Journal articles: 'Education, liberia'

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Romero, Mauricio, Justin Sandefur, and Wayne Aaron Sandholtz. "Outsourcing Education: Experimental Evidence from Liberia." American Economic Review 110, no. 2 (February 1, 2020): 364–400. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.20181478.

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In 2016, the Liberian government delegated management of 93 randomly selected public schools to private providers. Providers received US$50 per pupil, on top of US$50 per pupil annual expenditure in control schools. After one academic year, students in outsourced schools scored 0.18 σ higher in English and mathematics. We do not find heterogeneity in learning gains or enrollment by student characteristics, but there is significant heterogeneity across providers. While outsourcing appears to be a cost-effective way to use new resources to improve test scores, some providers engaged in unforeseen and potentially harmful behavior, complicating any assessment of welfare gains. (JEL H41, I21, I28, O15)

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Splete, Heidi. "Medical Education Leaps Ahead in Liberia." Internal Medicine News 45, no. 2 (February 2012): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1097-8690(12)70123-3.

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Vonhm Benda, Ebenezer Mainlehwon. "Activity report: peace education in Liberia." Journal of Peace Education 7, no. 2 (September 2010): 221–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17400201.2010.498989.

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Diallo, Abdullahi, Li-Chen Lim, Ling-Chai Wong, and Leong-Weng Lee. "Entrepreneurship in Liberia: challenges and opportunities of SMEs." E3S Web of Conferences 389 (2023): 09027. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202338909027.

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Entrepreneurship has been considered one of the major universal drivers of economic development, and sustainable development while also contributing to the growth of a country’s economy. This study explored the perspectives of business entrepreneurs on the contributions of entrepreneurship to economic development in Liberia. A qualitative research approach while an in-depth interview guided by a semi-structured interview was conducted among Liberian entrepreneurs to explore whether entrepreneurship contributes to a country’s economic development based on their views, opinions, and experiences. The findings of the study show that the lack of proper incentives, government support, infrastructure, cost of utilities, entrepreneurship awareness, and lack of entrepreneurship education in schools and universities curriculum is considered to be one of the core factors that is hindering the promotion of entrepreneurship in Liberia. As a result, the study recommends the Liberian government's need to implement policies that will enhance the development of entrepreneurship, provide basic infrastructure, and introduce entrepreneurship education in secondary and tertiary institutions as a core module. This study contributed to the entrepreneurship literature and confirmed that entrepreneurship has played a key role in providing solutions for Liberia’s economy while generating a greater number of employment and enhancing society's living standards.

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Sumaworo, Mory. "CHALLENGES OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN LIBERIA AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS." Journal of Asian and African Social Science and Humanities 9, no. 1 (March 30, 2023): 22–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.55327/jaash.v9i1.298.

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Liberia is confronted with lots of challenges such as preparing a productive human capital to run its abundant natural resources that have been either mismanaged or left discarded without anticipated development dividends. Thus, this migration left an adverse effect on the tertiary education. However, despite the international and national efforts reform the system, the situation seems to still be facing multiple challenges. Besides, the weakness in the Liberian education system has led the former President Sirleaf herself to describe it as a mess. Moreover, poor implementation of educational policies, ill-financial supports for institutions of higher learning and poor educational infrastructures, etc., are some of major practices that constitute challenges to higher education in the country. Nonetheless, there have been some attempts and endeavors to reform and refine the system. These efforts had been done by the government itself and its local and international partners, such as USAID, the World Bank, the (IMF), the AFDB, A.S Charitable Society with its Heritage School Union System (a local Islamic leading educational and humanitarian NGO) Catholic Schools System, Methodist Schools, and others. The research is qualitatively conducted and observatory in nature. Hence, this article aims at looking into challenges that Liberia’s tertiary education is confronted with, and how could they be mitigated and properly addressed. The study conclude that a radical reform and implementation of the policies are the’ ways to meet the market-driven education system in Liberia.

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Talbert-Slagle, Kristina, Ibrahim Ajami, Braden Currey, Rachel Galvao, Jerusalem Hadush, Serene Silin Li, Javaughn T. Flowers, et al. "Transforming medical education in Liberia through an international community of inquiry." PLOS Global Public Health 3, no. 3 (March 8, 2023): e0001610. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001610.

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A critical component of building capacity in Liberia’s physician workforce involves strengthening the country’s only medical school, A.M. Dogliotti School of Medicine. Beginning in 2015, senior health sector stakeholders in Liberia invited faculty and staff from U.S. academic institutions and non-governmental organizations to partner with them on improving undergraduate medical education in Liberia. Over the subsequent six years, the members of this partnership came together through an iterative, mutual-learning process and created what William Torbert et al describe as a “community of inquiry,” in which practitioners and researchers pair action and inquiry toward evidence-informed practice and organizational transformation. Incorporating faculty, practitioners, and students from Liberia and the U.S., the community of inquiry consistently focused on following the vision, goals, and priorities of leadership in Liberia, irrespective of funding source or institutional affiliation. The work of the community of inquiry has incorporated multiple mixed methods assessments, stakeholder discussions, strategic planning, and collaborative self-reflection, resulting in transformation of medical education in Liberia. We suggest that the community of inquiry approach reported here can serve as a model for others seeking to form sustainable global health partnerships focused on organizational transformation.

