literature on change management abounds in education, there is credible evidence to suggest that a lot of initiatives introduced with the view to bringing about improvement in pupils’ ...