Mr. Theophilus Kwasi Odame Danso

Active

Assistant Research Fellow - ( Senior Member ) Institute for Educational Planning and Administration

Field(s) of Specialization

Educational Planning, Leadership, Management/Administration, Teacher Continuous Professional Development, Students' Achievement

Field(s) of Academic Interest

Educational Planning, Leadership, Management/Administration, Teacher Continuous Professional Develop

About

Theophilus Kwasi Odame Danso is an Assistant Research Fellow at the Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (IEPA), a UNESCO Category II Centre of Excellence at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Ghana. He assists in the following functions: planning, designing and conducting institutional research; disseminating research findings and guides students in designing and undertaking their research and teaching post-graduate courses.

Mr. Danso is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership at IEPA, University of Cape Coast. He has an MPhil in Educational Planning and a B.Ed. in Mathematics, all from the University of Cape Coast. He also has a Certificate in Global Leadership (leadership empowerment academy) from the University at Buffalo as well as a Certificate in Statistical Tools and Basic Indicators for Educational Planning from the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France.

He joined IEPA - UCC in 2013 as a Principal Research Assistant and has risen to become an Assistant Research. He is currently the Editorial Board Secretary for the Journal Educational Management (JEM) at IEPA and facilitate courses. Before joining the IEPA, he was a Teacher at the Ghana Education Service (GES), Bia District, Western North District, Ghana from 2007 to 2013 where he served as Circuit Supervisor, Assistant Director in charge of Supervision and the Assistant Director in charge of Human Resource Management.

Mr. Danso’s research interests are in educational leadership, educational planning, staff/professional development and improving students’ academic performance. He has played key roles in a number of researches including the following: EQUAL Global Network’s Quality Nonformal Education and Youth Training Programme: Developing Tools for Measuring Learning Outcome project in 2020; The British Council Ghana’s Transnational Partnership in Tertiary Institutions in Ghana Project in 2019; Nationwide tracer study on the utilisation and effectiveness of IEPA graduates in 2017 and The Cambridge UK Network’s Impact Assessment of the Leadership for Learning Ghana Project in 2014.

Mr. Danso has also served as a member of the organizing committee for many conferences and workshops in UCC. He is a member of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) and the Ghana Association of Educational Planners and Administrators (GAEPA).

Teaching is a process of learning from your students, colleagues, parents, and the community. This is a lifelong process where you learn new strategies, new ideas, and new philosophies. Over time, my educational philosophy may change, and that's okay. That just means that I have grown and learned new things.

Degrees

Master of Philosophy in Educational Planning and Administration

University of Cape Coast 2011
Bachelor of Education in Education (Mathematics)

University of Cape Coast 2006

Presenter

September, 2023

3rd International Conference on Educaional Research for Development in Africa (ICERDA) School of Graduate Studies, Univesity of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Member, LoC Planning Committee Sub-committe

September, 2023

3rd International Conference on Educaional Research for Development in Africa (ICERDA) School of Graduate Studies, Univesity of Cape Coast, Ghana.
Participant

December, 2022

Conference on Global citizenship Elmina Beach Resort, Ghana.
Member, Planning Committee

July, 2019

2nd Institute for Educational Planning and Administration Colloquium University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Facilitator

September, 2024

Contemporary Issues in Fisheries Management. Fisheries Leadership Short course for Practitioners funded by USAID/Fisheries Recovery Activity Ghana.
Presenter

October, 2024

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.
Guest Speaker

October, 2024

“Promoting Research Excellence for Impact on Marine Conservation in Africa”, Institute for Oceans and Fisheries Online Seminar Series University of British Columbia, Canada.
Co-Facilitator

October, 2021

“Grants Proposal Writing Workshop” University for Development Studies.
Presenter

November, 2024

“Performance of the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience”, Country Round Table Workshop Association of African Universities (AAU), Online.
Facilitator

November, 2024

“Regional Political Parties Dialogue on Fisheries: Protecting Our Fish, Securing Our Future, Live Engagement on JoyNews TV Centre for National Culture, Cape Coast.
Presenter

November, 2023

Professorial Inaugural Lecture on the topic “Our Oceans: Securing Our Common Future through Transformative Research” Medical School Auditorium, University of Cape Coast.
Presenter

March, 2024

Africa’s Plastic Revolution: Advancing Global Solutions for Healthy Oceans, T.D. Walter Bean Professorship Public Lecture University of Waterloo, Canada.
Presenter

June, 2024

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.
Panelist

June, 2024

Regional Steering Committee Workshop for the World Bank West African Coastal Resilience Investment Projects (WACA ReSiP and ReiP2) Banjul, Gambia.
Facilitator

July-August, 2012

Coastal Adaptation to Climate Change. Short-term Training Course funded by USAID Ghana.
Co-Discussant

