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Research paper thumbnail of Towards prevention of new COVID-19 infections in institutions of higher education: factors influencing compliance with mask-wearing among public university students in Ghana

BMC infectious diseases, Feb 21, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of Availability of Teaching and Learning Resources for the Implementation of Clothing and Textiles Curriculum in Ghana

London International Conference on Education (LICE-2022) and World Congress on Special Needs Education (WCE-2022)

Research paper thumbnail of An Assessment of Clothing Production skills among Clothing and Textile Senior High School Graduates in Ghana

Research paper thumbnail of Available Teaching and Learning Resources for the Implementation of Clothing and Textiles Curriculum in Senior High Schools in Ghana

Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal

Research paper thumbnail of An Evaluation of the Conduciveness of Senior High School Clothing and Textiles Classroom Environment

London International Conference on Education (LICE-2021) and World Congress on Special Needs Education (WCSNE-2021)

Research paper thumbnail of A Clothing and Textile at Senior High Schools: An Evaluation of Affective Entry Characteristics of Teachers and Students

Journal of Information Technologies and Lifelong Learning, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of State of Garment production under Agoa in the free zone areas of Ghana

University of Cape Coast, Feb 1, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Acquisition of Clothing Production Skills Among Clothing and Textile Senior High School Graduates in Ghana

International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Towards prevention of COVID‐19 among children in Ghana: Parents’ views about children wearing nose masks in public gatherings

Public Health in Practice

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher competency in pattern-drafting lessons in senior high schools

The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior ... more The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. The objectives were to find out the competency levels of the teachers in content knowledge and skills in pattern-drafting; and their challenges in pattern-drafting. Thirty Clothing and Textiles teachers in 30 SHSs were purposively sampled to participate in this study. Data were collected with a questionnaire and observation checklist, analysed to generate frequencies, percentages and means, and presented in tables. Competency level of the teachers in pattern-drafting content knowledge was high (M = 3.50) while that of content skill was low (M = 2.43). The main challenges of the teachers in pattern-drafting were fit problems with drafted patterns; inadequate tools; insufficient time for pattern-drafting lessons; and students' fear of pattern-drafting due to calculations involved. The researchers therefore recommended that the government should provide enou...

Research paper thumbnail of Conducive Classroom Environment: A Situational Analysis of Senior High Schools offering Clothing and Textiles in Ghana

International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education

Research paper thumbnail of Garment Production under AGOA in the Free-zone Areas of Ghana

Over the past decade, U.S government initiative on poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan African cou... more Over the past decade, U.S government initiative on poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan African countries (African Growth and Opportunity Act,AGOA) has been in force and Ghana is a beneficiary country for apparel provision among others. Other African countries have made tremendous gains with the apparel provisions under AGOA.How did Ghana utilize this advantage? This book looks at the extent to which the objectives of AGOA have been achieved through the apparel provision in the Ghanaian context; The benefits being derived by garment producing industries under AGOA; the challenges they are facing and the strategies that will help improve garment production in Ghana in order to maximize the advantage derived from the Apparel provision under AGOA.

Research paper thumbnail of Challenges Facing Garment Producing Industries under AGOA in Ghana

The general object ive of the study was to look at the challenges facing garment producing indust... more The general object ive of the study was to look at the challenges facing garment producing industries under AGOA in Ghana. The study was conducted using 116 workers fro m four garment producing industries in Accra and Tema. Questionnaires and interview schedules were developed and used to collect data fro m the sampled workers. Statistical techniques such as means and percentages were used to analyse the data collected. The industries and workers have major challenges such as lack of motivation, inadequate facilit ies and amenit ies, lack of funding, and insufficient managerial ab ility. Strategies that will help improve operations in the industries were mentioned by workers and this were grouped in two i.e. welfare and factory running. The following reco mmendations were made: 1. The Ghana Trades Union should monitor the industries and make sure the workers are duly paid for what they work for and on time. 2. The Govern ment should help the industries financially o r help them asse...

