DOC Info Session: Education and Learning in Ghana

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Explores education and learning in educational institutions in Ghana, West Africa. Examines learning in primary, through secondary schools in the context of Ghanaian policies, structures, and culture. Examines issues of educating the Ghanaian citizenry in contrast to issues faced in the United States. Introduces the current standards of education in Ghana and the policies that guide those standards. Students will witness how Ghanaian culture educates students with disabilities. Students will visit educational institutions in Ghana from primary, junior and secondary schools to institutions of higher education. These institutions will represent the various types available to students in the country such as private, public, vocational as well as those for special populations such as students with disabilities. Northeastern students will not only attend classes with students at their respective educational institutions, they will engage in conversations with the educators and students about learning and education in their country. Prior to departure, students will prepare for the Dialogue by doing group presentations of education in Ghana based on literature. Students will examine their own notions about education and learning in pre and post learning statements, through reflection in daily journals, and the compilation of a portfolio.

Faculty Leads: Vanessa Dianna Johnson, [email protected]

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