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The author is a senior lecturer in English at the University of CapeCoast. She has taught in the Communicative Skills Programme since itsinception in 1989; and was a tutor at the Writing Workshop at...

These nine stories and four poems for young people are set in the African cultural context. Whilst interesting and enjoyable, they all contain clear moral messages, such as how the honesty of the...

Global trends have led to a marked decline in the role of the state in the development of African economies, which has in turn brought into question the traditional role of the university. The...

This is the text of an inaugural lecture at University of Cape Coast. The Professor of History focuses on the first twenty-five years in the history of Ghana, 1957-1982, as it is symptomatic of the...

Asante Twi is the most widely spoken of the dialects of the Akan language, and Akan is spoken by about forty four percent of Ghana's population as a first language. It is also used as a second...

The dynamics of sexual harassment in Ghanaian public universities is investigated by two Ghanaian women scholars. Following on the study, they suggest strategies for the development of university...

Boundary studies in Ghana have focused primarily on the evolution and impact of the international boundaries, to the complete neglect of internal administrative divides. Filling the gap, this...

Drawing on the results of non-formal education programmes inspired by Brazil's famous educationalist, Freire, particularly non-formal education and literacy programmes in Brazil, Ghana and Tanzania,...

History of the Gold Coast and Asante. Third EditionAuthor: Carl C. ReindorfPublisher: Ghana University PressPublication Date: 39445Number of Pages: 388 pagesBinding: HistoryISBN-10:...

This book argues that indigenous modes of communication - for example the oral tradition, drama, indigenous entertainment forms, cultural modes and local language radio - are essential to the...

There are differences in the meaning of motherhood from one society to another, and radical variations in ideas about conception, birth, child rearing and relationships between parents and children...

Non-formal education is an important aspect of training for agricultural extension agents and farmers. This study written as a field guide draws on long experiences of national integration production...

This book discusses the foreign policy of Ghana's first independent government and this momentous early period in the postcolonial history of Ghana, under the stewardship of Kwame Nkrumah. At this...

This book is designed to present and appraise techinques of social research to students and graduates operating in rural communities in developing countries. It questions the validity of adopting...

In the eighteenth century part of modern day Ghana consisted of the three Akyem states, yet in almost all historical works on Ghana the Akyem are presented as a single homogeneous people. The author,...

A former head of the Ghana National Council of Women and Development here explains, from her experience in Ghana and other parts of Africa during the UN Decade for Women, what she believes women's...

The sacred stool is an emblem of power and prestige. Two different men covet the stool; each determined to grab the succession by any means, fair or foul. The rivalry of the two men sparks off...

Argues that the sustainability of such programmes depends on the training and commitment of local leaders, as well as on methodologies employed; and that community education has the potential to...

The first edition of this book, published in 1970, was widely acclaimed as the best account of grassroots politics to have emerged from Africa. One of its unique features is the extent to which the...