Journal of Communication Disorders, Deaf Studies & Hearing Aids
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Samuel Frimpong Amoako

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• Review Article
  Sixty Years of Deaf Education in Ghana (1957-2017)
  Author(s): Samuel Frimpong AmoakoSamuel Frimpong Amoako
  
  Background: This article provides an overview of deaf education efforts in Ghana over the past 60 years (1957–2018). It describes the field’s pioneering history from a global perspective to the local content (in Ghana) after national independence in 1957 led by the efforts of Dr Andrew Foster between the 1950s and the 1960s. It also provides an overview of the significant issues that negatively impact deaf education in Ghana, such as political turnover, limited political will, funding issues, and limited research and awareness of the needs of deaf children within the broader population of deaf students. Methodology: This article uses published articles, books, reports, and the author’s personal experiences and knowledge of deaf education to document the deaf education issues in Ghana. The articles, books, and repo.. View More»
  

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