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Download full textAsante, Samuel; Karikari, Grace – International Education Studies, 2023
The rise in older population in Ghana is accompanied by challenges that may require trained professionals with specialized knowledge in geriatrics and gerontology to help address. Research, however, points to an existing shortage of geriatric-trained professionals in Ghana; a problem that can be addressed with the education and training of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Older Adults, Geriatrics
Direct linkDouglas Odongo Attoh; Eric Agyemang; Ronald Kondor; John Boulard Forkuor; Kwadwo Ofori-Dua – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: In most African countries, disability is explained by cultural beliefs. This has implications for healthcare delivery for persons with intellectual disabilities. Methods: With the aid of a qualitative approach, we explore the interplay between cultural beliefs and the training of health professionals and their implications for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Cultural Influences, Access to Health Care
Cofie, Reubena; Sarfo, Jacob Owusu; Doe, Patience Fakornam – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2021
Students' understanding of genetics and its associated mechanisms can be a difficult task. Though there are several instructional approaches to enhance the teaching and learning of genetics among medical, nursing, midwifery, and other allied health students in Ghana, little is known about the use of concept mapping as a teaching strategy. This…
Descriptors: Genetics, Concept Mapping, Obstetrics, Foreign Countries
Joana Nana Serwaa Akrofi; Amber M. Angell; Bright Gyamfi; Stefanie Bodison – Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 2023
The history, scope, and practice of occupational therapy are taught in many parts of the world using western perspectives. Recently, occupational scientists have explored occupation-based education, including the extent to which occupation is central in occupational therapy programs and the mechanisms of teaching occupation. This study explores…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel
Shakila Dada; Cathy Flores; Kirsty Bastable; Kerstin Tönsing; Alecia Samuels; Sourav Mukhopadhyay; Beatrice Isanda; Josephine Ohenewa Bampoe; Unati Stemela-Zali; Saira Banu Karim; Legini Moodley; Adele May; Refilwe Morwane; Katherine Smith; Rahab Mothapo; Mavis Mohuba; Maureen Casey; Zakiyya Laher; Nothando Mtungwa; Robyn Moore – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: Over 8 million children with disabilities live in Africa and are candidates for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), yet formal training for team members, such as speech-language therapists and special education teachers, is extremely limited. Only one university on the continent provides postgraduate degrees in AAC, and…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education
Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Bert; Kyei, Samuel; Mashige, Khathutshelo Percy; Abu, Emmanuel Kwasi; Antwi-Boasiako, Daniel; Halladay, Abraham Carl – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2015
Optometry is only provided at tertiary level in two institutions in Ghana, with an average of 50 students graduating each year for a population of approximately 24.6 million. No information on the demography of optometry students and factors that influence their choice of optometry as a career and institution of learning is available. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Optometry, Allied Health Occupations Education, Student Characteristics
Gunawardena, Charlotte Nirmalani – Journal of Learning for Development, 2020
This paper explores cultural inclusivity in online learning design by discussing two international capacity development projects: an online tutor mentor development programme in Sri Lanka and a hybrid physician assistant training programme in Ghana. Inclusivity involves establishing partnerships and conducting needs assessments to maximise the…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Mentors, Cultural Pluralism, Program Descriptions
Palalas, Agnieszka; Berezin, Nicole; Gunawardena, Charlotte; Kramer, Gretchen – International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 2015
The article proposes a modified Design-Based Research (DBR) framework which accommodates the various socio-cultural factors that emerged in the longitudinal PA-HELP research study at Central University College (CUC) in Ghana, Africa. A transnational team of stakeholders from Ghana, Canada, and the USA collaborated on the development,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Blended Learning, Research Design, Cultural Influences
Amoakohene, Benjamin – International Journal of Higher Education, 2017
Writing is considered as a daunting task in second language learning. It is argued by most scholars that this challenge is not only limited to second language speakers of English but even to those who speak English as their first language. Thus, the ability to communicate effectively in English by both native and non-native speakers requires…
Descriptors: Essays, Writing Assignments, Error Patterns, Allied Health Occupations Education