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher competency in pattern-drafting lessons in senior high schools

The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior ... more The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. The objectives were to find out the competency levels of the teachers in content knowledge and skills in pattern-drafting; and their challenges in pattern-drafting. Thirty Clothing and Textiles teachers in 30 SHSs were purposively sampled to participate in this study. Data were collected with a questionnaire and observation checklist, analysed to generate frequencies, percentages and means, and presented in tables. Competency level of the teachers in pattern-drafting content knowledge was high (M = 3.50) while that of content skill was low (M = 2.43). The main challenges of the teachers in pattern-drafting were fit problems with drafted patterns; inadequate tools; insufficient time for pattern-drafting lessons; and students' fear of pattern-drafting due to calculations involved. The researchers therefore recommended that the government should provide enou...

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher competency in pattern-drafting lessons in senior high schools

The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior ... more The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. The objectives were to find out the competency levels of the teachers in content knowledge and skills in pattern-drafting; and their challenges in pattern-drafting. Thirty Clothing and Textiles teachers in 30 SHSs were purposively sampled to participate in this study. Data were collected with a questionnaire and observation checklist, analysed to generate frequencies, percentages and means, and presented in tables. Competency level of the teachers in pattern-drafting content knowledge was high (M = 3.50) while that of content skill was low (M = 2.43). The main challenges of the teachers in pattern-drafting were fit problems with drafted patterns; inadequate tools; insufficient time for pattern-drafting lessons; and students' fear of pattern-drafting due to calculations involved. The researchers therefore recommended that the government should provide enou...

Research paper thumbnail of Contribution of Child Labour to Children’s Schooling in and Around the University of Cape Coast

Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants ... more Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants of the topic focus on rural Ghana where agriculture dominates economic activity with little or no attention given to the presence of child labour in educational institutions. This study set out to find out the contribution of child labour to the schooling of children in and around University of Cape Coast community. Structured interview and observation were used to collect data from respondents who were obtained through the snowball method. In all, fifty (50) respondents were involved in the study. It also found that, economic constrains, poverty and occupational background of parents compel children to get themselves involved in child labour mainly in the form of providing domestic services for students. The data shows that child labour has both positively and negatively contribution to the education of children in the study area. Positively, it enables some of the children to buy schoo...

Research paper thumbnail of The Use of Instructional Materials and Selected Activity Methods of Teaching: A Tool for Improving the Performance of Clothing and Textiles Students

International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

Research paper thumbnail of Factors Influencing Low Performance of Pupils in BDT Sewing at a Junior High School in Efutu Municipality

International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

Education is accepted as the process by which individuals acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes... more Education is accepted as the process by which individuals acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes which enable them to develop their faculties in full. It is universally accepted that one of the benefits of good education is to enable individuals contribute to development and improvement in the quality of life for themselves, their communities and the nation as a whole. Decroly (2009) further explained that education is a key to the development of every individual, the society and the nation as a whole. He added that the primary aim of education is to enable the child to be resourceful in the solution of the problems connected with his own needs. Due to the importance of education, Ghana government has attached a lot of seriousness to the education sector in order to reap all the benefitsassociated with it. For this reason the main aim of education in Ghana is the goals of education in Ghana is to provide relevant and quality education for all Ghanaians especially the disadvantaged to enable them acquire skills which will make them functionally literate and productive to facilitate poverty alleviation and promote the rapid socioeconomic growth of the country.(Ministry of Education,2010). Consequently, Vocational and Technical education has been emphasized by all the educational reforms in Ghana. Notable amongst them is theJophus Anamuah-Mensah reforms which placed high premium on technical/vocational education and training and abilities (Ministry of Education, 2002). For this reason, Home Economics has been included in the educational curriculum at all levels of education in Ghana. At the Junior High School level, it is part of the Basic Design and Technology. Basic Design and Technology is one of the elective subject designed for Junior High Schools in the 2007 Educational Reform. It is a subject that combines the elements of the former courses in Pre-Technical Skills and Pre-Vocational Skills into one subject. By combining Pre-Technical Skills and Pre-Vocational Skills, it is intended that pupils will learn the processes of problem identification, and then use design techniques such as drawing, free-hand sketching and colour work to design a product, and go on to select appropriate tools and materials to make a product or artifact, (GES, 2007). It further emphasizes that Basic Design and Technology adopts the design principles and processes in Pre-Technical Skills and Pre-Vocational Skills and teaches the application of these principles and processes in various aspects of the three vocational options: Pre-Technical Skills, Home Economics and Visual Arts. In this direction, the subject is intended to create individuals who are versatile and creative and who are capable of combining and using variety of knowledge and skills in product development. The development of such young people is crucial in determining the extent to which the country could compete with others in the production of goods and services.