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M. Trye, Adventor. "Students’ Experiences in Appreciative Interviews for Quality Education in Liberia." EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, Issue 2 (April to June 2021) (May 30, 2021): 195–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.46606/eajess2021v02i02.0090.

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Between September 2017 and August 2018, the author of this article applied the theory of appreciative inquiry in teaching at a faith based institution in Liberia. Appreciative Inquiry was popularized by Cooperrider in 1986. It has to do with asking positive questions following the 5Ds namely Definition, Description, Dream, Design and Destiny. This article highlighted the experiences of students who used appreciative interviews in a course Principles and Practices of Education taught at a faith based institution located in Liberia. The course was offered thrice to three different sets of students at the same university by the author of this article. While the first class had four students, the second had thirteen students and the third had eight students. Each student was asked to make use of appreciative inquiry questions to interview two veteran educators from other educational institutions in Liberia. The findings reinforced the need for the practices of quality education within and without the walls of classrooms in Liberia. The paper recommended that educators should employ the appreciative inquiry in their teaching. Hence, the combination of appreciative inquiry with cooperative learning and the integration of faith and learning could be one of alternatives in tackling the many educational challenges in the classrooms.

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Bernstein, Erin, Pamela Scully, Kou Gbaintor-Johnson, and Rob Stephenson. "Intimate Partner Violence and Civic Education in Liberia." Journal of Peacebuilding & Development 8, no. 3 (December 2013): 69–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15423166.2013.859939.

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Stemn, Blidi S. "Rethinking Mathematics Teaching in Liberia: Realistic Mathematics Education." Childhood Education 93, no. 5 (September 3, 2017): 388–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00094056.2017.1367230.

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Quaynor, Laura, and Bright Borkorm. "Remapping citizenship: Relationships between education levels and ethnonational identities in Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Liberia." Education, Citizenship and Social Justice 15, no. 1 (November 5, 2019): 47–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1746197919861075.

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This article investigates the relationships between ethnonational identity and educational level in three West African contexts: Liberia, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire. Citizens in these neighboring countries identify with overlapping ethnic groups, but have varied historical experiences, with Americans settling in Liberia; the British colonizing Ghana, and the French colonizing Côte d’Ivoire. In the recent era, Côte d’Ivoire elected an opposition leader at the end of its civil war in 2010; Ghana is considered as the most stable democracy in West Africa; and Liberia experienced two protracted conflicts over the past 30 years and completed its first peaceful transition of power in 2017. We analyze 2014 Afrobarometer data from these three countries to consider if respondents are more likely to value local identities, national identities, or equally value both in each context, and how these valuations vary according to schooling experiences and national context. The findings do not show a linear relationship between education and civic identity, as more respondents who completed only primary school identified primarily with ther national group than those who completed secondary school. Most respondents who completed graduate study in all three countries identified with both their national and ethnic group; none identified primarily with their ethnic groups. In addition, the trends in identity and schooling in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire are more similar to each other than to Liberia.

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Nebo Sr., Dr Ambrues Monboe. "Introducing Character Education: A Proposed Strategy for Developing Anti-Corruption Culture in Liberia." International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation X, no. VII (2023): 84–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.51244/ijrsi.2023.10710.

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Corruption continues to be one of the key challenges to the governance and development of many African countries. In Liberia, despite the existence of innumerable anti-corruption strategies, the menace of corruption remains ubiquitous or prevalent. This clearly suggests that the strategies introduced do not explain the fundamental cause(s) of corruption but are rather secondary explanations. Using the qualitative descriptive method with a main emphasis on conceptual normative approach, this paper grounded on a virtue ethics theoretical stance seeks to address the problem of widespread corruption in Liberia. Guided by Tabula rasa and the theory of change as the theoretical framework, the paper conceptually proposed the introduction of character education as the essential strategy for developing an anti-corruption culture. The finding reveals that the main reason for the persistence of corruption in Liberia is a lack of a comprehensive moral value system that can sustainably socialize the rising generation into integrity through character education. The paper concludes that though character education is a long-term solution to the fight against corruption. However, facts have proven its efficacy in other societies as mentioned in this paper. So, if introduce and practice in Liberia accordingly, it is likely to produce similar effects.

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Tuggle, Felicia, Sevaughn Banks, and Sylvestine Gbessage. "Findings from a national evaluation of social work field education programs in Liberia, West Africa." African Journal of Social Work 13, no. 6 (December 30, 2023): 273–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajsw.v13i6.1.

