IEPA http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1488 2026-04-14T23:28:14Z 2026-04-14T23:28:14Z Finlay, Ian Sheridan, Marion McKay, Jane Nudzor, Hope Pius http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9335 2023-10-12T11:18:08Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Young people on the margins: in need of more choices and more chances in twenty-first century Scotland Finlay, Ian; Sheridan, Marion; McKay, Jane; Nudzor, Hope Pius 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 three days with each group. During our time with them we engaged in a variety of creative and artistic activities designed to help them to construct accounts of their lives for us with the purpose of gaining an understanding of what it was like to be NEET. Three significant issues that emerged from these life stories are discussed in this paper. These are the problematic nature of the discourse of NEET sub-groups; the challenges of school-exclusion policies and practices; and the myth of low aspirations.

2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Nudzor, Hope Pius Agbevanu, Wisdom Korku Nyame, Gloria Ampah-Mensah, Alfred Kweku http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9333 2023-10-12T11:13:05Z 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z

Utilisation of ‘IEPA’ graduates in sectors of the Ghanaian economy: insights from a nation-wide tracer study Nudzor, Hope Pius; Agbevanu, Wisdom Korku; Nyame, Gloria; Ampah-Mensah, Alfred Kweku 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 economy. Considering the nature of the research context and the dearth of information regarding placement and utilisation of IEPA graduates in the labour market, the concurrent mixed methods design was employed, whereby qualitative data in the form of insights from semi-structured open-ended interviews with 16 employers was elicited for analysis. This was complemented by quantitative data derived from self-administered questionnaires distributed to 407 IEPA graduates employees on the purpose of the study. The data from these two sources were analysed using a thematic approach and descriptive statistics, respectively, to allow for key lessons, observations and conclusions to be drawn to the context of the study. The findings show that IEPA graduates were engaged in leadership, management, administrative and planning roles/tasks in their respective posts. The findings suggest, however, that although IEPA graduates performed these roles frequently, they were utilised in other ‘supplementary tasks/roles’ different from those they had received professional training and/or qualifications to perform. Against the backdrop of the findings, the article concludes that IEPA needs to revise its curricula and modes of training and course delivery to ensure that she churns out graduates who meet the 21st century demands and aspirations of her clientele.

2019-01-01T00:00:00Z Bakah, Marie A.B. Voogt, Joke M. Pieters, Jules M. http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9331 2023-10-12T11:07:54Z 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Updating polytechnic teachers’ knowledge and skills through teacher design teams in Ghana Bakah, Marie A.B.; Voogt, Joke M.; Pieters, Jules M. 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 been paid to the subject. This study reports a professional development intervention organised for 16 engineering teachers divided among three teacher design teams (TDT) who planned and undertook industrial attachments to update their knowledge and skills in their subject areas. With relevant knowledge acquired, they updated their courses and subsequently conducted teaching tryouts. Data collected during the study through interviews, questionnaires and a logbook sought teachers’ learning experiences in TDTs. The results indicated teachers’ acquisition of relevant knowledge and skills during the TDT activities. Furthermore, TDT enabled active learning, collaboration as well as dialogue on subject matter among teachers and was a useful means for the professional development process

2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Andoh, Raphael Papa Kweku Appiah, Robert Adom-Nyankey, Mark Kofi http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9328 2023-10-12T11:03:05Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Effects of Training on the Performance of Senior Administrative Staff of University of Cape Coast Andoh, Raphael Papa Kweku; Appiah, Robert; Adom-Nyankey, Mark Kofi 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 for the study. The survey employed purposive and simple random sampling techniques in selecting a total of 158 respondents (senior administrative staff) for the study. The study revealed among others that training programmes are not administered regularly, perceptions/views of senior administrative staff about training programmes were not evaluated and their skills as well as behaviours were not assessed after training, there was inadequate practice during training and knowledge of staff were not measured after the training, the university does not place much emphasis on the application of training on the job and as well portals were not available to help store and share information with staff. The following recommendations were made; There should be regular training programmes for the senior administrative staff of UCC, more time should be allotted for practice during training, measures should be put in place by the university management to ensure that there is much emphasis on the application of knowledge acquired from training programmes, the perceptions/views of senior administrative staff about training programmes should be evaluated, skills and behaviour of senior administrative staff should be assessed/evaluated after training, an informational maps should be developed and published to be used by staff.

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