Name: • 4TH International Conference for Postgraduate Students
Start: 2018-06-01
Location: University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

About

Prof. Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah is an Associate Professor of Curriculum and Teaching at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, and currently serves as Head of the Department of Arts Education. His teaching, research and professional interests include curriculum and teaching, teacher education, effective teaching and learning, curriculum implementation and evaluation, human resources development, and teacher professional development. His work is focused on improving the quality of teaching and learning and strengthening teacher education in Ghana. Prof. Acquah previously served as Head of the Department of Business and Social Sciences Education, Director of the Center for Teacher Professional Development (CTPD) at the University of Cape Coast, where he led teacher professional development programmes and initiatives. He also served as Vice Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Education, contributing to the academic and administrative leadership of the Faculty and supporting initiatives in teaching, learning, research and academic development. Prof. Acquah has contributed to research, educational programme development, professional training and policy initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality and effectiveness of education in Ghana.

Focus & expertise

Specializations

Curriculum and Teaching Economics Education Human Resource Development

Academic interests · number = colleagues who share it

Curriculum and Teaching9 Economics Teacher Education Human Resource Development4 Technology in Teaching

Recent activity

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Project Oct 2020

Fidelity of implementation of senior high school curriculum: A survey of selected subjects’ curricula

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Project Oct 2020

Research Study on the state of pre-tertiary teacher education in Ghana

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Conference Nov 2019

• Post budget workshop on the 2020 budget statement and economic policy

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Conference Oct 2018

• A round table discussion on the theme: Implementation of the Free Senior High School and Double Track Policy: Implications for Quality Tertiary Education in Ghana. Organised by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) in collaboration with the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)

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Conference Aug 2018

• 11TH Annual Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD) 2018 Conference

Background

🎓 Education & qualifications

Doctor of Education in Curriculum Studies

University of South Africa

2015

Master of Arts in Human Resource Development

University of Cape Coast

2012

Master of Philosophy in Curriculum Studies

University of Cape Coast

2010

Bachelor of Education in Social Sciences

University of Cape Coast

2006

★ Career & positions

Head of Department

Department of Business and Social Sciences Education

Sep, 2020 to Aug, 2022

Director

Centre for Teacher Professional Development

Aug, 2022 to Aug, 2026

Vice-Dean

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Education

Aug, 2025 to Aug, 2026

Departmental Registration & Exams Officer

Centre for Teacher Professional Development

Jan, 2026 to Aug, 2026

Career progression

Appointed to the University

14 September 2007

University appointment

Associate Professor

Prof. · Department of Business and Social Sciences Education

Present

Teaching & projects

I believe learning is difficult, and my presence as a teacher should not exacerbate that difficulty but rather create a supportive learning environment that makes it easier. Every student can learn and succeed at their own pace with the right kind of support from the teacher. Learning must always be scaffolded and reinforced. to bring out the best of all learners.

Teaching philosophy

Projects

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Research Study on the state of pre-tertiary teacher education in Ghana

Researcher (Participated in instrument development)

January 2019 - Present

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Fidelity of implementation of senior high school curriculum: A survey of selected subjects’ curricula

Researcher

January 2017 - December 2018

Publications 27 works

ORCID 0000-0001-6273-063X →

2026

Predictors of continuous use intention of information communication technology among economics teachers in Ghana: a multi-analytical approach

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Francis Arthur, Peter Anti Partey, Emmanuel Quayson et al.

SN Social Sciences · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Artificial intelligence ethical awareness of university students in Ghana: A network and latent profile analyses

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Iddrisu Salifu, Francis Arthur, Mark Inkoom et al.

Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Modelling Higher‐Education Students’ Intention to Use Educational Metaverse in Ghana

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Francis Arthur, Emmanuel Quayson, Silas Afutu Quaye et al.

Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Navigating ethical boundaries: an in-depth evaluation of ethical knowledge among accounting faculty in higher education institutions

Shakeb Akhtar, Donkor Nawaah, Joseph Tufuor Kwarteng, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah et al.

Cogent Education · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Navigating ethical boundaries: an in-depth evaluation of ethical knowledge among accounting faculty in higher education institutions

Shakeb Akhtar, Donkor Nawaah, Joseph Tufuor Kwarteng, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah et al.

Figshare · Article · Source: OpenAlex

Navigating ethical boundaries: an in-depth evaluation of ethical knowledge among accounting faculty in higher education institutions

Shakeb Akhtar, Donkor Nawaah, Joseph Tufuor Kwarteng, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah et al.

Figshare · Article · Source: OpenAlex

Preservice Teachers' Artificial Intelligence Competence: A Network and Latent Profile Analyses

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Francis Arthur, Francis Obeng Gyedu, Emmanuel Quayson et al.

European Journal of Education · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2025

Modelling economics students’ use of ChatGPT and academic performance: insights from self-determination theory and epistemic curiosity

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Francis Arthur, Iddrisu Salifu, Enoch Mensah et al.

Discover Artificial Intelligence · Article · 15 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Exploring graduate students’ use of generative artificial intelligence in Ghana: insights from an extended UTAUT2 model, PLS-SEM, IPMA and fsQCA

Iddrisu Salifu, Francis Arthur, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Ernest Opoku et al.