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Program evaluation is an integral component of social work field education and continuous social work programmatic improvement. To conduct an inaugural national survey of social work field education programs in Liberia, West Africa, Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) was used to design and implement a national evaluation of social work field education programs. The evaluation was led by and implemented with Liberian social work faculty and staff. Thirty-six field supervisors completed a quantitative survey. Results were used to assist programs identify strengths and areas for improvement. The MAE approach guided analysis and discussion of evaluation results. Findings revealed an emerging credentialed and experienced pool of field supervisors with high exposure and endorsement of human rights concepts, which was a strength. Field agencies were clustered in the city center of Montserrado County, the county seat for Monrovia-Liberia’s capital. Field agencies’ missions and services aligned with health, education, and gender equality sustainable development goals. Field agency supervisors provided few opportunities for students to practice macro based developmental social work activities such as advocacy and community work, an area identified as needing improvement. Challenges included Liberian social work faculty’s lack of experience in conducting evaluation research, insufficient access to scholarly databases to obtain research articles, and expensive data management platforms. Collaboration was recommended as a strategy to build evaluation capacity. How to reference using ASWNet style: Tuggle, F., Banks, S. and Gbessage, S. (2023). Findings from a national evaluation of social work field education programs in Liberia, West Africa. African Journal of Social Work, 13(6), 273-284. https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajsw.v13i6.1 Visit journal website: https://ajsw.africasocialwork.net

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Cameron, Ewan. "The sweeping incrementalism of Partnership Schools For Liberia." Journal of Education Policy 35, no. 6 (October 1, 2019): 856–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02680939.2019.1670866.

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Nebo, Dr Ambrues Monboe. "Can Liberia Replicate the Singapore Experience in Curbing Entrenched and Systemic Corruption? A Comparative Analysis." International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation X, no. VI (2023): 30–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.51244/ijrsi.2023.10603.

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From a qualitative comparative analysis method, this article assesses the possibility of Liberia replicating the Singapore experience as one of the least corrupt Countries in the world. Regarding fighting corruption, the study identified commonalities shared by Liberia and Singapore but with a significant difference that constitutes the research findings. The findings revealed the following: Unlike Singapore, the political will that is critical to the fight against corruption only manifests in the legislation of institutional and normative frameworks not in enforcement and adequate budgetary appropriation. Unlike Singapore, Liberia lacks character education important for tackling corrupt behaviors from early ages, shaping students’ mind towards the danger of corruption, and producing excellent students with good moral behavior. Unlike Singapore, ordinary people’s attitudes, mindsets, and behavior toward corruption remain critical to the fight against corruption in Liberia. In the affirmative, the study concludes that Liberia can possibly replicate the Singapore experience provided it addresses the significant differences that are not utopia.

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Hackman, Salomey Tardy, Danhui Zhang, and Jingwen He. "Secondary school science teachers’ attitudes towards STEM education in Liberia." International Journal of Science Education 43, no. 2 (January 11, 2021): 223–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2020.1864837.

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Dole, Debora, Cindy L. Farley, Rosemary K. Sokas, and Julia Lange Kessler. "Partnering to Support Education for Midwives and Nurses in Liberia." Nursing for Women's Health 25, no. 1 (February 2021): 82–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2020.11.002.

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Walsh, S., M. R. De Villiers, and V. K. Golakai. "Introducing an E-learning Solution for Medical Education in Liberia." Annals of Global Health 84, no. 1 (April 30, 2018): 190. http://dx.doi.org/10.29024/aogh.21.

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Lyon, Judson M. "The Education of Sir Harry Johnston in Liberia, 1900–1910." Historian 51, no. 4 (August 1, 1989): 627–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6563.1989.tb01280.x.

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Quaynor, Laura J. "Researching citizenship education in Africa: Considerations from Ghana and Liberia." Research in Comparative and International Education 10, no. 1 (February 17, 2015): 120–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1745499914567822.

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Hexom, Braden, Emilie J. B. Calvello, Christine A. Babcock, Rachel Fowler, Christian Theodosis, James A. Sirleaf, Simon Kotlyar, and Janis P. Tupesis. "A model for emergency medicine education in post-conflict Liberia." African Journal of Emergency Medicine 2, no. 4 (December 2012): 143–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2012.08.006.

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M. Kennedy, Gabriel. "Assessing Lecturers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Teaching Online Courses at Selected Universities in Liberia." American Journal of Educational Research 12, no. 6 (June 23, 2024): 201–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.12691/education-12-6-3.

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Ahmad, Omar B., Isaac W. Eberstein, and David F. Sly. "Proximate determinants of child mortality in liberia." Journal of Biosocial Science 23, no. 3 (July 1991): 313–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932000019374.

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SummaryThe study looks at the effects of maternal sociodemographic characteristics and the quality of the environment on child survival through two intervening variables, breast-feeding and prenatal care. A linear structural equation modelling approach was used to examine infant and child survival based on a weighted sample of 5180 Liberian children aged 0–5 years. The findings confirm previous studies, but also reveal complex relationships of the role of education, maternal age and breast-feeding in enhancing child survival.

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Stephens, Moses Tende, and Erna Rochmawati. "Palliative care education and training in Liberia: A qualitative exploration of current state and challenges to further development." Belitung Nursing Journal 8, no. 5 (October 21, 2022): 453–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.33546/bnj.2237.

