Christine Adu-Yeboah is an Associate Professor in Higher Education and Teacher Education. She has a doctorate in Higher Education from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. She teaches courses in Teacher Education, English Language Education and Academic Writing at the College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast. She also supervises and examines master’s and doctoral theses in Teacher Education, English Language Education and Higher Education. Her research interest is in Teachers, Teaching and Teacher Education, Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, Equity, Quality and Access Issues in Education. She has consulted on several research projects including the ‘Teacher Preparation in Africa (TPA)’ project; Systematic Review on ‘The impacts and cost effectiveness of strategies to improve performance of untrained and under-trained teachers in the classroom in developing countries’; ‘Pedagogies for Critical Thinking in Higher Education’ and the ‘Higher education, inequality and the public good’ project. She has about 20 publications in international and local journals.
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Director
Institute of Education
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Local Organising Committee Chairperson; Moderator
1st SEDO Conference on Promoting Innovative Educational Practices for Sustainable Development University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Presented a paper on ‘Concepts and Contexts: Reflections on higher education and the public good in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa’.
CEID Annual Conference on Higher Education and International Development University College London, UK.
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Presented a paper on ‘Who gets to Serve the Public Good: Examining Participation in University and the Disciplines in Ghana’.
UKFIET 14th International Conference on Education and Development on the theme Learning and Teaching for Sustainable Development: Curriculum, Cognition and Context, University of Oxford, UK.
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Presented a paper on ‘From Untrained to Trained Teacher: Assessing the Impact of the Untrained Teacher Diploma in Basic Education (UTDBE) Programme as Professional Development in Ghana’.
International Conference on Education Research for Development in Africa (ICERDA) Alisa Hotel, Accra, Ghana..
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Presented a joint paper on ‘Gender and Youth Citizenship in Contexts of Postcoloniality: The Marginalisation of Muslim Youth in Ghana’.
Third International Sociology Association Forum on Sociology Vienna, Austria.
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Presented a joint paper on ‘Lessons learned through the Culturally Responsive Education (CRE) network’.
NERA 44th Congress on Social Justice, Equality and Solidarity in Education Helsinki, Finland.
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Presented a joint paper on ‘Culturally Responsive Education from Washington University to the University of Cape Coast and the University of Helsinki’.
International Conference on Education for All: Education for Cultural and Social Sustainability University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.
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Presented a paper on ‘Issues and challenges in teacher practicum in colleges of education in Ghana’.
International Conference on Education Research for Development in Africa (ICERDA) ISSER Conference Hall, University of Ghana, Legon..
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Local Organising Committee Member; Participant.
Conference of Education Faculties in West Africa University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Presented a paper on ‘Early grade pupils’ inability to read: An outcome of the initial teacher education programme in Ghana?’
56th World Assembly of the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) University of Cape Coast, Ghana..
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Presented a paper on ‘Inside the black box of learning to teach primary English and Maths in Kenya and Ghana’.
Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 55th Annual Conference Montreal, Canada..
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Presented a paper on ‘Mapping the incidence of school dropouts: A case study of communities in northern Ghana’.
International Conference on ‘Educational Access to Basic Education' University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
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Facilitator
Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.
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Presenter
International and Regional Fisheries Institutional Frameworks and Bodies. Workshop on Destabilising Impacts of Distant Water Fishing Vessels (DWFV) in the Gulf of Guinea Yaounde, Cameroon.
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Guest Speaker
“Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.
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Co-Facilitator
“Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.
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Presenter
“Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.
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Facilitator
“Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.
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Presenter
Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.
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Presenter
Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy. National Consultative Workshop for the Formulation of a National Blue Economy Strategy for Angola Luanda, Angola.
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Panelist
Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.
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Facilitator
Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.
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Co-Discussant
“Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.
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Facilitator
Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.
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Speaker
Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.
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Presenter
Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.
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Guest Speaker
Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.
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Participant
6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).
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Panelist
Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.
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Guest Speaker
“West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.
Keynote Speech: 'Improving Pre-Tertiary Education Involving Stakeholders'
40th Anniversary Celebration of Komenda College Basic School, Ghana.
Keynote Speech: 'The New Bachelor of Education Programme in Colleges of Education: Prospects and Challenges'
11th Annual Congregation of Akrokerri College of Education, Ghana.
Keynote Speech: 'The Female Teacher: An Agent for National Development'
11th Annual Congregation of St. Theresa College of Education, Ghana.
Keynote Speech: 'Contributing to Future Teacher Education: The Role of Stakeholders'
11th Annual Congregation of Kibi Presbyterian College of Education, Ghana.
Keynote Speech: Quality Education: A Pre-Requisite Tool for Accelerated National Development.
3rd Annual SRC Week Celebration, Komenda College of Education, Ghana.
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Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP
Cefas/UKAID
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Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi
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Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region
Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
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Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana
Ocean Country Partnership Program (OCPP) funded by Cefas/UKAID
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Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia
IDA-V3100
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Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)
World Bank funded West Africa Coastal Areas Management Programme
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Lead Consultant, Consultancy to review and align national fisheries and aquaculture polices and laws with the PFRS, regional instruments and global best practices for 15 AU Member States
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS
African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
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Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area
Calgary Zoo Foundation
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Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana
University of Liverpool
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Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana
Valued at US$32,365.00
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Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia
Conservation International
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Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop
World Bank
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Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program
World Bank
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Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom
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Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana
Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland
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Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management
World Bank
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Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments
Ghana Industrial Trawlers Association (GITA) and GOGIG funded by DFID/UK
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Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession
AERC Ltd.
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Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis
UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.
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Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana
Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)
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Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary
USAID through Friends of the Nation