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Socio-cultural factors: a missing variable in mathematics pedagogy in Ghana 社会文化因素:加纳数学教学中缺失的变量

Ghana Journal of Education: Issues and Practice (GJE) Pub Date : 2016-12-01 DOI: 10.47963/gje.v2i.473

W. Seah, E. Davis

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引用次数: 1

Relationships among self-knowledge, family influence, career knowledge and senior high school students’ aspirations for entrepreneurial careers in Ghana 加纳高中生自我认识、家庭影响、职业知识与创业职业愿望的关系

Ghana Journal of Education: Issues and Practice (GJE) Pub Date : 2015-12-01 DOI: 10.47963/gje.v1i.469

E. Nyarko-Sampson

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引用次数: 0

Influence of accountability pressure on Science, Mathematics and English Language teachers’ classroom practices in senior high schools in Ghana 问责压力对加纳高中科学、数学和英语教师课堂实践的影响

Ghana Journal of Education: Issues and Practice (GJE) Pub Date : 2015-12-01 DOI: 10.47963/gje.v1i.467

Eric Anane

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引用次数: 3

Assessment of the counselling needs of students in a Ghanaian public university 加纳一所公立大学学生的咨询需求评估

Ghana Journal of Education: Issues and Practice (GJE) Pub Date : 2015-12-01 DOI: 10.47963/gje.v1i.470

Cosmos Osei Okyere, G. Awabil, E. Nyarko-Sampson

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引用次数: 2

Pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards information communication technology 职前教师对信息通信技术的态度

Ghana Journal of Education: Issues and Practice (GJE) Pub Date : 2015-12-01 DOI: 10.47963/gje.v1i.471

K. Ayebi-Arthur, K. Owusu

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Why are non-routine mathematics word problems difficult?: Lessons from preservice basic school teachers in Ghana 为什么非常规的数学应用题很难?:加纳基础学校职前教师的经验教训

Ghana Journal of Education: Issues and Practice (GJE) Pub Date : 2015-12-01 DOI: 10.47963/gje.v1i.472

E. M. Wilmot, E. K. Davis, Charles Bediako Ampofo

引用次数: 1

Factors influencing female teacher-trainees’ non-participation in physical activity and sports in colleges of education in Ashanti region of Ghana 加纳阿散蒂地区教育学院女教师培训生不参加体育活动的影响因素

Ghana Journal of Education: Issues and Practice (GJE) Pub Date : 2015-12-01 DOI: 10.47963/gje.v1i.468

Charles Domfeh

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