Journal articles: 'Ghana National Association of Teachers'

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Ansong, David, Chesworth Brittney Renwick, Moses Okumu, Eric Ansong, and Cedrick Joseph Wabwire. "Gendered geographical inequalities in junior high school enrollment." Journal of Economic Studies 45, no. 2 (May 14, 2018): 411–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jes-10-2016-0211.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the spatial patterns of gender inequality in junior high school enrollment and the educational resource investments associated with the spatial trends. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses data on 170 districts in Ghana and hot spot analysis based on the Getis-Ord Gi statistic, linear regression, and geographically weighted regression to assess spatial variability in gender parity in junior high school enrollment and its association with resource allocation. Findings The results reveal rural-urban and north-south variability in gender parity. Results show that educational resources contribute to gender parity. At the national level, educational expenditure, and the number of classrooms, teachers, and available writing places have the strongest positive associations with girls’ enrollment. These relationships are spatially moderated, such that predominantly rural and Northern districts experience the most substantial benefits of educational investments. Practical implications The findings show that strategic allocation of infrastructure, financial, and human resources through local governments holds promise for a more impactful and sustainable educational development of all children, regardless of gender. Besides seeking solutions that address the lack of resources at the national level, there is a need for locally tailored efforts to remove the barriers to equitable distribution of educational resources across gender and socioeconomic groups. Originality/value This paper’s use of advanced spatial analysis techniques allows for in-depth examination of gender parity and investments in educational resources, and highlights the spatial nuances in how such investments predict gender disparities in junior high school enrollment. The findings speak to the need for targeted and localized efforts to address gender and geographical disparities in educational opportunities.

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Brunkhorst, Bonnie J. "The National Science Teachers Association and Geoscience Education." Journal of Geological Education 39, no. 2 (March 1991): 108–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5408/0022-1368-39.2.108.

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Barnes, Gail. "American String Teachers Association Research Award 2019." String Research Journal 10, no. 1 (June 16, 2020): 5–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1948499220926170.

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Wiggins, Trevor. "Teaching Culture: Thoughts from Northern Ghana." British Journal of Music Education 15, no. 2 (July 1998): 201–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0265051700009359.

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This article considers ideas and issues raised by an examination of the function of education, particularly music education in Ghana. There are many musical traditions in Ghana that the people want to pass on to the younger generation. How are these to be taught or learned? Where are the duties and boundaries of formal education to be drawn? What can be expected of parents and family? What is the situation for the teacher, given that few teachers return to their native area after training at a centralised institution? The article is based around an interview with the Paramount Chief (Naa) Puoure Puobe Chiir VII of Nandom in the Upper West Region of Ghana. He is one of twenty-five members of the National Council of State of Ghana (a non-elected Upper Chamber) and, as mentioned in the interview, vice-president of the National House of Chiefs and Chairman of its Research Committee.

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Ireton, Frank Watt. "The National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA) and Geoscience Education." Journal of Geological Education 39, no. 2 (March 1991): 117–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.5408/0022-1368-39.2.117.

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Hogbin, Jack W. G. "Religious Education in Schools National Association of Head Teachers £1." Journal of Beliefs & Values 6, no. 2 (January 1985): 18–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1361767850060210.

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Dzamesi, Felicia Elinam, and Judy van Heerden. "A professional development programme for implementing indigenous play-based pedagogy in kindergarten schools in Ghana." South African Journal of Education, no. 40(3) (August 31, 2020): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.15700/saje.v40n3a1793.

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In this article we report on the development and implementation of a professional development programme for teachers of the kindergarten curriculum (4–5 year olds) in Ghana. Kindergarten teachers in Ghana have little experience and meagre training in implementing a play-based pedagogy as recommended in the national curriculum. An indigenous play-based kindergarten teacher development programme was developed and successfully used to improve participating teachers’ knowledge, skills, attitudes and practices during the first year of its implementation. Data collected through classroom observation, interviews, photographs, participating teachers’ reflective journals and an evaluation questionnaire revealed that this programme had a positive impact on classroom practices and learners’ active participation in learning. The essential components of the programme are described as a guide for professional teacher development for delivering indigenous play-based pedagogy (IPBP) in early childhood education.

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Kyei Edwards, Alexander, and Samuel Asare Amoah. "Deontological Perspective of the Free Secondary Education Policy in Ghana." World Journal of Educational Research 7, no. 1 (January 14, 2020): p16. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/wjer.v7n1p16.

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The Free Senior High School (aka. FSHS) policy of the Ghana government has attracted views from both critics and supporters. The objective for this investigation was to examine the deontological ethics of the FSHS educational policy leadership within the framework of utilitarianism-it is as a “duty” and for “public good”. Critics are questioning the policy leadership, intentionality, feasibility, and sustainability. Supporters are also defending the FSHS as a timely social intervention, for equitable access, and the ability of the national economy to afford by re-strategizing government priorities, national indebtedness, and the entire school management system. The research design was exploratory mixed method using a sample study (N=55) that came from six schools (students, head teachers, teachers, and parents) in one region. Data were analysed under the themes: perceptions, benefits, and challenges. Responses showed that the FSHS seems to be a natural progression from the FCUBE policy that is hailed as successful by the international donors. Respondents confirmed the benefits derived from the FSHS policy as altruistic. The discussions followed the theory of ethical deontology, policy leadership implications, democratization of education in Ghana, and the utilitarian concept for future national development. Recommendations include the Government of Ghana (GoG) should ensure “fitness” and “rightness” to align with national priorities in the economy. Secondly, GoG should fight against corruption and “noise” in the FSHS implementation system. Thirdly, the GoG should consider cost sharing and decentralization of education provision in Ghana. Policy makers (legistrators) should ensure that the education system recognizes Ghanaian children as deserving better quality and the incommensurability of values of Education for All.