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Background: Palliative care is an integral approach to enhancing patients’ overall quality of life by taking into account their entire lives and addressing any suffering they may be experiencing. Thus, palliative care education and training should be advanced. However, palliative care training and education in Liberia have just started, and their development warrants further investigation. Objective: This research aimed to explore the state of palliative care education in Liberia and highlight its barriers and challenges. Methods: A descriptive qualitative exploratory study design was adopted in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ten male lecturers and four female nurses to gain in‐depth insight into their perspectives on palliative care education. Thematic analysis with NVivo 12 plus was used for data analysis. Results: Four themes emerged from the data: 1) the need for palliative education (lack of healthcare professionals, government support, regular workshops, integration, and interprofessional education on palliative care), 2) palliative care barriers (lack of curriculum implementation, lack of experience, lack of government actions, and poor infrastructures), 3) the level of student knowledge (senior and junior level, same educational level, and regular teaching materials), and 4) the roles of health care professionals (attention on palliative care, providing education on pain, and public awareness). Conclusion: The study findings may serve as input to develop palliative care education and training in Liberia. The identified gaps must be filled, and critical barriers must be overcome if the area of palliative care needs to be advanced. However, the comprehensive knowledge gathered in this study can be used by nurses, lecturers, and multidisciplinary teams to achieve the effectiveness of palliative care for patients.

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Lee, Haeun, Joseph Perosky, Madison Horton, Christopher Reynolds, Aloysius Nyanplu, and Jody R. Lori. "Verbal autopsy analysis of maternal mortality in Bong County, Liberia: a retrospective mixed methods study." BMJ Open Quality 12, no. 2 (April 2023): e002147. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2022-002147.

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BackgroundWhile the medical contributors to maternal mortality are well known, the contextual contributors are less known and understudied. Liberia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa, with recent increases in maternal deaths in rural Bong County. The purpose of this study was to better classify the contextual factors leading up to maternal deaths and to develop a list of recommendations to prevent future similar deaths.MethodsA retrospective mixed method study was conducted examining 35 maternal deaths in Bong County, Liberia using verbal autopsy reports from 2019. An interdisciplinary death audit team reviewed and analysed the maternal deaths to determine the contextual causes of the maternal death.FindingsThis study identified three contextual causes: limited resources (materials, transportation, facility, staff), inadequate skills and knowledge (staff, community, family, patient), and ineffective communication (between providers, between health facilities and hospitals, and between provider and patient/family). Of these, inadequate patient education (54.28%), inadequate staff education and training (51.42%), ineffective communication between health facilities and hospitals (31.42%), and inadequate materials (28.57%) were most frequently mentioned.ConclusionMaternal mortality remains an issue in Bong County, Liberia, due to addressable contextual causes. Interventions to ameliorate these preventable deaths include ensuring availability of resources and transportation through improved supply chain and health system accountability. Recurring training should be provided to healthcare workers which involves husbands, families and communities. Innovative means for providers and facilities to communicate clearly and consistently should also be prioritised to prevent future maternal deaths in Bong County, Liberia.

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Wehye Benjamin Yele and Asiimwe Specioza. "Decoding barriers and failures in Liberia’s educational policy implementation." World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews 23, no. 1 (July 30, 2024): 495–508. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.1.2009.

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While educational policy research in Africa in general and Liberia in particular has seemingly concentrated on policy challenges and remedies, this paper explores policy barriers and failures. From a policy analysis perspective, it attempts to explain what has deterred Liberia’s education policies from the effective realisation of equitable access to quality and relevant education, and lifelong learning as policy objectives that underpin the country’s educational system. To analyse the educational policy barriers and failures, 25 policy documents were reviewed, 125 respondents surveyed using a questionnaire, and 10 key informants interviewed. Findings showed that the country faces social, economic, political, institutional, environmental, and learning and innovation barriers. It also demonstrated that the policy failures include inequitable access to education, low academic achievement, early leaving, low staff capacity, inappropriate skills development, weak parental participation, fewer lifelong learning opportunities, and over centralised governance. The researchers recommend that the Liberian government increases investment in education and leverages on technology to promote greater equitable access to quality and relevant education and lifelong learning.

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Mulbah Trye, Jr, Adventor. "Faith Integration in Curriculum Development: A Need for an Integrated Curriculum in Post-Civil War Liberia." EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 1, no. 1 (May 29, 2020): 48–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.46606/eajess2020v01i01.0005.

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Integration of faith and learning practitioners must be able to develop an integrated curriculum which includes the focused, intentional and targeted integration approach as recommended in this paper. The integration should include various aspects like the programs of studies, the lesson plans and the evaluation of learning activities. Furthermore, the integrated curriculum should be designed to include faith aspects in learning through intra-disciplinary, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary approaches. The paper further expounds on the meaning and significance of an integrated curriculum for Christian educators. The case is post-civil war Liberia and the major question of the paper is, how can an integrated curriculum bridge the gap of the missing link of faith integration in curriculum development in Liberia? Consequently, a proposed model is provided for Christian education stakeholders in Liberia. The model can be applicable across Christian educators worldwide.

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Chapman, David W. "The rise and fall of an education management information system in Liberia." Journal of Education Policy 6, no. 2 (January 1991): 133–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0268093910060202.

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Sivili, Faith O., and Glory I. Baysah. "Examining the Factors Influencing Student Retention in Higher Education Institutions in Liberia." International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation XI, no. IV (2024): 30–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.51244/ijrsi.2024.1104003.

