• Education in Ghana: History and Politics

    This book answers the need for a more comprehensive and up-to-date volume addressing key topics, areas and problems of the Ghanaian education system. The book brings together different strands of some of the most imperative and complex educational questions. It is the first collection of essays on education in Ghana that brings together Ghanaian and international authors who research some of the most relevant educational questions, focusing on history, policy, and curriculum-related issues.

  • Understanding TVET in Africa: A Collection of Selected Public Lectures and Journal Articles

    This book makes a strong case for the promotion of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Africa. It is a collection of selected journal articles on TVET and public lectures delivered by the author in several African countries, including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

    In a simple and clear language, the book explains the role of TVET in producing the skilled workforce that African countries need for industrialisation and transformation of their economies. It spells out strategies and policy actions that need to be implemented by key stakeholders in government and industry to derive the full socioeconomic benefits of investing in TVET, which include decent livelihoods for the youth, community wellbeing, sustainable economic growth, and protection of the environment.

    The topics treated in the book range from modernising traditional apprenticeships in the informal economy to higher level TVET education in polytechnics and technical universities in Africa. The book will therefore be useful reading and reference material for policy and decision makers in education and training systems, TVET system managers, students, TVET researchers, and parents, as well as persons interested in understanding TVET provision and its critical role in national socioeconomic development.

  • The Science of Reading in Action: Brain-Friendly Strategies Every Teacher Needs to Know

    This is not just a book, it’s a teaching movement.

    We all want to help students learn to read, but what happens when 67% of children don’t get that chance? 2022 National Report Card data shows that is the reality in the United States right now. But it does not have to be this way!

    The three most common barriers to successful reading instruction are lack of research-based training, actionable tools, and support. The Science of Reading in Action gives you all three.

    You will:

    • Build a rock-solid understanding of what the research does (and does not!) tell us about how students learn to read. SPOILER ALERT: Instagram does not always get it right.
    • Discover struggling readers’ biggest roadblocks and learn how to quickly overcome them.
    • Download dozens of print-and-play activities, sanity-saving cheat sheets, and classroom-tested teaching strategies that make it easy to implement brain-friendly reading instruction.
    • Learn a surprisingly simple strategy that helps students memorize words 10X faster than flashcards.
    • And turn worries that students are slipping through the cracks into unshakable confidence that every student is thriving.

    Malia Hollowell is a National Board Certified Teacher and Stanford University graduate who coaches half a million teachers around the world to implement the science of reading in their classrooms.

    You want teaching reading to be easy for you AND your students.

    The Science of Reading in Action is a state-of-the-art book on brain-friendly reading instruction in twenty-first-century classrooms. Discover how to easily put the science of reading into action in your classroom so that you can see its phenomenal impact on student learning for yourself.

  • Raising Effective Learners: Tips for Nurturing Academic Success

    Irrespective of their disposition or innate ability, every learner can develop the right skills and attitudes that can propel them to achieve high academic success. Raising Effective Learners: Tips for Nurturing Academic Success abounds with Dr. Gideon Sappor’s expertise and enthusiasm for seeing every learner achieve their possible best. This captivating book is organized into six chapters − each a gem, concerned with providing appropriate support to parents and carers who desire to support their children develop essentially authentic Self-Regulated Learning (SRL).
    Each strategy is packed with practical advice on the role of the parent and carer, and what they can do to support their child. Ultimately, this readable and well-organised book combines research-based evidence and clear, practical, and concise advice on how to harness the development of SRL skills in children.
    Raising Effective Learners: Tips for Nurturing Academic Success therefore serves to inspire, sensitise, and equip parents and carers with the real opportunities that foster the development of their children.

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