Francis Ansah

University of Cape Coast | UCC · UNESCO Category II Institute for Educational Planning & Administration(I.E.P.A)

The role of compensation in academic staff retention in higher education institutions is a long-standing debate. This study examined the direct effect of compensation on academics’ intention to remain at or leave private higher education institutions in Ghana. A correlational approach (survey questionnaire, Partial Least Square Structural Equation...

In Ghana, private higher education institutions’ (PHEIs) share of gross tertiary enrolment is on the decline in the midst of growing demand for tertiary education. Whether this is, an indication of PHEIs in Ghana becoming endangered species in the higher education space has received limited research attention. Through documentary reviews and interv...

Whilst research works have identified many actors involved in higher education public policymaking in the Ghanaian context, there is a paucity of empirical studies on how the application of a quadruple helix network of policy actors considered essential constituents of higher education provision could create added value to strengthen the policymaki...

Given the critical role of public policy in TNE arrangements of countries, and the fact that TNE partnerships are growing steadily in the Ghanaian tertiary education sector, a robust and resilient public policy environment is imperative. However, the public policy environment of TNE partnerships in the tertiary education sector in Ghana is unexamin...

Colleges of Education (CoEs) in Ghana have been elevated to tertiary education status and standards for aspiring teachers raised to the attainment of a Four-Year Bachelor of Education Degree. Yet, the gendered structures, cultures and practices which could create the environment to promote gender equity to enable the CoEs deliver as tertiary instit...

Graduate tracer studies have come to represent one of the key approaches for enhancing study programme effectiveness in contemporary higher education. This has led to a surge in graduate tracer studies by Ghanaian higher education institutions. However, reflective practices on challenges and lessons from these studies are lacking. Through focus-gro...

The nature of influence and implications of institutional isomorphism on quality assurance (QA) strategies of the Colleges of Education in Ghana have not received any research attention. Meanwhile, understanding the implications of isomorphism on their QA strategies empower them to employ the fit for purpose QA strategies. The purpose of this study...

The present affiliation policy regime of Ghana’s higher education system has existed for more than two decades. However, empirical studies to examine the policy rhetoric and reality with regard to building quality assurance capacity in mentored institutions appear non-existent. This paper is based on an illustrative qualitative case study undertake...

This article examines Ghana’s efforts to revitalize its higher education system using quality assurance (QA). Specifically, we discuss the accomplishments and challenges of the QA system. Ghana has one of the oldest QA systems in Africa, so lessons learned there are worth sharing with scholars and practitioners.

This article examines Ghana’s efforts to revitalize its higher education system using quality assurance (QA). Specifically, we discuss the accomplishments and challenges of the QA system. Ghana has one of the oldest QA systems in Africa, so lessons learned there are worth sharing with scholars and practitioners.

Higher education institutions in Africa appear to be completely copying the quality assurance (QA) frameworks of developed countries instead of conceptualising their own frameworks for delivering quality higher education outcomes in Africa. Certain factors (limited funding, inadequate infrastructure, inadequate staffing, relatively low research out...

The common practice in many higher education institutions in Ghana and Africa is for module evaluation to be carried out at the end of teaching and learning activities. It is usually done before the final semester examination. This timing is believed to be more of a conventional wisdom than a systematic research informed practice. This study sought...

The traditional tension between external and internal quality assurance implementation in higher education appears to be declining, based on a rethinking of the relationship between the two concepts. Although there are quality assurance agencies that still consider external and internal quality assurance as separate entities, most quality assurance...

This study is based on a pragmatist analysis of selected international accounts on quality assurance in higher education. A pragmatist perspective was used to conceptualise a logical internal quality assurance model to embed and support the alignment of graduate competencies in curriculum and assessment of Ghanaian polytechnics. Through focus group...

A study was conducted to design valid and reliable self-evaluation instruments for periodic evaluation of academic programmes of Bolgatanga Polytechnic in Ghana, using evaluation experts and relevant stakeholders of the polytechnic. This paper presents some of the challenges, including those of institutional support, the technical demands of design...

This study was conducted to design valid and reliable self-evaluation instruments for periodic assessment of academic programmes of Bolgatanga Polytechnic using evaluation experts and relevant stakeholders of the Polytechnic. Teachers, Administrators, students, alumni and employers of Polytechnic graduates were identified as the main relevant stake...