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Akrofi Baafi, Richard Kwabena. "Effect of Instructional Strategies on Students’ Academic Achievement in Public Senior High Schools in Ghana." International Journal of Education 12, no. 2 (May 6, 2020): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ije.v12i2.16978.

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Teaching quality, as demonstrated by effective teacher instructional strategies, has dominated education process research in the recent past. This study sought to establish the effect of instructional strategies on student academic achievement in public senior high schools in Ghana. The study utilised a sample of 210 students and 160 teachers sampled through proportionate stratified sampling. The study attempted to establish which instructional strategies were inherent in public senior high schools in Ghana and how those strategies influenced students’ achievement in the national standardised mathematics test. The study found out that most teachers had an average experience of five years, with those over ten years’ experience exhibiting ineffective teaching strategies due to lack of structured teacher professional development. Further, the study established that classroom management strategies which promote discipline among students and teacher-prepared strategies were inherent among teachers. However, strategies which increase learner engagement, as well as those which increase learning during lesson delivery, were inadequate. The study recommends that the government of Ghana enhances a structured teacher professional development as well as effective school-based teacher supervision policies.

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Dampson, Dandy George, and Stephen Kwakye Apau. "The Teacher in the Mirror: The reflective practices of Basic School Teachers in the Central Region of Ghana." Asian Journal of Interdisciplinary Research 2, no. 1 (March 25, 2019): 35–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.34256/ajir1914.

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This study assessed the level of reflection among basic school teachers in the Central Region of Ghana. The mixed method paradigm, employing the concurrent parallel design (Quan-qual) was adopted for the study. A total of 312 basic school teachers were involved in the quantitative phase through a systematic sampling technique. Twelve teachers who participated in the quantitative phase of the study were selected randomly for qualitative data collection. A pre-validated Likert-scale questionnaire made up of 29 items was adopted for the quantitative phase of the study. A semi-structured interview guide was designed by the researchers to gather qualitative data from the respondents. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the quantitative data whilst the interview was analysed thematically. The study revealed that even though the reflective practices of basic school teachers are moderate, they are practical, cognitive, learner-centered, meta-cognitive and critical. The study further established that gender, age and teaching experience predict the reflectivity level of the teachers. The study, therefore, recommends that the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) should make reflection a key component of teacher training curriculum in Ghana. Again, in-service training and periodic workshops should be organised by the Ghana Education Service for teachers to be educated on how they can effectively reflect on their classroom practices in order to maximize students learning.

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Stout, Dorothy LaLonde. "The National Association of Geology Teachers and its Role in Geoscience Education." Journal of Geological Education 39, no. 2 (March 1991): 89–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.5408/0022-1368-39.2.89.

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Cooper, Shelly, and Robert Bayless. "Examining the Music Teachers National Association Papers and Proceedings 1906 to 1930." Journal of Historical Research in Music Education 29, no. 2 (April 2008): 129–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/153660060802900205.

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Dugble, Foster Kwashie, and Damianus Kofi Owusu Owusu. "Utilization of Teaching Manpower in the Junior High Schools of Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District, Ghana." International Journal of Business and Management Research 8, no. 1 (March 30, 2020): 5–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.37391/ijbmr.080102.

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In The study investigated the extent of teacher utilization problems in the junior high schools (JHSs) in the Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam District. It specifically sought to find out whether there were differences in teacher utilization with respect to gender, ownership of school, number of subjects taught, teaching experience, qualification, professional status and rank in the Ghana Education Service. A sample of 192 teachers made up of 160 teachers and 32 head teachers provided data for the descriptive study. Two set of questionnaires were designed for heads and teachers with reliability coefficients of 0.78 and 0.81 respectively. The SPSS was used to analyze data collected by using statistical tools such as frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviations, Chi-square test, t-test and Pearson’s correlation. All the analyses were at a significance cutoff of 0.05. The study revealed that although majority (88.8%) of the teachers were under-utilized in terms of teaching load, they were over-worked in the areas of teaching-related and co-curricula activities. There was a statistically significant association between subject(s) taught and teaching load of the teachers, and both male and female teachers had comparatively equal teaching load. Also, the junior-rank teachers had greater and heavier teaching workload than their senior-rank counterparts. It is recommended that additional Mathematics, Integrated Science, ICT and English teachers should be posted to the District’s junior high schools to augment the existing teacher population.

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Ananga, Eric Daniel. "Teachers’ Standards in Ghana’s Initial Teacher Education Programme: Some Implementation Issues and Challenges." Journal of Educational Issues 7, no. 1 (May 14, 2021): 376. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/jei.v7i1.18488.