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Higher education institutions (HEIs) are currently dealing with growing concerns of student retention, non-completion, drop-out, and inter-university movement as part of the quality assurance challenges that are affecting numerous universities throughout the world. The process of quality assurance includes improvements to higher education facilities, teaching and learning quality, diversity, infrastructure development, and learning environment diversity. While it has been demonstrated that students’ retention and completion of studies at HEIs are based on financial and educational quality dimensions, there are other soft components and factors that are likely to influence students’ intentions to stay at a specific university, drop out, and transfer to other universities. This research investigates the factors that influence student retention and their intentions to stay and study at selected Liberian universities rather than transfer to other universities outside the country. For this study, a quantitative cross-sectional research approach was used, using a self-structured online questionnaire delivered to a specific university platform. Multiple linear regression was conducted using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). The data demonstrated that institutional, social, family, and financial factors all have a favorable and significant impact on student retention. Thus, higher education institutions and other stakeholders should devise strategies to support and promote the country’s education sector.

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White, Emily, Savior Mendin, Featha R. Kolubah, Robert Karlay, Ben Grant, George P. Jacobs, Marion Subah, Mark J. Siedner, John D. Kraemer, and Lisa R. Hirschhorn. "Impact of the Liberian National Community Health Assistant Program on childhood illness care in Grand Bassa County, Liberia." PLOS Global Public Health 2, no. 6 (June 30, 2022): e0000668. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000668.

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Liberia launched its National Community Health Assistant Program in 2016, which seeks to ensure that all people living 5 kilometers or farther from a health facility have access to trained, supplied, supervised, and paid community health workers (CHWs). This study aims to evaluate the impact of the national program following implementation in Grand Bassa County in 2018 using data from population-based surveys that included information on 1291 illness episodes. We measured before-to-after changes in care for childhood illness by qualified providers in a portion of the county that implemented in a first phase compared to those which had not yet implemented. We also assessed changes in whether children received oral rehydration therapy for diarrhea and malaria rapid diagnostic tests if they had a fever by a qualified provider (facility based or CHW). For these analyses, we used a difference-in-differences approach and adjusted for potential confounding using inverse probability of treatment weighting. We also assessed changes in the source from which care was received and examined changes by key dimensions of equity (distance from health facilities, maternal education, and household wealth). We found that care of childhood illness by a qualified provider increased by 60.3 percentage points (95%CI 44.7–76.0) more in intervention than comparison areas. Difference-in-differences for oral rehydration therapy and malaria rapid diagnostic tests were 37.6 (95%CI 19.5–55.8) and 38.5 (95%CI 19.9–57.0) percentage points, respectively. In intervention areas, care by a CHW increased from 0 to 81.6% and care from unqualified providers dropped. Increases in care by a qualified provider did not vary significantly by household wealth, remoteness, or maternal education. This evaluation found evidence that the Liberian National Community Health Assistant Program has increased access to effective care in rural Grand Bassa County. Improvements were approximately equal across three measured dimensions of marginalization.

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Geegbe, Dairus Weah, Mbabazi Mbabazize, Abeera Odetha Katuramu, Rogers Barigayomwe, and Tumukunde Alloysius. "Effects of Prison Overcrowding On the Rehabilitation of Inmates in Liberia: A Study of Monrovia Central Prison." British journal of Psychology Research 10, no. 1 (January 15, 2022): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.37745/bjpr.2013/vo10.n1pp117.

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This research thesis aimed at investigating effects of prison overcrowding on the rehabilitation of inmates in Monrovia Central Prison, Liberia. This research study aimed at achieving the following objectives to identify the effectiveness of inmates incarceration on behavior change in Monrovia Central Prison, to examine how prison overcrowding affects the self -sustainability of inmates in Monrovia Central Prison to determine the relevance of vocational education for inmates in Monrovia Central Prison and to establish the relationship between prison overcrowding and vocational education for inmates in Monrovia Central Prison, Liberia. Key informant interview guide was designed and administered to key informants to capture qualitative information. Data from questionnaire were edited and coded then entered in a computer and Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) program was used to analyze it. The percentage number of respondents according to variables such as; sex, age, objectives and so on were computed and presented using tables. Prison overcrowding and its effects on the rehabilitation of inmates was established using Pearson Linear Correlations Coefficient Statistical Method. Findings revealed that the effectiveness of inmates’ incarceration on behavior change in Monrovia Central Prison has the overall mean or had a value of 2.582 and standard deviation of 66.3%. This implies that inmates are likely to change their behaviors after all they have been jailed and released later on. Findings revealed that the Prison overcrowding affects the self-sustainability of inmates in Monrovia Central Prison had a mean rated to 2.713 and standard deviation of 0.795 estimated to 79.5%. The researcher concluded that there is a need to explore the Effectiveness of inmates incarceration on behavior change in Monrovia Central Prison.. The second objective was to investigate the extent to which prison overcrowding affects the self-sustainability of inmates in Monrovia Central Prison in Liberia. The study results based on a Pearson’s Correlation revealed that there is a positive and weak relationship between prison overcrowding and rehabilitation programs at Monrovia Central Prison, Liberia The researcher recommended that the government of Liberia should protect prisoners’ physical and mental health. That is to say: the time prisoners spend out of their cells may be increased, with maximum possible time spent in the open air

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He, Ye, Silvia Cristina Bettez, and Barbara B. Levin. "Imagined Community of Education: Voices From Refugees and Immigrants." Urban Education 52, no. 8 (March 20, 2015): 957–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042085915575579.

