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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954940403321

Autore

Osei G. M

Titolo

Education reforms in Ghana : curriculum in junior high schools / / George M. Osei

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61324-532-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series

Disciplina

373.1909667

Soggetti

Junior high schools - Curricula - Ghana

Educational change - Ghana

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The purpose of study -- Education at independence -- The education system -- The post 1987 reforms with special reference to the Junior Secondary School -- The vocationalised curriculum -- The conceptualisation of the Junior Secondary School vocationalised curriculum -- The management of implementation of the JSS reform -- Case studies of the curriculum in action -- General perceptions at the Junior Secondary Schools -- Conclusion and recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

The decision to undertake this research was a response to the debates, which followed the introduction of an innovative secondary education system in Ghana. This book investigates the innovation during its formation since 1974, inception from 1987 and, in respect of field research, aspects of its operation from 1998 to 2002.