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Ensuring high standards in the preparation of teachers is critical for the effective professional practice of the Ghanaian teacher. This study examines the National Teachers Standards (NTS) for teachers in Ghana with particular focus on the initial teacher education (ITE) programme, and how tutors and student teachers (mentees) apply the NTS. Adopting a mixed methods approach to the collection of data from participants (368 tutors, 3,600 students of whom 408 are mentees), the findings of this study show that not all of the tutors apply the NTS in their practice as expected. The study also found that few of the student teachers (mentees) demonstrate application of the NTS. In terms of policy, there is a need to deepen further training for tutors if they are all expected to implement the NTS as intended.

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Grimus, Margarete, and Martin Ebner. "Learning and Teaching With Mobile Devices." International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning 7, no. 2 (April 2015): 17–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2015040102.

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While many developing nations find Internet-based e-learning unsuitable for their needs mobile learning methods – specifically those involving the use of mobile-phones for both formal and informal learning – hold great promise for them (). In this paper chances and challenges introduced by mobile devices to support improvement and transformation of education in a Senior High School in Ghana are examined. The field-study draws attention to the local situation, looking at infrastructure and teachers and students attitudes in using digital learning material. This paper presents results of a pilot project at a Senior High Technical School in Ghana, by addressing the issue how mobile devices can be integrated in learning and teaching. Based on our results we conclude that teachers and students hold great promise for using mobile devices for learning. Together they developed content based on the national curriculum, available for eReaders and mobile phones.

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Khan, Shane M., and Kavita Singh. "The Association Between Health Insurance Coverage and Skilled Birth Attendance in Ghana: A National Study." Maternal and Child Health Journal 20, no. 3 (November 2, 2015): 534–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1851-6.

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Dukes, Robert J. "Astronomy Activities of the American Association of Physics Teachers." International Astronomical Union Colloquium 105 (1990): 320–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0252921100087030.

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The American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) was founded in 1930 by members of the American Physical Society whose main interest was the teaching of physics. Since then its primary goal has remained the improvement of physics teaching at all levels. The Association publishes two journals (American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher) and a bulletin (The Announcer). The American Journal of Physics is intended for papers concerning physics teaching at the level of colleges and universities in the United States while The Physics Teacher is concerned primarily with introductory physics, including high-school courses. Two national meetings are held annually as well as numerous regional meetings.

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Urban, Wayne Joseph. "NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." História da Educação 20, no. 48 (April 2016): 121–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2236-3459/56900.

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This essay profiles the history of the National Education Association of the United States of America. Founded in 1857, the association functioned as a national debating society for a small group of educational leaders for the rest of the nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, it experienced a wave of feminist opposition to the male leaders, the influence of progressive education, a surge of local emphasis, the challenge of trade unionism in the form of the American Federation of Teachers - AFT -, its own racial desegregation, and participation in the creation of the United States Department of Education. Recently, it has been attacked from the political right, as a facilitator of an intellectually deficient public education system.

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Kodom, William. "The Role of Readability in Science Education in Ghana: A Readability Index Analysis of Ghana Association of Science Teachers Textbooks for Senior High School." IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME) 2, no. 1 (2013): 09–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.9790/7388-0210919.

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Boateng, Henry, Michael Dzigbordi Dzandu, and Franklin Gyamfi Agyemang. "The effects of demographic variables on knowledge sharing." Library Review 64, no. 3 (April 13, 2015): 216–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lr-07-2014-0080.

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Purpose – This study aims to find the role of demographic variables in knowledge sharing among teachers in senior high schools. The relationship between demographic variables and knowledge sharing has not been clearly established in the existing literature. Design/methodology/approach – The survey research design was used as a methodology for the study. The participants of the study were senior high school teachers. These participants were selected using convenience sampling technique. Questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection. Data were anaylsed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression. Findings – The study found that male teachers share more of their knowledge than female teachers. Additionally, first degree holders were found to share their knowledge more than Higher National Diploma holders. Originality/value – This study has established the relationship between demographic variables and knowledge sharing among senior high school teachers in Ghana.

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Reiner, Summer M., Robert D. Colbert, and Rachelle Pérusse. "Teacher Perceptions of the Professional School Counselor Role: A National Study." Professional School Counseling 12, no. 5 (June 2009): 2156759X0901200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2156759x0901200507.

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In a national survey, teachers were asked about their perceptions of the professional school counselor role as defined by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA, 2005). Teachers were questioned about the extent that they believed that school counselors should engage in and were engaged in a variety of tasks endorsed as appropriate or inappropriate by ASCA. This research revealed that teachers agreed that school counselors should engage in 13 and were engaged in 12 of the 16 appropriate responsibilities.

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Haw, Nel Jason L. "Utilization of the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme and its association with patient perceptions on healthcare quality." International Journal for Quality in Health Care 31, no. 6 (August 25, 2018): 485–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzy185.

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Abstract Objective To determine the association between the utilization of the Ghana National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) and patient perceptions of quality of care. Methods Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) 2014 had 19 questions on perceptions of quality of care received during the last reported health visit (n = 4332). These questions were summarized into an overall 100-point perception score using item response theory (IRT). Patients were divided into three utilization categories: those paying with their NHIS card fully, those paying with their card and out-of-pocket (OOP), and those paying fully OOP. A multiple linear regression model was used to measure the association between NHIS utilization and overall perception. Results In general, NHIS utilization was negatively associated with overall perception, and the difference across utilization categories was higher among private facility users than public facility users. Among private facilities, those who paid fully with NHIS reported five points lower than those who paid fully OOP (P = 0.005). Among public facilities, the difference is only 1.7 (P = 0.4342). Conclusion NHIS utilization was a negative predictor for patient perceptions, but the differences are more nuanced according to type of facility. Future GDHS rounds should continue measuring perceptions in aid of policy to improve service delivery under the NHIS.