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To challenge deficit thinking concerning immigrants and refugees in urban schools, we engaged members of local immigrant and refugee communities from China, Mexico, Liberia, and Sudan in focus group discussions about their prior educational experiences, their hopes and aspirations for education, and the supports and challenges they encountered in their perceived reality of PK-12 education in the United States. In an effort to promote asset-based approaches, we employed Yosso’s framework in our analysis to highlight the community cultural wealth and to describe the process of creating an “imagined community” of education shared among our participants.

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Goodenow, Ronald K., and Donald Spivey. "The Politics of Miseducation: The Booker Washington Institute of Liberia, 1929-1984." History of Education Quarterly 27, no. 3 (1987): 402. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/368639.

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McQuilkin, Patricia A., Michelle Niescierenko, Ann Marie Beddoe, Jarrod Goentzel, Elinor A. Graham, Patricia C. Henwood, Lise Rehwaldt, Sisay Teklu, Janis Tupesis, and Roseda Marshall. "Academic Medical Support to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak in Liberia." Academic Medicine 92, no. 12 (December 2017): 1674–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000001959.

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Berman, Edward H. "The Politics of Miseducation: The Booker Washington Institute of Liberia, 1929-1984. Donald Spivey." Comparative Education Review 32, no. 3 (August 1988): 380–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/446788.

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Nagel, Joane, and Conrad W. Snyder,. "International Funding of Educational Development: External Agendas and Internal Adaptations: The Case of Liberia." Comparative Education Review 33, no. 1 (February 1989): 3–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/446809.

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Adebayo, Seun Bunmi. "Emerging perspectives of teacher agency in a post-conflict setting: The case of Liberia." Teaching and Teacher Education 86 (November 2019): 102928. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2019.102928.

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Ma, Isaac Gbadeh Jolokleh,, Chrispus K. Wawire, and David G. Kariuki. "Parental Involvement in Child’s Education as Correlate of School Disengagement Among Primary School Pupils in Liberia." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science VII, no. VII (2023): 1671–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2023.70830.

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School disengagement is a challenging educational issue in Liberia, despite its wide-ranging social effects. There has been minimal research on psychological factors that may affect students’ academic performance, and these variables have primarily been blamed for this school disengagement. Parental involvement in child’s education and school disengagement in Liberia were examined in this study. Palkovitz’s parental involvement theory guided the research. Correlational research was used. Targeted population were 636 fifth graders and 636 parents. Proportionate sampling picked five public schools, while simple random sample selected 246 fifth graders and 242 parents. A parental involvement instrument was modified for data collection. The researcher used standard scale questionnaires with 14 items for students and 17 for parents. Research instruments were tested in a pilot study. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were utilised in SPSS version 25 to evaluate and characterise the data. Results were displayed in frequency tables. The data demonstrated a positive but non-significant association between parental involvement in child’s education and school disengagement (r =.27, p > 0.05). School administrators should urge parents to monitor and participate in their children’s education, according to the report. School administrators and legislators could use the findings to enhance academic attainment efforts.

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Barrios-Tao, Hernando, José María Siciliani-Barraza, and Bibiana Bonilla-Barrios. "Education Programs in Post-Conflict Environments: a Review from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and South Africa." Revista Electrónica Educare 21, no. 1 (December 11, 2016): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.15359/ree.21-1.11.

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Education should be considered as one of the mechanisms for governments and nations to succeed in a post-conflict process. The purpose of this Review Article is twofold: to explain the importance of education in a post-conflict setting, and to describe a few strategies that post-conflict societies have implemented. In terms of research design, a multiple case study approach has been implemented. The paper reviews a unique topic with specific reference to education plans implemented in post-conflict societies such as Liberia, Sierra Leone, and South Africa. Each of them has experienced violent conflicts and has used education as a tool to succeed in their post-conflict process. In sum, there are several educational programs that involve children, young people, survivors, parents, teachers, and local communities as well as curriculums focused on teaching of cultural values and technical skills to improve the quality of life in a post-conflict setting.

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Chang, Mary, Camila Walters, Carmelle Tsai, Deborah Aksamit, Francis Kateh, and John Sampson. "Evaluation of a Neonatal Resuscitation Curriculum in Liberia." Children 6, no. 4 (April 8, 2019): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children6040056.

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Neonatal mortality in Africa is among the highest in the world. In Liberia, providers face significant challenges due to lack of resources, and providers in referral centers need to be prepared to appropriately provide neonatal resuscitation. A team of American Heart Association health care providers taught a two-day neonatal resuscitation curriculum designed for low-resource settings at a regional hospital in Liberia. The goal of this study was to evaluate if the curriculum improved knowledge and comfort in participation. The curriculum included simulations and was based on the Neonatal Resuscitation Protocol (NRP). Students learned newborn airway management, quality chest compression skills, and resuscitation interventions through lectures and manikin-based simulation sessions. Seventy-five participants were trained. There was a 63% increase in knowledge scores post training (p < 0.00001). Prior cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, age, occupation, and pre-intervention test score did not have a significant effect on post-intervention knowledge test scores. The median provider comfort score improved from a 4 to 5 (p < 0.00001). Factors such as age, sex, prior NRP education, occupation, and post-intervention test scores did not have a significant effect on the post-intervention comfort level score. A modified NRP and manikin simulation-based curriculum may be an effective way of teaching health care providers in resource-limited settings. Training of providers in limited-resource settings could potentially help decrease neonatal mortality in Liberia. Modification of protocols is sometimes necessary and an important part of providing context-specific training. The results of this study have no direct relation to decreasing neonatal mortality until proven. A general resuscitation curriculum with modified NRP training may be effective, and further work should focus on the effect of such interventions on neonatal mortality rates in the region.

