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Amegbanu, Vida Adzo; Mpuangnan, Kofi Nkonkonya – African Educational Research Journal, 2023
This study investigated factors affecting the teaching of creativity in Colleges of Education (CoE) in Ghana. A descriptive survey design was used by developing a questionnaire containing closed and open-ended questions to collect the data. The data were collected from 188 participants. The participants were selected by using a multistage sampling…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Schools of Education, College Faculty
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Forster, Phyllis; Quarcoo, Rosemary; Ashong, Elizabeth Lani; Ghanney, Victoria – World Journal of Education, 2017
The study explored the views of teacher-trainees on Clothing and Textiles (C&T) education in two teacher education universities in Ghana. The objectives were to find out whether pre-tertiary Sewing/C&T lessons provided them with small-scale business skills, and foundation for higher education, they could teach Sewing/C&T competently on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textiles Instruction, Clothing Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education
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Joana, Amankwa; Selase, Gbadegbe Richard; Selorm, Gbetodeme; Emefa, Agra Florence – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
For a nation like Ghana to develop, it is necessary to pay much attention to Vocational and Technical Education. This is so because school programmes that place emphasis on theory courses or humanities are no longer useful to the nation.Graduates who offer such programmes find it very difficult to secure employment in the Ghanaian job market…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Clothing Instruction, Textiles Instruction
Manifold, Marjorie Cohee, Ed.; Willis, Steve Ed.; Zimmerman, Enid, Ed. – National Art Education Association, 2016
Globalization is blurring the lines between once clearly defined groups of people, making cultural sensitivity more important than ever. Culturally sensitive art education can cultivate the ability for students to empathize with and care about others, but until now, few guidelines have existed to help art educators bring together those from…
Descriptors: Art Education, Cultural Relevance, Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education
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Fianu, Docea A. G.; Aryee-Atta, Salome N. A. – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2008
Women can choose among many options with regard to ready-to-wear (RTW) clothing; for example, they can purchase imported or domestically produced garments, or they can select custom-made or second-hand garments. In Ghana, women have traditionally preferred imported RTW garments to RTW garments produced within the country. In this study,…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Clothing, Attitude Measures
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Lowe, Tony B.; Dozier, Cheryl D.; Hunt-Hurst, Patricia; Smith, Bettye P. – College Student Journal, 2008
This article describes development of an interdisciplinary study abroad program to West Africa at the University of Georgia to help students gain a global perspective. The program is interdisciplinary with several disciplines including social work, clothing and textile, history, and teacher education. This article discusses/highlights a need for a…
Descriptors: International Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Global Approach, Program Content