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AHMED, KHALID SALIM, RICHARD OPOKU ASARE, AKWASI BOAKYE-YIADOM, and PAUL ARMAH ARYEE. "TEACHERS’ KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES TOWARD EPILEPSY IN TARKWA-NSUAEM MUNICIPALITY." European Journal of Health Sciences 5, no. 1 (July 17, 2020): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ejhs.529.

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Purpose: The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of basic school teachers on epilepsy in Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipality.Methodology: The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design. Teachers were sampled from public basic schools in the municipality using the Yamane’s formula for known sampling frame to arrive at 226 participants for the study. The multi-stage and convenience sampling techniques were then used to sample teachers from five of the seven circuits with each circuit being allocated 62 teachers for the study. A semi-structured questionnaire which was used for the data collection was adapted from a study in Namibia. Chi squares and P-values were applied to determine the association between dependent and independent variables as confidence level set at 0.05. Data was analyzed with SPSS version 20.Results: The study found that majority of the teachers, 167 (73.9%) were knowledgeable about epilepsy and 191 (84.5%) had positive attitudes toward epilepsy. However, seizure management practices among the teachers were poor; only 44 (19.3%) of the teachers had appropriate seizure management practices. Notwithstanding, the religion of the teachers was found to be significantly associated with knowledge on epilepsy (p=0.041). The study found that marital status had an effect on attitudes toward epilepsy (p=0.004), whilst educational qualification was also significantly associated with attitudes toward epilepsy (p=0.001). The self-rated knowledge levels of the teachers, had no significant relationship with seizure management practices (p=0.508).Conclusion: Though majority of the teachers had adequate knowledge and positive attitudes toward epilepsy, it did not reflect in appropriate management of seizure.Recommendation: The Ghana Health Service should collaborate with the Ghana Education Service in training teachers on the management of seizure attacks.

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Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Bernard, and Mercy Mawufenya Ackumey. "Awareness and knowledge about prostate cancer among male teachers in the Sunyani Municipality, Ghana." African Health Sciences 21, no. 2 (August 2, 2021): 655–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v21i2.22.

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Objective: The study was aimed at assessing the awareness and knowledge of prostate cancer (PC) among male teachers in the Sunyani municipality of Ghana. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted using a structured questionnaire to collect data from 160 male teach- ers aged 45 years or more, randomly selected from public elementary and high schools in the Sunyani Municipality. Pearson’s Chi square and Fishers exact tests were used to examine the association between socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge of PC. Results: On average, respondents were aged 50±3.95 years. There was a universal awareness of PC. Most of the respond- ents could identify at least one signs and symptoms of PC (88.1%), risk factors of PC (78.8%), and indicated that PC could be treated through surgery (70.6 %), but only 37.5% of respondents knew about screening tests for PC. The study found 57.5% of them had adequate knowledge about PC. Socio-demographics characteristics were not associated with knowledge about PC. Main sources of information were the television (68%) and radio (57 %). Conclusion: The outcomes of the study suggest the need for general educational campaigns with emphasis on modalities for the screening of PC using the appropriate media channels for accessibility. Keywords: Prostate cancer; awareness; knowledge; male teachers; Ghana.

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Marianno, Bradley D. "Down but Not Out: The National Education Association in Federal Politics." Educational Policy 32, no. 2 (December 6, 2017): 234–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0895904817745376.

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This research provides new evidence on the political activity and policy-setting agenda of the largest national teachers’ union during a time of political change. Using a longitudinal dataset comprised of election outcomes and campaign contributions for all candidates for federal office and the National Education Association’s (NEA) official federal policy positions, I find that NEA Democrat allies have decreased precipitously over time with the election of a Republican majority in Congress. Nonetheless, the NEA still experiences considerable success in congressional roll call votes partly because of the election of a growing contingent of Republican allies in the House and Senate.

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Appiah, Samuel Opoku, and Alfredo Ardila. "The question of school language in multilingual societies: the example of Ghana." RUDN Journal of Psychology and Pedagogics 17, no. 2 (December 15, 2020): 263–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2313-1683-2020-17-2-263-272.

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The language used in school represents a crucial and polemic question in multilingual societies. Sub-Saharan Africa represents a world region with a significant linguistic diversity. Until recently, most of these countries were European colonies. During colonial times, the colonizer language generally dominated in schools. After their independence, many countries have continued using that language as the instructional language. It is observed that quite often, children are schooled in a second language, and teachers must teach in a foreign language. This situation results in potentially negative consequences affecting school learning. The specific example of Ghana is examined. It is pointed out that in Ghana during recent years frequent changes have been introduced in school language. Commonly, English is used as the primary school language. Because this association between language and school learning, speaking English provides not only significant social prestige, but also results in better working opportunities. The question of so-called “international schools” in Ghana is also examined; most of these schools do not teach any of the Ghanaian languages, but a foreign language, such as French, Spanish, or Portuguese. It is argued that these international schools may have adverse consequences on Ghanaian children who attend them. Ghana, however, has been a strong advocate of the so-called “African personality” and the use of English as the medium of instruction is in overt opposition to this ideology. It is concluded that children schooled in a second language, and teachers teaching in language that they do not master well enough may represent a potential barrier for the social, scientific, and economic development of sub-Saharan African countries, such as Ghana.