Discover Education · Article · 12 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Academic Engagement Among Economics Students in Higher Education: A Multivariate Analysis of Academic Level and Gender-Driven Variations

Francis Arthur, Mumuni Baba Yidana, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah

SAGE Open · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Self-regulated learning among higher education economics students: does gender and academic level matter?

Francis Arthur, Mumuni Baba Yidana, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah

Cogent Education · Article · 4 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Determinants of Household Choice of Pre-Tertiary Education in Ghana

Abena Yeboah Abraham, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Peter Anti Partey

African Journal Of Applied Research · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Exploring the predictive roles of intellectual and social capital on competencies for innovative teaching in second cycle schools

Isaac Nyarko Adu, Evelyn Twumasi, Leticia Bosu, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah

International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Web-based examinations in higher education (WEBiHE) institutions in the Sub-Saharan Africa region: a systematic review of 2013–2024 literature

Brandford Bervell, Dickson Okoree Mireku, Prosper Dzifa Dzamesi, Akua Tiwaa Buabeng-Boateng et al.

Cogent Education · Review · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2024

Preservice teachers’ behavioural intention to use artificial intelligence in lesson planning: A dual-staged PLS-SEM-ANN approach

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Francis Arthur, Iddrisu Salifu, Emmanuel Quayson et al.

Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence · Article · 47 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Education infrastructure inequality and academic performance in Ghana

Ellen Animah Agyei, Samuel Kobina Annim, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Joshua Sebu et al.

Heliyon · Article · 22 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Examining the influence of Economics teachers’ engagement in professional learning communities on teaching self-efficacy: a structural equation modelling approach

Mumuni Baba Yidana, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah

Cogent Social Sciences · Article · 7 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Effect of Cooperative Learning on High School Students’ Performance in Economics in Ghana

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Godfred Boachie Agyemang

EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES · Article · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2023

Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Performance of Pre-Service Economics Teachers: Implications for Teacher Training

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Peter Anti Partey

Journal of Educational Issues · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Economic Teachers’ Self-Efficacy: The Moderating Role of Background Characteristics

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Doris Dziedzorm Agbo

EAST AFRICAN JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES · Article · 1 citation · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

Experiences of the Pre-Tertiary Ghanaian Teacher Teaching Amidst a Pandemic

Peter Anti Partey, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah

Advances in higher education and professional development book series · Book-chapter · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2021

Vertical Articulation and Content Relevance of the Senior High School Economics Curriculum: Case of Ghana

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Anthony Akwesi Owusu

Asian Journal of Education and Training · Article · 2 citations · Source: OpenAlex

2018

Teachers’ Fidelity of Use of Selected Senior High School Subject Curricula

Joseph Tufuor Kwarteng, Kankam Boadu, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah, Bethel Tawiah Ababio et al.

DergiPark (Istanbul University) · Article · Source: OpenAlex

2016

Effect of micro-teaching on students’ performance during off-campus teaching practice: A partial least square structural equation modelling (Pls-Sem) analysis

Peter Anti Partey, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah

Journal of Educational Management · Article · Source: OpenAlex

2014

Assessment of Trainee – Economics teachers’ Effectiveness: Senior High School Economics Students’ Perspective

Mutendwahothe Walter Lumadi, Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences · Article · 6 citations · Source: OpenAlex + ORCID

2012

Status of implementation of the ICT Curriculum in Ghanaian Basic Schools

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah

DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · Article · 15 citations · Source: OpenAlex

Assessment of Effective Teaching in Economics

Bernard Yaw Sekyi Acquah

Book · Source: OpenAlex

OpenAlex updated 10 Sep 2026

Engagements

📅 Conferences attended

2018 • 4TH International Conference for Postgraduate Students Presented three papers · University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

2015 • Research dissemination seminar, Centre for Educational Research, Evaluation and Development (CERED), College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast. Theme: Issues and challenges in teacher practicum in colleges of education Participant · Cape Coast, Ghana

2013 • 4TH Collaboration of Education Faculties in West Africa (CEFWA) International Conference Presented paper on Challenges and prospects of off-campus teaching practice: The perspective of Trainee Economics Teachers in the University of Cape Coast · Cape Coast, Ghana

2012 • International Research in Early Childhood Education (IRECE) conference Presented Paper on Status of Implementation of the ICT Curriculum in Basic Schools. · Cape Coast, Ghana

2019 • Post budget workshop on the 2020 budget statement and economic policy Discussant on the topic: Education and the 2020 budget. · Parliament House, Accra

2018 • A round table discussion on the theme: Implementation of the Free Senior High School and Double Track Policy: Implications for Quality Tertiary Education in Ghana. Organised by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) in collaboration with the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Participant · Elmina, Ghana

2018 • 11TH Annual Southern African-Nordic Centre (SANORD) 2018 Conference Paper presented: Self-efficacy beliefs of trainee-economics teachers: Implications for teacher training curriculum. · University of Jyvaskyla, Finland

2018 • 3RD Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH) and Association of African Universities (AAU) International Conference Paper presented: Data analysis software usage among university lecturers: Implications for capacity building programmes · Accra, Ghana