Research paper thumbnail of Views of Teacher-Trainees on Clothing and Textiles Education in two Teacher Education Universities in Ghana

World Journal of Education, 2016

The study explored the views of teacher-trainees on Clothing and Textiles (C&T) education in two ... more The study explored the views of teacher-trainees on Clothing and Textiles (C&T) education in two teacher educationuniversities in Ghana. The objectives were to find out whether pre-tertiary Sewing/C&T lessons provided them withsmall-scale business skills, and foundation for higher education, they could teach Sewing/C&T competently oninternship, identify their sources of motivation, and elicit their suggestions to improve on the subject. Data collectedrevealed that one-tenth and two-thirds acquired small-scale business skills from their lessons at basic and secondarylevels respectively. About 71% indicated they taught the subject competently on internship and career intention wastheir main motivating factor for the subject. For improvement, there is need to provide adequate modern facilities andcompetent teachers with current ideas in content and pedagogy, and good teacher relationship with students andindustry. Other suggestions were, students should remain focused and attract other...

Research paper thumbnail of Towards prevention of new COVID-19 infections in institutions of higher education: factors influencing compliance with mask-wearing among public university students in Ghana

BMC infectious diseases, Feb 21, 2024

Research paper thumbnail of Availability of Teaching and Learning Resources for the Implementation of Clothing and Textiles Curriculum in Ghana

London International Conference on Education (LICE-2022) and World Congress on Special Needs Education (WCE-2022)

Research paper thumbnail of An Assessment of Clothing Production skills among Clothing and Textile Senior High School Graduates in Ghana

Research paper thumbnail of Available Teaching and Learning Resources for the Implementation of Clothing and Textiles Curriculum in Senior High Schools in Ghana

Literacy Information and Computer Education Journal

Research paper thumbnail of An Evaluation of the Conduciveness of Senior High School Clothing and Textiles Classroom Environment

London International Conference on Education (LICE-2021) and World Congress on Special Needs Education (WCSNE-2021)

Research paper thumbnail of A Clothing and Textile at Senior High Schools: An Evaluation of Affective Entry Characteristics of Teachers and Students

Journal of Information Technologies and Lifelong Learning, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of State of Garment production under Agoa in the free zone areas of Ghana

University of Cape Coast, Feb 1, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of Acquisition of Clothing Production Skills Among Clothing and Textile Senior High School Graduates in Ghana

International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education

Research paper thumbnail of ‘Towards prevention of COVID‐19 among children in Ghana: Parents’ views about children wearing nose masks in public gatherings

Public Health in Practice

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher competency in pattern-drafting lessons in senior high schools

The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior ... more The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. The objectives were to find out the competency levels of the teachers in content knowledge and skills in pattern-drafting; and their challenges in pattern-drafting. Thirty Clothing and Textiles teachers in 30 SHSs were purposively sampled to participate in this study. Data were collected with a questionnaire and observation checklist, analysed to generate frequencies, percentages and means, and presented in tables. Competency level of the teachers in pattern-drafting content knowledge was high (M = 3.50) while that of content skill was low (M = 2.43). The main challenges of the teachers in pattern-drafting were fit problems with drafted patterns; inadequate tools; insufficient time for pattern-drafting lessons; and students' fear of pattern-drafting due to calculations involved. The researchers therefore recommended that the government should provide enou...