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Sarfraz Ahmad, Dr. Ziarab Mahmood, and Dr. Muhammad Ishaq. "National Professional Standard and Teachers’ Performance: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Punjab." sjesr 3, no. 2 (July 11, 2020): 397–407. http://dx.doi.org/10.36902/sjesr-vol3-iss2-2020(397-407).

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The purpose of this study was to analyze performance of teachers of public sector on the base of code of conduct. The objectives of the study were to analyze knowledge, disposition and performance of secondary school teachers of code of conduct as per National Professional Standards i.e code of conduct. It was proposed that teachers of selected schools have significant level of knowledge, disposition & performance of code of conduct. Out of 19,265 secondary school teachers of province Punjab, 401 teachers were selected randomly. Out of 3,601 headmasters of secondary schools 222 headmasters were selected randomly. Two questionnaires were used for collection of data from selected secondary school teachers & headmasters of secondary schools. Data was collected from selected districts with the help of association of scholars. Data was analyzed by applying Chi-Square with SPSS software. Findings showed that secondary schools teachers have adequate knowledge, disposition and performance about code of conduct but they don’t keep themselves update professionally by recent educational activities. School education department should launch training programs about knowledge, teachers should improve disposition and perform their duties well regarding National Professional Standards (NPS) i.e code of conduct.

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Yeboah, Peter, and Gilbert Buckle. "The evolving partnership between the Government of Ghana and national faith-based health providers: leadership perspective and experiences from the Christian Health Association of Ghana." Development in Practice 27, no. 5 (July 4, 2017): 766–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2017.1332163.

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Boadu, Gideon. "Teachers’ Perceptions of the Problems faced in the Teaching of History in Senior High Schools." Journal of Arts and Humanities 5, no. 7 (July 21, 2016): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.18533/journal.v5i7.967.

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<p>History is an important school subject which conveys invaluable lessons from the past and whose worth transcends regional, national and cultural boundaries. Such a subject needs to be taught well in order to make learners gain deep appreciation of the relevance of their learning. However, effective teaching of history in Ghanaian schools has long been blighted by problems and challenges that have often gone unaddressed. With little empirical literature emerging from Ghana, this study, drawing on 32 history teachers from 18 senior high schools, examined history teachers’ perceptions of the problems faced in the teaching of history in the Cape Coast metropolis and Komenda, Edina, Eguafo, Abrim district in the Central Region of Ghana. The descriptive cross-sectional research design was used for the study and data were collected through questionnaires. The study found that overloaded syllabus, insufficient human and material resources, lack of support for the subject and large classes were the major problems facing the teaching of history. Based on the findings, the study concluded that the problems confronting the teaching of history in the two districts are administrative and pedagogical in nature. On this conclusion, it was recommended, among others, that syllabus content should be integrated to make it sync with the period given for its implementation. Also, the necessary resources should be provided to enhance the teaching of the subject.</p>

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Sutton, Joe P., and Timothy G. Watson. "Barriers to Excellence: A National Survey of Teachers from the American Association of Christian Schools." Journal of Research on Christian Education 4, no. 1 (March 1995): 21–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10656219509484825.

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Ampofo, Justice Agyei, and Abigail Antwi Abrefi. "ICT RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR TEACHERS IN BASIC SCHOOLS IN ADANSI ATOBIASE IN THE ADANSI SOUTH DISTRICT OF GHANA." International Journal of Applied Research in Social Sciences 2, no. 4 (October 23, 2020): 97–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.51594/ijarss.v2i4.170.

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Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has become one of the basic building blocks of modern society hence ICT resources are key in effective teaching and learning. However, there seems to be paucity of studies on ICT resources available in public basic schools in general andAdansi Atobiase in particular. This research seeks to bridge this knowledge gap by finding out ICT resources available for teachers in their teaching at public basic schools in Adansi Atobiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Study methods include, the use of questionnaire (close and open-endedquestions). A total of 40 respondents (40 teachers) who took part in this study were purposively selected. The results indicate that the basic school teachers in Adansi Atobiase do not have all the ICT available resources to facilitate teaching and learning. The study also found out that ICT resources such as ICT teacher, laptop, computers, projectors, ICT laboratory and internet access are not available at basic schools in Adansi Atobiase. It emerged from the study that availability of ICT resources, students’ readiness to embrace technology, teachers’ readiness to embrace technology, availability of technical support, stable power supply and intention to facilitate teaching and learning are the factors that influence the teachers’ usage of ICT resources in teaching and learning in basic schools in Adansi Atobiase. The study recommends that ICT basic resources like computers, laptops and infrastructures should be provided to the basic schools in Adansi Atobiase in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region of Ghana for effective use of ICT in teaching and learning at the basic schools since it is the basic stage of equipping the youth with the necessary skills and knowledge for national development. The study finally recommends that basic school teachers in the Adansi South District especially those in Adansi Atobiase should be given the necessary training in ICT usage so that they become familiar with modern pedagogy of imparting knowledge and skills, and possible become part of curriculum structure for their professional training.Lastly the study recommends that modern ICT laboratories should be built in Adansi Atobiase to accommodate enough students at time looking at their population size for effective and efficient teaching and learning environment. Keywords:ICT, Resources, Teachers, Basic Schools, Adansi Atobiase, Adansi South District, Ghana.

