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Download full textSarfo, Jacob Owusu; García-Santillán, Arturo; Adusei, Henry; Molchanova, Violetta S.; Drushlyak, Marina; Semenikhina, Olena; Donyeh, Philip Soyiri; Zand, Somayeh; Najafi, Reza; Enea, Violeta; Malik, Sadia; Ashraf, Farzana; Malik, Najma Iqbal; Ansah, Edward Wilson; Wongcharee, Hattaphan; Egara, Felix O.; Tipandjan, Arun; Cudjoe, Josephine; Azam, Uzma; Hassan, Mohammed Salah; Helmy, Mai; Vally, Zahir – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2020
Mathematics anxiety (MA) has a debilitating impact on learning, achievement, mental health, and the future career life of students. Though MA is a popular research theme, there is little agreement among researchers regarding the cross-cultural effect of gender. The purpose of this paper was to explore the perceived MA differences among males and…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Anxiety, Cross Cultural Studies, Statistical Analysis
Direct linkPeltzer, Karl; Pengpid, Supa – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2018
The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of cannabis and amphetamine use and associated factors among adolescents in nine African countries. We analyzed cross-sectional data from 25,372 adolescents (mean age 14.3 years, SD = 1.6) from nine African countries that participated in the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) in…
Descriptors: Stimulants, Marijuana, Adolescents, Case Studies
Nwabueze, Chinenye; Egbra, Stella – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2016
This study is a content analysis of two newspapers from Nigeria and Ghana to determine the coverage and framing of climate change issues for a period of 7 months. The main objective of this study is to find out how climate change stories are framed in Nigerian and Ghanaian national dailies. It was found among others, that the overall dominant…
Descriptors: Newspapers, Climate, Foreign Countries, Content Analysis
Esia-Donkoh, Kweku; Baffoe, Stella – Journal of Education and e-Learning Research, 2018
The study examined the supervisory practices of headteachers and how these supervisory practices relate with teacher motivation in public basic schools in the Anomabo Education Circuit of the Mfantseman Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. Quantitative approach of the cross-sectional survey design was adopted. Using purposive and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Supervisory Methods, Principals
Arhin, Vera; Wang'eri, Tabitha – Journal of Educators Online, 2018
This study investigated how orientation programs predict student retention in distance learning at the University of Cape Coast. A correlational research design was employed for the study. The target population was level-200 students in the distance education program at the university. Seven hundred and twenty-seven participants were selected from…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Distance Education
Weyori, Alirah Emmanuel; Amare, Mulubrhan; Garming, Hildegard; Waibel, Hermann – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2018
Purpose: We assess farm technology adoption in an integrated analysis of social networks and innovation in plantain production in Ghana. The paper explores the strength of social networks in the agricultural innovation systems (AISs) and the effect of AISs on adoption of improved farm technology. Methodology/Approach: The paper uses social network…
Descriptors: Agricultural Production, Social Networks, Social Capital, Innovation
Pester, Danielle; Lenz, A. Stephen; Watson, Joshua C.; Dell'Aquila, Julia; Nkyi, Anthony – Professional Counselor, 2018
As the counseling profession continues its globalization onto Ghanaian college campuses, there is an increased need for psychometric assessments that support programming and interventions that promote degree matriculation and general student well-being. A sample of 696 young adult Ghanaian college students completed the Inventory of New College…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Student Adjustment, Likert Scales
Boateng, Philip; Sekyere, Frank Owusu – International Journal of Instruction, 2018
The study explored in-service teachers' efficacy beliefs in pupil engagement. The sample size was 299 kindergarten teachers selected from both public and private kindergarten schools in the Kumasi metropolis of Ghana. The study adopted and used pupil engagement subscale of the Ohio State Teacher Efficacy Scale (OSTES) developed by Tschannen-Moran…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Teacher Effectiveness, Kindergarten
Salifu, Inusah; Alagbela, Alaric A.; Gyamfi Ofori, Charles – Teaching Education, 2018
This research was conducted to examine the structural validity of the FIT-Choice (Factors Influencing Teaching Choice) scale in the Ghanaian context using teachers in pre-tertiary schools. A cohort of 354 teachers were selected to take part in a quantitative survey, and data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Career Choice, Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Surveys
Abosi, Okechukwu; Alhassan, Abdul Razak Kuyini – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2017
Teachers' pedagogical competencies level is increasingly affecting the implementation of inclusive education policy in many countries. The aimed at comparing primary school teachers' competence levels in supporting children with learning difficulties in Brunei Darussalam and Ghana. Descriptive survey design was used and 188 primary school teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Teachers, Teaching Skills
Sarfo, Frederick Kwaku; Amankwah, Francis; Konin, Daniel – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2017
The study is aimed at investigating 1) the level of computer self-efficacy among public senior high school (SHS) teachers in Ghana and 2) the functionality of teachers' age, gender, and computer experiences on their computer self-efficacy. Four hundred and Seven (407) SHS teachers were used for the study. The "Computer Self-Efficacy"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Computer Literacy, High Schools
Amadu, Latif; Muhammad, Sikandar Syed; Mohammed, Abubakari Sadiq; Lukman, Sadia – Journal of Technology and Science Education, 2018
In this Digital era, thousands of teens in the universities use social network sites; it has become a way of life. Social Media Usage has recently received numerous debates in its impact on academics, with its advent, communities have become link to each other, but the lecture room still remains quite isolated, from other teachers, students, and a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Higher Education, Academic Achievement
Essel, Harry Barton; Nunoo, Francis Kofi Nimo; Tachie-Menson, Akosua; Amankwa, John Opuni – International Journal of Educational Technology, 2018
There are variable levels of ownership and usage of digital technologies among students in KNUST which can affect curricula implementation and integration. This study focused on ownership and usage of smartphones and tablets. A sample of 183 students was used for the study. Results showed that students owned various types and brands of mobile…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Handheld Devices, Influence of Technology
Badu, Edward; Kissi, Ernest; Boateng, Emmanuel B.; Antwi-Afari, Maxwell F. – Africa Education Review, 2018
Education is the mainstay of the development of any nation; and in developing countries it has become the backbone of human resource development, ensuring effective growth of the economy; however, its corresponding infrastructure development is lacking. Governments around the globe are finding it difficult to provide the needed infrastructure.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement
Doe, Patience Fakornam; Oppong, Elizabeth Agyeiwaa; Sarfo, Jacob Owusu – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
The decreasing performance of student nurses in the professional licensure examinations (LE) in Ghana is a major concern to stakeholders, especially at a time when the nurse-patient ratio stands at 1: 1500. The study sought to determine the effect of students' demographic and academic characteristics on performance in the Registered General…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Nursing Education, Grade Point Average, Sampling