Research paper thumbnail of Conducive Classroom Environment: A Situational Analysis of Senior High Schools offering Clothing and Textiles in Ghana

International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education

Research paper thumbnail of Garment Production under AGOA in the Free-zone Areas of Ghana

Over the past decade, U.S government initiative on poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan African cou... more Over the past decade, U.S government initiative on poverty alleviation in Sub-Saharan African countries (African Growth and Opportunity Act,AGOA) has been in force and Ghana is a beneficiary country for apparel provision among others. Other African countries have made tremendous gains with the apparel provisions under AGOA.How did Ghana utilize this advantage? This book looks at the extent to which the objectives of AGOA have been achieved through the apparel provision in the Ghanaian context; The benefits being derived by garment producing industries under AGOA; the challenges they are facing and the strategies that will help improve garment production in Ghana in order to maximize the advantage derived from the Apparel provision under AGOA.

Research paper thumbnail of Challenges Facing Garment Producing Industries under AGOA in Ghana

The general object ive of the study was to look at the challenges facing garment producing indust... more The general object ive of the study was to look at the challenges facing garment producing industries under AGOA in Ghana. The study was conducted using 116 workers fro m four garment producing industries in Accra and Tema. Questionnaires and interview schedules were developed and used to collect data fro m the sampled workers. Statistical techniques such as means and percentages were used to analyse the data collected. The industries and workers have major challenges such as lack of motivation, inadequate facilit ies and amenit ies, lack of funding, and insufficient managerial ab ility. Strategies that will help improve operations in the industries were mentioned by workers and this were grouped in two i.e. welfare and factory running. The following reco mmendations were made: 1. The Ghana Trades Union should monitor the industries and make sure the workers are duly paid for what they work for and on time. 2. The Govern ment should help the industries financially o r help them asse...

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher competency in pattern-drafting lessons in senior high schools

The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior ... more The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. The objectives were to find out the competency levels of the teachers in content knowledge and skills in pattern-drafting; and their challenges in pattern-drafting. Thirty Clothing and Textiles teachers in 30 SHSs were purposively sampled to participate in this study. Data were collected with a questionnaire and observation checklist, analysed to generate frequencies, percentages and means, and presented in tables. Competency level of the teachers in pattern-drafting content knowledge was high (M = 3.50) while that of content skill was low (M = 2.43). The main challenges of the teachers in pattern-drafting were fit problems with drafted patterns; inadequate tools; insufficient time for pattern-drafting lessons; and students' fear of pattern-drafting due to calculations involved. The researchers therefore recommended that the government should provide enou...

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher competency in pattern-drafting lessons in senior high schools

The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior ... more The study investigated teachers' levels of competency in paper pattern-drafting in 30 Senior High Schools (SHS) in Ghana. The objectives were to find out the competency levels of the teachers in content knowledge and skills in pattern-drafting; and their challenges in pattern-drafting. Thirty Clothing and Textiles teachers in 30 SHSs were purposively sampled to participate in this study. Data were collected with a questionnaire and observation checklist, analysed to generate frequencies, percentages and means, and presented in tables. Competency level of the teachers in pattern-drafting content knowledge was high (M = 3.50) while that of content skill was low (M = 2.43). The main challenges of the teachers in pattern-drafting were fit problems with drafted patterns; inadequate tools; insufficient time for pattern-drafting lessons; and students' fear of pattern-drafting due to calculations involved. The researchers therefore recommended that the government should provide enou...

