Phyllis Bernice Kwarteng Donkor

University of Ghana | Legon · Teacher Education

The global concern that Africa’s strong economic dependency on climate-related activities makes it vulnerable is troubling as the continent is lagging in embracing scientific techniques for adapting to the changing global environment. However, challenges exist where the application of ‘modern scientific’ knowledge to addressing climate change appea...

The purpose of this study was to find out how pre-service teachers felt about their biology classroom environment and how they felt about biology. Two hundred and six (260) aspiring teachers from several Ghanaian science colleges of education took part in the study. The Attitude towards Biology Scale and the Biology Classroom Environment Scale were...

This research explores how primary school teachers use games to enhance pupils’ learning and development of conceptual knowledge. The study employs an illustrative case study design; data was collected through interviews with thirty (30) teachers who were selected using purposive sampling technique. Twenty teachers had some knowledge of game-based...

This study assessed the aflatoxin contamination and the presence of fungi in three maize varieties (Obatanpa, Abontem and Aburohemaa) stored using different storage methods namely storage in hermetic bags, woven polypropylene sacks and local crib in the Nkoranza-South district of the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana. A factorial design arrangement was l...

Leadership style has so much potential influence on institutions that it should be considered seriously in organizational behavior, especially in educational institutions. The study, therefore, examined the leadership and its potential influence on the climate of selected Senior High Schools in the Hohoe Municipal in the Volta Region of Ghana. The...

The study investigates the Leadership style of Institutions Leaders in Ghana. It is also sought to determine if a statistically significant relationship existed between the Leadership styles of Institutions leaders and their Gender. Research on Institutions Leaders (formal leaders) in different settings suggests that Leadership style, managerial de...

Background: The phenomenon of climate change (CC) and its attendant challenges in agriculture have been widely document. Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) focuses on sustainable agriculture intensification for food sovereignty through the adoption of mitigation and adaptation practices. Agriculture provides the livelihood for 70% of rural poor in the...

Under a project on Strengthening Innovations and Technology Dissemination for Sustainable Development in Cereals, Cocoa and Coffee Value Chains in Western and Eastern Africa implemented in Ghana, a baseline survey was conducted to provide an inventory of existing and potentially exploitable knowledge and technologies in the cocoa production value c...

The purpose of this study was to determine factors female higher education faculty in select science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields perceived as influential to their success and persistence in their chosen professions. Females are underrepresented in STEM professions including academia, despite the fact that female educatio...

Abstract Effective dissemination of proven and appropriate technologies (ATs) is key to the sustainable food production systems in Africa including Uganda, Ghana and Ethiopia. This paper discusses the capacity building among farmers and Agricultural Extension Officers (AEOs) in Ghana using Farmer Field School (FFS) as a tool for dissemination of th...