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Ehrenberg, Ronald G., Daniel D. Goldhaber, and Dominic J. Brewer. "Do Teachers' Race, Gender, and Ethnicity Matter? Evidence from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988." ILR Review 48, no. 3 (April 1995): 547–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001979399504800312.

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Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS), the authors find that the match between teachers' race, gender, and ethnicity and those of their students had little association with how much the students learned, but in several instances it seems to have been a significant determinant of teachers' subjective evaluations of their students. For example, test scores of white female students in mathematics and science did not increase more rapidly when the teacher was a white woman than when the teacher was a white man, but white female teachers evaluated their white female students more highly than did white male teachers.

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Ampofo, Justice Agyei, Abigail Antwi Abrefi, and Nyatusah Frank Yao. "INCORPORATING ICT INTO TEACHING AND LEARNING IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN AJUMAKO: CHALLENGES FOR TEACHERS AND THEIR SUPPORTSTRATEGIES." International Journal of Management & Entrepreneurship Research 2, no. 5 (October 23, 2020): 365–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.51594/ijmer.v2i5.174.

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The study aimed atexamining the challengesthe basic school teachers in Ajumako Township face in incorporating ICT into teaching and learning as well as the support systems available to them. The descriptive survey design was employed for this study. The researcher used questionnaire as the main instruments for data collection. The target population for the study was all the basic school teachers in Ajumako of theCentral Region of Ghana. In all, 40 teacherswere used for the study. Simplerandom sampling strategy under the probability sampling technique was employed to select respondents for the study. Percentages were used for the analysis of the response. It emerged from the study that availability of ICT resources, students’ readiness to embrace technology, teachers’ readiness to embrace technology, availability of technical support, stable power supply and intention to facilitate teaching and learning are the factors that influence the teachers’ usage of ICT resources in teaching and learning in basic schools in Ajumako. The study also found outthat providing effective pedagogical strategies for effective ICT introduction, offering opportunity to observe teachers who use technology virtually or in real practice, augmenting curriculum with technology-enhance instructions, providing freedom for teachers in selecting and using curriculum and provision of effective, timely and continuous training to improve ICT skills and manage a technology-rich classroom are the support systems available forthe teachers to incorporate ICT into teaching and learning. Based on the findings, it was recommended that ICT basic resources like computers, laptops and infrastructures should be provided to basic schools in Ajumako of the Central Region of Ghana for effective use of ICT in teaching and learning since it is the basic stage of equipping the youth with the necessary skills and knowledge for national development. Teachers should also be given the necessary training in ICT usage so that they become familiar with modern pedagogy of imparting knowledge and skills, and possiblybecome part of curriculum structure for their professional training.

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Lamberti, Marjorie. "German Schoolteachers, National Socialism, and the Politics of Culture at the End of the Weimar Republic." Central European History 34, no. 1 (March 2001): 53–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156916101750149130.

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In the Third Reich a high percentage of the civil servants in the cadres of functionaries of the National Socialist Party on the local and district levels were teachers. It is thus not surprising that some historians who studied the elementary school teaching profession in the Weimar Republic began their research with assumptions about the “ideological affinities” of teachers to fascism and discussed “the specific predispositions that made it easy for them to identify with National Socialism.” The German Teachers' Association, one scholar wrote, “proved to be more a precursor than an opponent of fascism.” At its national congress in May 1932, another historian related, the representatives of the chapters voted for a policy which, in effect, abandoned the democratic republic and “indirectly helped those political forces that would create a dictatorship in Germany within a year.” In 1932 and 1933, on the other hand, recruiters for the National Socialist Teachers’ League often complained about “hard and difficult soil” and “unpenetrable” regions.

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Gyasi, Razak Mohammed. "Relationship between Health Insurance Status and the Pattern of Traditional Medicine Utilisation in Ghana." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2015 (2015): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/717926.

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This paper examines the relationship between national health insurance status and the pattern of traditional medicine (TRM) use among the general population in Ghana. A retrospective cross-sectional survey of randomly sampled adults, aged ≥18 years (N=324), was conducted. The results indicate that TRM use was high with prevalence of over 86%. The study found no statistically significant association between national health insurance status and TRM utilisation (P>0.05). Paradoxically, major sources of TRM, frequency of TRM use, comedical administration, and disclosure of TRM use to health care professionals differed significantly between the insured and uninsured subgroups (P<0.001). Whereas effectiveness of TRM predicted its use for both insured [odds ratio (OR) = 4.374 (confidence interval (CI): 1.753–10.913;P=0.002)] and uninsured [OR = 3.383 CI: 0.869–13.170;P=0.039)], work experience predicted TRM use for the insured [OR = 1.528 (95% CI: 1.309–1.900;P=0.019)]. Cultural specific variables and health philosophies rather than health insurance status may influence health care-seeking behaviour and TRM use. The enrollment of herbal-based therapies on the national health insurance medicine plan is exigent to ensure monitoring and rational use of TRM towards intercultural health care system in Ghana.