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Graham, T. W. "(A343) Rebuilding Post Conflict Food Security in Liberia." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 26, S1 (May 2011): s96—s97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x1100327x.

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Liberia's 14 year civil war destroyed domestic agricultural production, veterinary and agricultural education, extension services and domestic food security. These losses severely limited domestic food production, and basic hygiene and sanitation: potable water, abattoirs, cold chain and food storage were greatly diminished. The average Liberian life expectancy fell from 45.8 in 1990 to 41.8 years presently. The population birth and death rate are two of the highest globally with a resulting population growth rate, of 2.7% per annum; this growth rate requires an immediate and concerted focus on domestic food production to alleviate nutritional inadequacy and hunger, trade imbalances and loss of foreign exchange credits. Food supply nationally is presumed adequate because of importation, though domestic production is inadequate. Unequal distribution precludes food security for all Liberians. Value chain augmentation, enhancing food availability across all sectors of Liberian society and ensuring distribution of a safe food supply needs critical development. Infant mortality remains one of the highest in the world (approximately 160/1000 births), much of which is attributed to food insecurity, food contamination and lack of uniformly available potable water. Recreation of Liberia's public health and food security requires redevelopment of disease monitoring and laboratory diagnostic capability to re-establish safe food production and handling practices across all sectors. This will allow determination of endemic disease burden for the principal livestock species: poultry, sheep, goats, cattle and swine. Creation of a national disease surveillance/monitoring system allows for targeted disease intervention, ensuring vaccination for correct serotypes and most critically prevalent diseases. Creation of community level training and support will target intervention of local diseases, but also allow for national prioritization of diseases. Targeting which are most prevalent or most likely to cause production limiting effects will require periodic surveillance, targeted vaccination, and chemotherapeutic intervention and evaluation of therapeutic success.

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Forkpah, Eric. "The Negative Effects of Cultural Identity on Preschool Girls in Bong, Lofa, and Nimba Counties of Liberia." Journal of Information System and Education Development 2, no. 2 (May 6, 2024): 1–4. http://dx.doi.org/10.62386/jised.v2i2.66.

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This paper probes into the multifaceted issues surrounding violence against women and challenges to girls' education in Liberia. Coomaraswamy's 2002 research underscored the role of cultural behaviors in family structures contributing significantly to violence against women. King and Winthrop's 2015 study explored factors such as poverty, gender norms, and cultural expectations, contributing to discussions on fair educational opportunities. Cunningham et al.'s 2023 research delved into gender disparities across economic, educational, healthcare, and political spheres, employing a women's empowerment perspective. Theoretical frameworks rooted in gender and social norm theories were employed to understand the impact of cultural identity on preschool girls' education in Liberia. The study focused on evaluating negative effects on preschool girls in Bong, Lofa, and Nimba counties, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions to create a supportive environment. Coomaraswamy's 2002 insistence on rejecting the use of cultural considerations to justify violence against girls resonates globally. The study also highlighted disparities in girls' primary school enrollment rates in the region compared to the global average, emphasizing the urgency of addressing educational inequalities. Overall, this paper contributes valuable insights for policymakers, educators, and communities, advocating for positive change in Liberia's educational landscape and women's empowerment.

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Kollehlon, Konia T. "Occupational status attainment in Liberia: The roles of achievement and ascription." Social Science Research 18, no. 2 (June 1989): 151–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0049-089x(89)90017-3.

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Akpan, Godwin E., Luke Bawo, Maame Amo-Addae, Jallah Kennedy, C. Sanford Wesseh, Faith Whesseh, Peter Adewuyi, et al. "COVID-19 reinfection in Liberia: Implication for improving disease surveillance." PLOS ONE 17, no. 3 (March 24, 2022): e0265768. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265768.

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COVID-19 remains a serious disruption to human health, social, and economic existence. Reinfection with the virus intensifies fears and raises more questions among countries, with few documented reports. This study investigated cases of COVID-19 reinfection using patients’ laboratory test results between March 2020 and July 2021 in Liberia. Data obtained from Liberia’s Ministry of Health COVID-19 surveillance was analyzed in Excel 365 and ArcGIS Pro 2.8.2. Results showed that with a median interval of 200 days (Range: 99–415), 13 out of 5,459 cases were identified and characterized as reinfection in three counties during the country’s third wave of the outbreak. Eighty-six percent of the COVID-19 reinfection cases occurred in Montserrado County within high clusters, which accounted for over 80% of the randomly distributed cases in Liberia. More cases of reinfection occurred among international travelers within populations with high community transmissions. This study suggests the need for continued public education and surveillance to encourage longer-term COVID-19 preventive practices even after recovery.

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Kaloostian, Damita, and Nalini Chhetri. "Information Communication & Technology (ICT): A Comparative Literature Review of Education in the United States and Liberia." International Journal of Education (IJE) 09, no. 02 (June 30, 2021): 49–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.5121/ije2021.9205.

