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Brako, I. & Asah-Asante, K., (2019). Black Mask History for Primary Schools, Learner's Book 5. Accra: Black Mask Ltd.. . ISBN: 978-9988-8932-4-8
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Brako, I. & Asah-Asante, K., (2019). Black Mask History for Primary Schools, Learner's Book 4. Accra: Black Mask Ltd.. . ISBN: 978-9988-8932-3-4
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Brako, I. & Asah-Asante, K., (2019). Black Mask History for Primary Schools, Learner's Book 3. Accra: Black Mask Ltd.. . ISBN: 978-9988-8932-2-4
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Brako, I. & Asah-Asante, K., (2019). Black Mask History for Primary Schools, Learner's Book 2. Accra: Black Mask Ltd.. . ISBN: 978-9988-8932-1-7
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Brako, I. & Asah-Asante, K., (2019). Black Mask History for Primary Schools, Learner's Book 1. Accra: Black Mask Ltd.. . ISBN: 978-9988-8932-0-0
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Adjei, S. B. (2019). Conceptualising personhood, agency, and morality for African psychology. Theory & Psychology, 29,
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One of the functions of psychological science is to develop concepts for thinking about people and their well-being. Since its establishment as a scientific discipline in the late 19th century, psychology has developed concepts that are essentially rooted in the specific spatio-temporal context of Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) countries. There is a growing ontological and epistemological awareness that psychological science and practices from WEIRD cultural spaces cannot be exclusively representative of the African experience. I draw from interpersonal violence research to discuss the concepts of personhood, agency, and morality from an African perspective and highlight their theoretical and practical utility for psychological science. Based on African communalism, I argue that an understanding of personhood, agency, and morality as culturally contextualised and socially intentioned phenomena is foundational to the advancement of heterogeneous practices of knowledge production in diverse contexts.
One of the functions of psychological science is to develop concepts for thinking about people and their well-being. Since its establishment as a scientific discipline in the late 19th century, psychology has developed concepts that are essentially rooted in the specific spatio-temporal context of Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, and Democratic (WEIRD) countries. There is a growing ontological and epistemological awareness that psychological science and practices from WEIRD cultural spaces cannot be exclusively representative of the African experience. I draw from interpersonal violence research to discuss the concepts of personhood, agency, and morality from an African perspective and highlight their theoretical and practical utility for psychological science. Based on African communalism, I argue that an understanding of personhood, agency, and morality as culturally contextualised and socially intentioned phenomena is foundational to the advancement of heterogeneous practices of knowledge production in diverse contexts.
Adjei, S. B. (2019). Conceptualizing discursive analysis as a culturally contextualized activity. The Qualitative Report, 24,
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Discursive psychology recognizes the primacy of the social and relational nature of human life. Research participants whose discourses (empirical data) we analyze do not exist independent of material and social world. In this paper, I attempt to develop an understanding of discursive analysis of social and psychological phenomena as a culturally contextualized activity in which discursive researchers analyze and interpret participants’ discourses in the light of the cultural context in which the discourses are embedded. First, I provide a brief background to discursive psychology. Second, I discuss the cultural embeddedness of discursive analysis. I then conceptualize discursive data analysis as a culturally contextualized enterprise by drawing upon my own reflexive accounts on gender-based violence research to illustrate how discursive analysts can bring together an analysis of in-the-moment performative accounting with an understanding of the cultural context in which this accounting is embedded. I argue for and foreground research participants’ lived experiences and the embodied socio-cultural meanings as origins of the consciousness and social behavior of people with whom and about whom psychological research is conducted. I conclude that data analysis is not and cannot be an innocent activity; it involves active thinking through the cultural lens of both the researcher and the researched.
Discursive psychology recognizes the primacy of the social and relational nature of human life. Research participants whose discourses (empirical data) we analyze do not exist independent of material and social world. In this paper, I attempt to develop an understanding of discursive analysis of social and psychological phenomena as a culturally contextualized activity in which discursive researchers analyze and interpret participants’ discourses in the light of the cultural context in which the discourses are embedded. First, I provide a brief background to discursive psychology. Second, I discuss the cultural embeddedness of discursive analysis. I then conceptualize discursive data analysis as a culturally contextualized enterprise by drawing upon my own reflexive accounts on gender-based violence research to illustrate how discursive analysts can bring together an analysis of in-the-moment performative accounting with an understanding of the cultural context in which this accounting is embedded. I argue for and foreground research participants’ lived experiences and the embodied socio-cultural meanings as origins of the consciousness and social behavior of people with whom and about whom psychological research is conducted. I conclude that data analysis is not and cannot be an innocent activity; it involves active thinking through the cultural lens of both the researcher and the researched.
Gyamfi, S. A., Koranteng, F. N., Apau, R. & Ansong-Gyimah, K., (2020). Predicting engagement on collaborative learning systems: Perceptions of postgraduate students. International Conference on Educational and Information Technology (ICEIT2020). New York: Association for Computing Machinery.
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One of the main prerequisites for the implementation of collaborative learning systems in higher education is academic engagement by students. At the same time, user satisfaction on collaborative learning systems is a precondition for acceptance of such software by students. This presupposes that, for academic institutions to enhance students’ participation and engagement on collaborative systems, they must be satisfied with the software. The main aim of this paper is to predict postgraduate students’ academic engagement on collaborative learning systems. The paper proposes a model that integrates the Confirmation Expectation Model and Information System (IS) Success Model in order to uncover the factors that influence students’ satisfaction while they are using collaborative learning systems. Using a questionnaire, the model is validated with responses from tertiary students in two public universities in Ghana. A PLS-SEM analysis of 146 valid responses was conducted. The hypothesized model explained 25.7% of the variance on Engagement. The results also confirmed all predicted relationships. Specifically, System Quality and Confirmation predicted Perceived Usefulness. Information Quality, Service Quality and Perceived Usefulness also influenced User Satisfaction and User Satisfaction impacted Engagement. The findings provide insightful perspective for institutions and developers of collaborative learning systems that could help to provide information that is relevant to students’ academic activities.