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Fears, Arthurina, Dustin Garnet, James P. Werner, and Ami Kantawala. "REVIEWS." Visual Inquiry 1, no. 3 (December 6, 2012): 239–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/vi.1.3.239_5.

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WHY OUR HIGH SCHOOLS NEED THE ARTS, JESSICA HOFFMANN DAVIS (2012) New York: Teachers College Press/Reston, VA: National Art Education Association, 118 pp., ISBN 978-0-8077-5286-9, $23.95MATTER MATTERS: ART EDUCATION AND MATERIAL CULTURE STUDIES, PAUL E. BOLIN AND DOUG BLANDY (EDS) (2011) National Art Education Association, 157 pp., 62 mono illustrations, ISBN: 978-1-890160-51-7, $42.00. Reston, VA. Paperback.ART'S WAY OUT - EXIT PEDAGOGY AND THE CULTURAL CONDITION, JOHN BALDACCHINO (2012) Rotterdam; Boston, Sense Publishers, 204 pp., ISBN: 978-94-6091-792-6, Hardback: $99.00, Paperback: $39.00NATIONAL ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: ANNUAL CONVENTION, NEW YORK, 2012

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Cameron, Paul, Kirk Cameron, and Thomas Landess. "Errors by the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, and the National Educational Association in Representing Homosexuality in Amicus Briefs about Amendment 2 to the U.S. Supreme Court." Psychological Reports 79, no. 2 (October 1996): 383–404. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1996.79.2.383.

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In October 1995, consortiums of psychiatric and educational professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association and the National Educational Association, submitted amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court asserting that the scientific literature unequivocally supports the following propositions: (a) that homosexuals, including homosexual teachers, do not disproportionately molest children, (b) that children of homosexual parents are not more likely to become homosexuals, (c) that professionals agree that homosexuality is not a pathology, and (d) that homosexual attractions are biologically or genetically predetermined and are therefore beyond the control of the individual. The first two contentions are inconsistent with the scientific literature, and the second two grossly oversimplify a contentious and uncertain literature.

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Ularte, Marcelo B. "Strengthening Science Instruction in Bilaran National High School: Input to a Proposed Development Plan." Instabright International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research 1, no. 1 (November 24, 2019): 29–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.52877/instabright.001.01.0015.

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Science teachers are optimistic that every student can learn so much with high hopes and dreams. They plan their lessons and work hard to engage their students. However, despite good intentions and best laid plans, not all students perform well in Science classes. Student’s performance is very alarming on the part of the teachers. Students are unable to understand scientific issues that affect their lives in today’s fast changing world. Several studies in the past reflected that Science lessons were recorded as of low quality. (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1989). Many Science students sit passively, never being asked to make sense of the content that teachers deliver. There are many concepts and activities in Science that students ignore and fail to develop. With the Enhanced Basic Education Curriculum or the K12 curriculum, students record in periodical tests and in the National Achievement Test and National Career Assessment Test are very low and elicited poor performance. Relative to this, Bilaran Science Teachers are alarmed with the situation. Improved performance of students must be worked hand in hand by Science Teachers. Intervention programs in classes must be applied too in daily teaching engagement, thus, there is a need to strengthen the Science instruction. This study primarily focuses on the status of Science instruction and to propose a development plan in Science.

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Bradshaw, Catherine P., Tracy E. Waasdorp, Lindsey M. O'Brennan, and Michaela Gulemetova. "Teachers' and Education Support Professionals' Perspectives on Bullying and Prevention: Findings From a National Education Association Study." School Psychology Review 42, no. 3 (September 1, 2013): 280–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02796015.2013.12087474.

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Tollefson, Michael, and Mike Allen. "Mirror, mirror on the wall: Examining the national association of scholars and teachers for democratic culture debate." Communication Quarterly 47, no. 4 (September 1999): 388–401. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01463379909385569.

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Farieta-Barrera, Alejandro. "Initial Education of Philosophy Teachers in Colombia: Association between new Public Policy Requirements and National Standardized Tests." Australian Journal of Teacher Education 45, no. 6 (June 2020): 34–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2020v45n6.3.

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Cross, Roger T., and Ronald F. Price. "“The approaching storm.” Ideology power and control: The national science teachers association curriculum development in the USA." Research in Science Education 23, no. 1 (December 1993): 51–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02357044.

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OSSEO-ASARE, ABENA DOVE. "WRITING MEDICAL AUTHORITY: THE RISE OF LITERATE HEALERS IN GHANA, 1930–70." Journal of African History 57, no. 1 (February 12, 2016): 69–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021853715000742.

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AbstractFor generations, healers sustained medical knowledge in African communities through oral communication. During the twentieth century, healers who learned to read and write used literacy as a vehicle for establishing medical authority. In particular, literate healers lobbied colonial and national governments for recognition, wrote medical guidebooks, advertised in African newspapers, and sent letters to other healers to organise their profession. This article examines the case of literate healers in colonial and postcolonial Ghana living near the twin port cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. There, an early organisation of ‘Scientific African Herbalists’ and later, the ‘Ghana Psychic and Traditional Healing Association,’ used literacy to reclaim the public's trust in their medical expertise. An examination of literacy shows historical avenues for professional formation and the continued quest for medical legitimacy and respectability.