Research paper thumbnail of Contribution of Child Labour to Children’s Schooling in and Around the University of Cape Coast

Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants ... more Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants of the topic focus on rural Ghana where agriculture dominates economic activity with little or no attention given to the presence of child labour in educational institutions. This study set out to find out the contribution of child labour to the schooling of children in and around University of Cape Coast community. Structured interview and observation were used to collect data from respondents who were obtained through the snowball method. In all, fifty (50) respondents were involved in the study. It also found that, economic constrains, poverty and occupational background of parents compel children to get themselves involved in child labour mainly in the form of providing domestic services for students. The data shows that child labour has both positively and negatively contribution to the education of children in the study area. Positively, it enables some of the children to buy schoo...

Research paper thumbnail of The Use of Instructional Materials and Selected Activity Methods of Teaching: A Tool for Improving the Performance of Clothing and Textiles Students

International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

Research paper thumbnail of Factors Influencing Low Performance of Pupils in BDT Sewing at a Junior High School in Efutu Municipality

International Journal of Innovative Research and Development

Education is accepted as the process by which individuals acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes... more Education is accepted as the process by which individuals acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes which enable them to develop their faculties in full. It is universally accepted that one of the benefits of good education is to enable individuals contribute to development and improvement in the quality of life for themselves, their communities and the nation as a whole. Decroly (2009) further explained that education is a key to the development of every individual, the society and the nation as a whole. He added that the primary aim of education is to enable the child to be resourceful in the solution of the problems connected with his own needs. Due to the importance of education, Ghana government has attached a lot of seriousness to the education sector in order to reap all the benefitsassociated with it. For this reason the main aim of education in Ghana is the goals of education in Ghana is to provide relevant and quality education for all Ghanaians especially the disadvantaged to enable them acquire skills which will make them functionally literate and productive to facilitate poverty alleviation and promote the rapid socioeconomic growth of the country.(Ministry of Education,2010). Consequently, Vocational and Technical education has been emphasized by all the educational reforms in Ghana. Notable amongst them is theJophus Anamuah-Mensah reforms which placed high premium on technical/vocational education and training and abilities (Ministry of Education, 2002). For this reason, Home Economics has been included in the educational curriculum at all levels of education in Ghana. At the Junior High School level, it is part of the Basic Design and Technology. Basic Design and Technology is one of the elective subject designed for Junior High Schools in the 2007 Educational Reform. It is a subject that combines the elements of the former courses in Pre-Technical Skills and Pre-Vocational Skills into one subject. By combining Pre-Technical Skills and Pre-Vocational Skills, it is intended that pupils will learn the processes of problem identification, and then use design techniques such as drawing, free-hand sketching and colour work to design a product, and go on to select appropriate tools and materials to make a product or artifact, (GES, 2007). It further emphasizes that Basic Design and Technology adopts the design principles and processes in Pre-Technical Skills and Pre-Vocational Skills and teaches the application of these principles and processes in various aspects of the three vocational options: Pre-Technical Skills, Home Economics and Visual Arts. In this direction, the subject is intended to create individuals who are versatile and creative and who are capable of combining and using variety of knowledge and skills in product development. The development of such young people is crucial in determining the extent to which the country could compete with others in the production of goods and services.

Research paper thumbnail of Views of Teacher-Trainees on Clothing and Textiles Education in two Teacher Education Universities in Ghana

World Journal of Education, 2016

The study explored the views of teacher-trainees on Clothing and Textiles (C&T) education in two ... more The study explored the views of teacher-trainees on Clothing and Textiles (C&T) education in two teacher educationuniversities in Ghana. The objectives were to find out whether pre-tertiary Sewing/C&T lessons provided them withsmall-scale business skills, and foundation for higher education, they could teach Sewing/C&T competently oninternship, identify their sources of motivation, and elicit their suggestions to improve on the subject. Data collectedrevealed that one-tenth and two-thirds acquired small-scale business skills from their lessons at basic and secondarylevels respectively. About 71% indicated they taught the subject competently on internship and career intention wastheir main motivating factor for the subject. For improvement, there is need to provide adequate modern facilities andcompetent teachers with current ideas in content and pedagogy, and good teacher relationship with students andindustry. Other suggestions were, students should remain focused and attract other...