One of the main prerequisites for the implementation of collaborative learning systems in higher education is academic engagement by students. At the same time, user satisfaction on collaborative learning systems is a precondition for acceptance of such software by students. This presupposes that, for academic institutions to enhance students’ participation and engagement on collaborative systems, they must be satisfied with the software. The main aim of this paper is to predict postgraduate students’ academic engagement on collaborative learning systems. The paper proposes a model that integrates the Confirmation Expectation Model and Information System (IS) Success Model in order to uncover the factors that influence students’ satisfaction while they are using collaborative learning systems. Using a questionnaire, the model is validated with responses from tertiary students in two public universities in Ghana. A PLS-SEM analysis of 146 valid responses was conducted. The hypothesized model explained 25.7% of the variance on Engagement. The results also confirmed all predicted relationships. Specifically, System Quality and Confirmation predicted Perceived Usefulness. Information Quality, Service Quality and Perceived Usefulness also influenced User Satisfaction and User Satisfaction impacted Engagement. The findings provide insightful perspective for institutions and developers of collaborative learning systems that could help to provide information that is relevant to students’ academic activities.
Koranteng, F. K., Sarsah, F. K., Kuada, E. & Gyamfi, S. A. (2020). An empirical investigation into the perceived effectiveness of collaborative software for students’ projects. Education and Information Technologies, 25,
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Technology has penetrated all aspects of the society in recent years. In the education sector, collaborative software such as Google Docs is pervasively used by both faculty and students. This is often because they enable frequent, cheaper and faster communication opportunities. Nonetheless, little evidence exists on the factors that influences its use and effectiveness particularly for students’ projects. Amidst these, many of the studies on collaborative software drew samples from developed countries. Given that technology acceptance differs across geographic locations, such westernized models are less applicable in developing countries. In this paper, a quantitative survey questionnaire was adopted to collect response from 510 respondents. These responses were used to evaluate a research model that had been deductively developed from relevant literature. The research model extended the IS Success model to examine the factors that affect the perceived effectiveness of collaborative software for students’ projects. PLS-SEM was adopted to estimate the proposed relationships. Information Quality, Service Quality and Primary Task Support had significant influence on Intention to Use whereas Self-Efficacy and System Quality did not. However, whilst Primary Task Support, Self-Efficacy and System Quality did not have any significant effect; only Information and Service Quality affected User Satisfaction. Although, there were no significant relations between Intention to Use and User Satisfaction, they both significantly affected Perceived Effectiveness. The results illuminate stakeholders to prioritize user satisfaction to improve the effectiveness of collaborative software for students’ projects. Future research must however, explore why certain proposed relationships were not significant.
Technology has penetrated all aspects of the society in recent years. In the education sector, collaborative software such as Google Docs is pervasively used by both faculty and students. This is often because they enable frequent, cheaper and faster communication opportunities. Nonetheless, little evidence exists on the factors that influences its use and effectiveness particularly for students’ projects. Amidst these, many of the studies on collaborative software drew samples from developed countries. Given that technology acceptance differs across geographic locations, such westernized models are less applicable in developing countries. In this paper, a quantitative survey questionnaire was adopted to collect response from 510 respondents. These responses were used to evaluate a research model that had been deductively developed from relevant literature. The research model extended the IS Success model to examine the factors that affect the perceived effectiveness of collaborative software for students’ projects. PLS-SEM was adopted to estimate the proposed relationships. Information Quality, Service Quality and Primary Task Support had significant influence on Intention to Use whereas Self-Efficacy and System Quality did not. However, whilst Primary Task Support, Self-Efficacy and System Quality did not have any significant effect; only Information and Service Quality affected User Satisfaction. Although, there were no significant relations between Intention to Use and User Satisfaction, they both significantly affected Perceived Effectiveness. The results illuminate stakeholders to prioritize user satisfaction to improve the effectiveness of collaborative software for students’ projects. Future research must however, explore why certain proposed relationships were not significant.
Gyaase, P. O, Gyamfi, S. A. & Kuranchie, A. (2019). Gauging the e-readiness for the integration of information and communication technology into pre-tertiary education in Ghana: An assessment of teachers' Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 15,
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Countries are investing in information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and educating their citizens for effective ICT utilization. The attainment of the anticipated benefits hinges on effective integration of ICT in various levels of education. Effective integration of ICT requires educators and teachers who possess the skills to harness the capabilities of ICT into their teaching and learning environments. This article assesses the extent of pre-university teachers’ e-readiness to utilize ICT in teaching their various subjects by assessing their technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK). Although the ICT literacy of teachers in the pre-university schools in Ghana is high, their ability to utilize ICT to design and deliver subject contents and improve the learning environments of their respective subjects is low. The article suggests a comprehensive retooling of teachers with capabilities to integrate ICT in teaching their subjects.
Countries are investing in information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure and educating their citizens for effective ICT utilization. The attainment of the anticipated benefits hinges on effective integration of ICT in various levels of education. Effective integration of ICT requires educators and teachers who possess the skills to harness the capabilities of ICT into their teaching and learning environments. This article assesses the extent of pre-university teachers’ e-readiness to utilize ICT in teaching their various subjects by assessing their technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK). Although the ICT literacy of teachers in the pre-university schools in Ghana is high, their ability to utilize ICT to design and deliver subject contents and improve the learning environments of their respective subjects is low. The article suggests a comprehensive retooling of teachers with capabilities to integrate ICT in teaching their subjects.
