The Impact of Government Funding on Students’ Academic Performance in Ghana

Abdul-Rahaman, Nurudeen; Wan, Ming; Rahaman, Abdul Basit Abdul; Amadu, Latif; Abdul-Rahaman, Salma S.

doi:10.5539/ies.v11n7p83

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“…It is a 186-bed capacity hospital with eight functional wards, and provides a 24-hour service that includes OPD, pharmacy, antenatal care, laboratory service, theatre service, ear, nose, and throat care, and psychiatry. The central hospital has a catchment population of more than 30,000 people within the Tamale metropolis, with monthly outpatient department attendance of about 3,000 cases [21]. There are a total of 80 midwives practicing in that facility.…”

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Knowledge and Experience of Neonatal Resuscitation among Midwives in Tamale

Alhassan

Fuseini

Osman

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Nursing Research and Practice

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Background. Efforts to reduce under-five mortality across the globe are being hindered by a disproportionately high rate of neonatal deaths. About a quarter of these neonatal deaths are caused by birth asphyxia. Available evidence shows that effective neonatal resuscitation delivered by providers skilled in and knowledgeable about neonatal resuscitation can significantly reduce neonatal mortality rates. Objectives. This cross-sectional study was conducted to determine knowledge and experience in neonatal resuscitation among midwives in Tamale, and the factors associated with their knowledge on neonatal resuscitation. Methods. This was a cross-sectional study involving all midwives practicing in three large hospitals in Tamale. We developed a questionnaire to collect data on demographic characteristics of participants, and their knowledge and experience in neonatal resuscitation. We used the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 21, to analyse the data. Demographic characteristics of participants were summarized using descriptive statistics. Pearson's correlation was used to determine associations between knowledge and some selected demographic features, while the one-way ANOVA was conducted to determine differences in level of knowledge based on the demographic features. Results. 98.1% of the participants in this study had insufficient knowledge on neonatal resuscitation. Midwives at the Tamale Central Hospital demonstrated a statistically significantly higher level of knowledge (24.67 ± 2.79, p = .014), compared to those at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (22.92 ± 4.56, p = .028) and Tamale West Hospital (21.50 ± 6.24, p = .021). Those who had a first-degree qualification in midwifery and those with a Post-NAC/NAP midwifery certificate had a statistically significantly higher knowledge than those with a diploma in midwifery. Training in neonatal resuscitation was associated with more knowledge in neonatal resuscitation (r(158) = .195, p = .013). In terms of experience, 55% of the participants in this study were not experienced in performing neonatal resuscitation. There were no differences in their level of experience based on their academic qualification, work place, and years of practice as a midwife. Conclusion. Considering the generally low level of knowledge and experience of midwives in neonatal resuscitation as discovered in this study, there is an urgent need for government to provide more opportunities for all practicing midwives to be trained in this important lifesaving skill.

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Knowledge and Experience of Neonatal Resuscitation among Midwives in Tamale

Alhassan

Fuseini

Osman

et al. 2019

Nursing Research and Practice

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“…Students who receive need-based aid, as compared to peers who do not receive need-based aid, are reported to have higher levels of academic achievement [ 71 ]. The other literature is abundant in support of a positive correlation between student financial support and the ability to perform well academically [ 72 , 73 , 74 ]. These literary sources align with our findings that financial support in different forms contributed positively toward the study participants’ academic efficacy and, hence, added to their cumulative wellbeing.…”

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Perceived Factors Contributing to the Subjective Wellbeing of Undergraduate Engineering Students: An Exploratory Study

Asghar

Minichiello

Iqbal

2022

IJERPH

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Engineering education is perceived to be a tough field of study with detrimental effects on the mental health of undergraduate engineering students. High levels of anxiety and depression are reported among this population. Overall, mental health research is often biased toward looking at mental health from a deficit perspective and investigating mental health as a negative phenomenon. This trend also persists in engineering education research. The purpose of this exploratory study, therefore, is to investigate the condition of subjective wellbeing (SWB) of undergraduate engineering students to understand the factors that they perceive as positively contributing to their overall wellbeing in an engineering college environment. Qualitative data from eight undergraduate engineering students interviewed in fall 2021 in the college of engineering at a land grant public institution in the western USA were thematically analyzed. The resulting 11 themes were then re-grouped and conceptualized into 7 factors (faculty support, learning experiences, support environment, financial support, engineering practice opportunities, task organization, and task orientation) for clear mapping, understanding, and explanation. The outcomes from this research have positive implications for the SWB of undergraduate engineering students, with support from their educational institutions.

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“…The move to eliminate illiteracy in the Ghanaian society is the objective of successive governments. But there exist difficulties in ensuring equitable distribution of educational resources like the school feeding programme [12]. This is acknowledged in the United Nations global monitoring report 2017 and supported by the social justice theory.…”

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Problems in the Operations of the School Feeding Programme in Ghana

Iddrisu¹

2022

AJESS

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The study focused on whether there is any involvement and the need for the Ghana Education Service (GES) in the operations of the school feeding programme in Ghana. The Ghana Education Service has supervised similar programmes as the main agency in charge to improve efficiency in delivery. The purpose and intent of the Ghana education service will better be served if they are in control of the school feeding programme. The study sampled 350 teachers as the target group and other stakeholders which included directors of education, school feeding programme, parents and students. With a mixed method and the use of questionnaire and interviews, the study analyzed responses based on percentages and themes respectively. The study concluded that the Ghana Education Service (GES) is not involve in the operations of the school feeding programme. They are stated as partners in its operations but are not consulted in the recruiting of schools and caterers as part of the programme operations. But they do have the competence to run the school feeding programme effectively and efficiently and will reduce political influence when the programme is under the Ghana education service as a public institution.

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The Impact of Government Funding on Students’ Academic Performance in Ghana

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Knowledge and Experience of Neonatal Resuscitation among Midwives in Tamale

Knowledge and Experience of Neonatal Resuscitation among Midwives in Tamale

Perceived Factors Contributing to the Subjective Wellbeing of Undergraduate Engineering Students: An Exploratory Study

Problems in the Operations of the School Feeding Programme in Ghana

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