January 2011
Ola Uduku
International Journal of Educational Development 31 (1), pp. 59-66. doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.06.005
January 2011
R. Bosu, A. Dare, H. Dachi, M. Fertig
International Journal of Educational Development 31 (1), pp. 67-77. doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2010.05.008
November 2010
Dr Hillary Dachi and Dr George Aduro.
This policy brief looks at findings from Tanzania and Ghana and draws their conclusions together. The brief recognises the role of action research in allowing headteachers to improve primary schools.
October 2010
Dr. George K.T. Oduro and Dr. Rosemary Bosu.
This policy brief cites survey data to suggest that head teachers in Ghana see themselves more as administrators rather than those responsible for change. The brief recommends that head teachers should be encouraged to act as leaders and evaluators in order to increase efficiency and make the promotion of learning the pivotal point of school activity.
September 2010
John Clegg, with input from the Language and Literacy Project Team
This policy brief supports arguments to extend quality mother-tongue education and suggests changes to teacher education/ development and textbook readability to address the impact of language of instruction. It draws on EdQual research that shows how the language used in classrooms impacts on teaching strategies.
September 2009
Ola Uduku
This working paper considers if the infrastructure and associated resources used to deliver pre-school feeding schemes in primary schools in South Africa and Ghana are adequate. Two case studies are presented, and it considers their achievements and potential to develop them to enhance education quality and equity.
September 2009
Alfred Ampah–Mensah
Presentation at BAAL Conference, Newcastle, September 4.
September 2009
R.Bosu, A.Dare, H.A.Dachi, M.Fertig
This working paper focuses on notions of ‘social justice’ in an African educational context, reporting on a small-scale research project with primary headteachers in Ghana and Tanzania engaging with Action Research to bring about changes they feel will benefit pupil learning, detailing positive impacts arising from this.
April 2009
George Oduro
Paper included in conference book for the event Commonwealth Educational Cooperation: Looking Ahead at 50, University of Oxford. 31 March-1 April 2009. Not available online.
September 2008
This issue of the newsletter produced by our partners in Ghana reports on a three-day workshop organised by EdQual (Ghana) at the Sasakawa center, University of Cape Coast, which aimed at equipping headteachers with skills to enhance learning outcomes through action research and school self-evaluation.
September 2008
Article in Daily Graphic, Ghana.
August 2008
PhD Thesis Abstract.
November 2007
This issue of the newsletter produced by our partners in Ghana reports on the findings from two parallel needs analysis workshops held in Tamale and Cape Coast aimed at exploring voices of heads themselves on their vision, roles, challenges and what quality in education really means to them.
September 2007
George Oduro, Hillary Dachi, Michael Fertig, Jane Rarieya
This working paper examines issues facing primary school leaders in developing countries. It examines how 'educational quality' is delineated, and analyses recent policy initiatives on this in Ghana, Tanzania and Pakistan, discussing their implications for school leaders. It calls for further focused research in this area.
March 2007
Report on workshops held concurrently in Tamale and Cape Coast, Ghana, 24-29 March 2007, to understand leadership activities performed by primary school headteachers and how they promote quality education in Ghana.
October 2006
Proposal for EdQual's Leadership and Management of Change project.
October 2006
Proposal for EdQual's Language and Literacy project.
December 2005
Yaw A. Ankomah, Janet A. Koomson, Rosemary S. Bosu with George K.T. Oduro
This working paper reviews literature on education quality from Ghana, as well as from elsewhere in Africa, Europe and the US. It particularly focuses on definitions, dimensions and indicators of education quality, and provides examples of successful education quality initiatives in Ghana.