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Barney, David, Robert Christenson, and Frank Pleban. "Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers' Knowledge of Appropriate Instructional Practices in Secondary School Physical Education." Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability 14, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 30–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10099-012-0003-y.

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Pre-Service Physical Education Teachers' Knowledge of Appropriate Instructional Practices in Secondary School Physical EducationSecondary school can serve as a time for youth to prepare themselves for the ‘real world’, and physical education can play an important role in this preparation. Yet in the past, secondary school physical education has not been very effective in preparing youth for life after secondary school. One area to help improve secondary school physical education is in the preparation of pre-service physical education teachers. It is during the preparation of pre-service physical education teachers that they will be taught and trained regarding appropriate instructional practices in secondary school physical education. The National Association of Sport and Physical Education created a document regarding appropriate educational practices in secondary school physical education. For this study, a survey was adapted from the National Association of Sport and Physical Education appropriate instructional practice document. Three hundred and thirteen pre-service physical education teachers from seven institutions of higher education throughout the United States were surveyed regarding their knowledge of appropriate instructional practices in secondary school physical education. It was found that pre-service physical education teachers inappropriately answered six of the 18 survey statements (33%) regarding appropriate instructional practices in secondary school physical education. When pre-service physical education teachers graduate and expose secondary school pupils to appropriate practices, there is a better chance the pupils will be prepared for the ‘real world’.

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Oliphant, Tami, and Michael B. McNally. "Professional Decline and Resistance: The Case of Library and Archives Canada." Radical Teacher 99 (May 28, 2014): 54–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/rt.2014.105.

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In 2004, Canada was the first country in the world to amalgamate its two main documentary heritage institutions, the National Archives of Canada (established in 1872) and the National Library of Canada (established in 1953) into one "modernized" institution: Library and Archives Canada (LAC). The "modernization" policy has commercialized and reduced services, collections, and collaboration while simultaneously deprofessionalizing and casualizing the work of professionals. Resistance to modernization has come from many stakeholders across Canada but the responses by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) and the Canadian Library Association (CLA) are particularly salient. Both are national organizations concerned with access to information and Canada’s documentary heritage. The case of LAC demonstrates how a neoliberal remaking of one prominent, national institution can weaken entire professions.

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Mensah, Christopher, and Edem M. Azila-Gbettor. "Religiosity and students’ examination cheating: evidence from Ghana." International Journal of Educational Management 32, no. 6 (August 13, 2018): 1156–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-07-2017-0165.

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Purpose Academic misconduct has become an albatross on the management of higher education institutions with long-term ramification on developmental agenda of countries. The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between religiousness of students and examination cheating tendencies. Further, this paper explored the cheating methods, reasons for cheating and the relationship between perception of peer cheating and examination cheating propensity among students in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional research design was adopted for the study using questionnaires to collect data from 355 students in a three-year higher national diploma awarding technical university in Ghana. Descriptive statistics, Mann Whitney U and Kruskal Wallis tests were the main data analytical tools. Findings Results of the study revealed that “fear of failure” was the leading reason driving students’ examination cheating behaviours. Perception of peer cheating was related to levels of self-reported cheating whereas religious inclination of students was uncorrelated with the self-reported cheating behaviour of students. Practical implications The findings of the study provide implication for management of higher education institutions. The academic counselling unit of higher education institutions should work to dispel students’ overly sensitivity to end-of-semester examinations. Teachings of religious groups should highlight examination cheating as constituting violations of religious values and norms. Originality/value This paper is one of the pioneers of examination cheating and religiosity relationship in Ghana’s higher education settings. This study makes an additional contribution to the literature on the religiosity examination cheating nexus.

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Adjepong, Benjamin. "Developmentally Appropriate Practice and Music Education in the Primary School." Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences, August 17, 2021, 35–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.9734/arjass/2021/v15i130250.

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Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) is an educational approach which refers to teaching strategies that consider children’s age, interests, abilities and experiences to help them achieve challenging and achievable goals. The approach which hinges on three pillars: age, individual and culture has gained popularity in countries such as the United States of America, Taiwan and South Korea. DAP underpins National Association for Music Education (NAfME) beliefs about young children’s developmentally and individually appropriate musical experiences. The aim of this paper is to present an overview of the relationship between DAP and music education in primary schools. The discussions centred around the following themes: Children’s musical potential, children’s unique interests and abilities, children’s play, an exemplary musical sound, activities and material, performance goals, diverse learning environment, effective adult role models, and a pleasant physical and social environment. It is suggested that training workshops should be organised for teachers for effective integration of DAP in the classroom to optimise children’s learning in music. Inclusion of DAP as a theme for study in the music curriculum content in the Universities and Colleges of Education in Ghana for the preparation of primary school teachers is also recommended. Carrying out a real classroom study through observations, questionnaires or interviews is recommended for future researches on related subjects.

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"National Association of Geology Teachers." Journal of Geoscience Education 44, no. 5 (November 1996): 594–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5408/0022-1368-44.5.594.

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"National Association of Geoscience Teachers." Journal of Geoscience Education 44, no. 1 (January 1996): 73. http://dx.doi.org/10.5408/1089-9995-44.1.73.

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"National Association of Geology Teachers." Journal of Geoscience Education 44, no. 3 (May 1996): 351–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.5408/1089-9995-44.3.351.

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