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Globally, the potential of ICT has resulted in mass deployment to transform the educational landscape in accordance with 21st- century demands. The diffusion of ICT within education has shown tremendous benefit, positively impacting students and teachers in learning, instruction, engagement, and assessment (Fu, 2013) However, the widespread application of technology to address education access and quality has not been universally adopted for various reasons, resulting in the exclusion of critical segments of the world's population. As a result of the current technology inequities, the current literature review focuses on access to and use of ICT within education. More specifically, it seeks to explore: (1) what does the comparative and international research say regarding the factors that facilitate access to and use of ICT among underserved K-8 education populations in the United States and Liberia?

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Stephens, Moses Tende, and Erna Rochmawati. "The Need for Palliative Care Education and Training in Liberia and Indonesia: A Literature Review." Jurnal Aisyah : Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan 7, no. 1 (February 8, 2022): 277–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.30604/jika.v7i1.881.

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Rhee, D., D. Papandria, R. Rana, K. Cartwright, and F. Abdullah. "A Model for Improving Surgical Education in the Developing World: Teaching Hernia Repairs in Liberia." Journal of Surgical Research 179, no. 2 (February 2013): 339. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2012.10.778.

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Saye Gbatu, Andy. "Access to Finance: Determinants and Limitations to the Demand Side of Finance for Liberia’s Rural Market." Texila International Journal of Academic Research 9, no. 4 (October 29, 2022): 146–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.21522/tijar.2014.09.04.art014.

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This study reviews the theoretical literature regarding determinants and the limitations to the demand side of rural finance in Liberia with the coming into effect of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS). The outcome of this study reveals that education, income level, household assets, and agriculture rank as the outstanding drivers of the demand for finance in Liberia’s rural market. Obviously, the demand for financial services in the rural market of Liberia is very high. However, the demand is limited by a litany of factors such as slow economic growth & lack of job opportunities, poor public infrastructure, structural unemployment, few diversification opportunities, seasonality in agriculture, imperfect information & supervision, and poor social protection and market failures. The keywords used by the author in this article encompass creditworthiness, information asymmetry, financial inclusion, Pareto efficiency, poverty alleviation, and rural finance. Keywords: Credit worthiness, Financial inclusion, Information asymmetry, Pareto efficiency, Poverty alleviation, Rural finance.

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Kim, Janice, Natasha Robinson, Joanna Härmä, David Jeffery, Pauline Rose, and Tassew Woldehanna. "Misalignment of policy priorities and financing for early childhood education: Evidence from Ethiopia, Liberia, and Mainland Tanzania." International Journal of Educational Research 111 (2022): 101891. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101891.

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McClain, James, J. Boima Kiazolu, Peter Saah Humphrey, and Plenseh Diana Paye. "Studies on diarrhea prevalence in selected communities in greater Monrovia, Liberia." International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 9, no. 2 (June 1, 2020): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijbas.v9i2.30570.

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Diarrhea is an epidemic that threatens the livelihood of children less than five years in developing countries. Control and mitigation pose a severe challenge in these countries. The subjective of the study is to assess the prevalence of and factors associated with diarrhea among families in Greater Monrovia. The study recruited 257 families from three communities and geographically and randomly assigned to the two groups (A & B). Socio-demographic survey and knowledge and behavior questionnaires on diarrhea prevalence were used to collect data. Reports from the study indicate that family in Group A (93%) and Group B (83.6%) have significant knowledge associating contaminated drinking water and contaminated food with diarrhea; X2 =11.2, p = 0.001. The family behavior shows that Group A (33%) and Group B (51%) do not treat their drinking water before consumption. The findings from this study recommend an education and awareness intervention on diarrheal and related illnesses to increase family knowledge and improvement of the behavior community public health improvement process.

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Nyan Gono, Joseph, and Dora O. Akinboye. "Re- Enforcing Factors Related to Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages amongst High School Students in the North Central Province, Liberia." July to September 2020 1, no. 2 (July 7, 2020): 11–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.46606/eajess2020v01i02.0017.

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This study endeavored to establish trends in the re-enforcing factor related to the consumption of alcoholic beverages among high school students in Liberia, using an experimental research design. A sample of 440 students from two selected schools was determined using Cochran’s formula. A sixteen item questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.70 was administered to the 440 students to identify those who drink alcohol. Applying G Power formula, 84 students were randomly selected out of the 170 students who drink alcohol as participants. Another validated questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.76 was used to collect data from the field. Descriptive statistics and t-test were used to analyze the data. The study concludes that the use of the Alcohol and Life Skills Training Model, which was employed to the experimental group is an effective educational tool to prepare students to make responsible decision about abstaining from drinking alcoholic beverages than the HIV/ AIDS Model which was employed to the control group. It is therefore recommended that the Government of Liberia should adopt the Alcohol and Life Skills Training Model into the National High School Curriculum in order to prevent and control the consumption of alcohol by students in high schools. Secondly, researchers and the Ministry of Education in conjunction with other Ministries such as Health and Youth should conduct further research on a wider scale on alcohol consumption among the youth, including the in-school and the out of school adolescents in Liberia.

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