July, 2023

“Expanding the Impact of Blue Economy in Africa” (with Professor Rashid Sumaila) World Bank Headquarters, Washington.
Facilitator

February, 2022

Workshop on “Winning Research and Development Grants in a Competitive World” Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana.
Facilitator

February, 2019

Workshop on “Proposal and Grants writing” University of Ghana, Ghana.
Speaker

August, 2024

Study Tour on Sustainable Fisheries Management & Leadership University of Rhode Island, United States.
Presenter

August, 2023

Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Ghana Case Study. Bootcamp on moving fisheries from Vulnerability to Viability Puri, Delhi, India.
Guest Speaker

April, 2024

Workshop Presentation on “Expanding the Impact of Research on Africa’s Blue Economy in Africa Hohai University, China.
Participant

2021

6th ACE Impact Regional Workshop of the World Bank and the Association of African Universities Accra (Online).
Panelist

2014

Seaweed (Sargassum) Invasion on the Ghanaian Coasts, Implications for the National Economy and Management Live TV Broadcast, GTV.
Guest Speaker

2010

“West African Fisheries”, Workshop by the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM) University of Makerere, Kampala, Uganda.

2023
All Saint Educational Trust scholarship Fellow

All Saint Educational Trust scholarship

2020
Fellow

All Saint Educational Trust scholarship

2021
Assistant Research Fellow

University Teachers' Association of Ghana (UTAG)

Research Assistant
May 2025 - Present
DeliverEd Project,

2024-2025
Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP

Cefas/UKAID
2024
Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Ghana, Secondi/Takoradi
2023-2024
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
2023-2024
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
2023
Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia

IDA-V3100
2023
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
2022-2023
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)
2022-2023
Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)

African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
2022-2023
Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS

African Union – InterAfrican Bureau of Animal Resources (AU-IBAR)
2022
Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area

Calgary Zoo Foundation
2021
Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana

University of Liverpool
2021
Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana

Valued at US$32,365.00
2021
Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia

Conservation International
2021
Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop

World Bank
2020-2021
Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program

World Bank
2020-2021
Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), United Kingdom
2020
Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana

Highland Star Group (HSG) of Companies, Geneva, Switzerland
2019-2020
Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management

World Bank
2017
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
2013
Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession

AERC Ltd.
2012
Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

UCC Consultancy Unit/Consolidated Energy Ltd.
2011
Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana

Friends of the Nation/IUCN/French Global Environment Facility (GEF)
2010
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

Mr. Theophilus Kwasi Odame Danso

Master of Philosophy in Educational Planning and Administration

Bachelor of Education in Education (Mathematics)

All Saint Educational Trust scholarship Fellow

Fellow

Assistant Research Fellow

Research Assistant

Team member, Contract for services to deliver a short course on Marine Litter under the OCPP

Panel Chair, Reviewed Environmental Impact Statement of PECAN Energies for Offshore Exploration of Oil & Gas

Team member, Contract for development of a short course on Marine Litter for the West Africa Region

Team member, Contract services to conduct data collection surveys on abandoned lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Ghana

Lead Consultant, Contract for the Development of Fishery Courses Syllabi for Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Sciences (DoFAS), University of Liberia

Panel Chair, Evaluation of Applications for recruitment of Environmental, Social Safeguards Officers for Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI)

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

Lead Consultant, Mechanisms to Facilitate the Domestication of Global Instruments and Initiatives (2022)

Lead Consultant, Identification of Issues for SIDS, Development of Draft Strategic Positions for SIDS

Team member, Environmental Systems Analysis of the Avu Lagoon Protected area

Trainer, Conduct Marine Spatial Planning Workshop in Ghana

Team member, Pre-feasibility study for nature-based intervention for Anlo Beach community in Ghana

Team member, Marine Plastic Pollution Study in Liberia

Team member, Vulnerability, Adaptation and Resilience in a Changing Climate - WACA -VAR Workshop

Consultant, Support Development of Multi-sector Resilience Investment Programme for the West Africa Coastal Area Management Program

Consultant, Issues and Opportunities in the Ghanaian Fishery Sector: Addressing the context, prospects and challenges

Consultant, Estimations on renewable energy investments in Ghana

Team Member, Regional Mapping of Experts and Institutions in Coastal management

Lead Consultant, Review of the Fisheries Act 2002 (act 625) and the Development of Draft Regulations for the conduct of Fisheries Impact Assessments

Team member, Environmental baseline survey of water bodies in the Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana Limited (GCDGL) mining concession

Team member, Scoping Study on the Dredging of the Whin Estuary in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis

Team member, Social Ecology of Anlo Beach Wetland of Ghana

Principal Investigator, Biodiversity Assessment of Urban Wetlands in the Western Region, Ghana with focus on Essei and Butuah Lagoons and the Whin River Estuary