Teacher Capacity for Play-Based Learning in Ghana and Sierra Leone: Needs and Challenges of Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Teacher Capacity for Play-Based Learning in Ghana and Sierra Leone: Needs and Challenges of Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Play-based involves increasing children’s engagement with learning content via play-based methods such as songs and games.

“I use story sharing. I use more of the rhymes and songs, especially when teaching numbers. I use number songs so that they are able to learn the numbers through the songs.”  -- Teacher, Akuapem South District, Ghana 

Trade4SD workshop at ISSER explores strengthening agri-food value chains through EU-Ghana collaboration and sustainability policies

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A high-level workshop organised under the EU Horizon 2020-funded Trade for Sustainable Development (Trade4SD) project brought together key stakeholders from Ghana’s agri-food sector, European research institutions, and policymaking bodies to explore the intersection of trade and sustainable development, with a focus on the cocoa and cashew value chains.

ISSER’s ReFinD Initiative unveils Ghana’s first-ever census on digital payment adoption by firms

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Prof. Peter Quartey presents a copy of the report to Ing. Dr Kenneth Ashigbey, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications and the Electronic Money Issuers Chamber of Ghana, and a panellist at the event, supported by Prof. Francis Annan, lead researcher and ReFinD affiliate.

New book on monetary economics for emerging and developing countries launched at ISSER

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A book on monetary economics, Monetary Economics in Emerging and Developing Countries, co-authored by ISSER Director Prof. Peter Quartey and Prof. Joshua Abor of the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), has been launched at ISSER. The book also includes contributions from Prof. Joseph G. Nellis of Cranfield University, UK, and Dr. Lakshmi Subramanian from the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India.

ISSER 2025 Short Courses start strong with Executive M&E Programme

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The 2025 edition of the ISSER Short Courses programme has begun, starting with the Executive Leadership Programme in Monitoring and Evaluation for Public and Private Sectors. The two-week course, which commenced on 17 March, brought together 25 ambitious professionals from various institutions across the country.