Themes In Ghana's Educational Reform

ISBN-13: 9783639104585 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 248 str.

Padmore Agbemabiese

Opis

It is no gainsaying that Ghana has since independencemade significant strides in its education system.However, any stake holder in Ghanas educationalagenda could ask, "What are the emerging issues thatconsistently characterize Ghanas education reforminitiatives?" The answer to this question provides aninsight into why there are dismal outcomes in thenumerous educational reform efforts in Ghana to date.This current study of education reform initiatives inGhana utilized a qualitative and interpretive casestudy format to present a critical analysis of issuesemerging from Ghanas educational reform documentsfrom 1987 to 1997. In the study, it became clear thatthe educational reforms of Ghana, if not all,borrowed educational models, first from the Britishand later from the United States(U.S). What isindicative in the study is the absence of a marriagebetween educational goals and inter-connectedvariables in the Ghanaian society.

O autorze

Padmore Enyonam Agbemabiese is an Assistant Professor of English,
Education, African American and African Studies. He has taught at
The Ohio State University, Denison University, The Ohio State
University at Mansfield and Newark, and now at Central State
University. He is a Howard Seely Scholar, and a renowned Ghanaian
poet, playwright and scholar.