Isaac Kofi Biney
Biographic Data
| ID | 2395588 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Isaac Kofi Biney |
| GIVEN NAMES | Isaac Kofi |
| FAMILY NAME | Biney |
| SIGNATURE | BINEY I K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ghana |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3994-5039 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Smock weaving industry and employment generation: A community development approach
The 2022 World Cup, held in Doha, Qatar, allowed the Ghanaian team and its supporters to showcase Ghanaian culture. It gave a boost to a smock-weaving industry previously popularized by the late Ghanaian President, J. J. Rawlings. The smock, woven in Northern Ghana, has become a customary garment for funerals, weddings, and other social events. The contributions of the smock industry to the employment generation of young adults in Ghana are remar…
Local leadership in community crisis: Lessons from the electricity billing impasse in Lower Manya Krobo, Ghana
The paper reflects on the roles of local community leaders during the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) billing crisis in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal (LMKM) in the Eastern region of Ghana. Using Greenleaf’s servant leadership theory as a normative evaluative framework, the study assessed the extent to which local leaders met or fell short of servant leadership ideals during the crisis. The concurrent mixed-methods design was employed, combin…
Challenges influencing formalization of mining activities in Ghana: Perspectives of illegal miners
This study explored the systemic factors that influence illegal miners in Ghana to refrain from formalizing their mining activities with the Minerals Commission. In 2013, it was revealed that 80% of miners in Ghana had not registered with the Ghana Minerals Commission. This illegal mining menace continues to worsen, and this study explored the factors that inhibit illegal miners from registering their mining operations. Thirty (30) participants w…
Transforming grassroots communities in Ghana: Is dialogue-based education the answer
Unpacking lifelong learning and entrepreneurial prospects among young adults in Ghana
This paper draws on lifelong learning in promoting entrepreneurial prospects among young adults in communities in Ghana. The problem of unemployment facing young adults in Ghana seems huge and fostering enterprising mind-sets in them is crucial. This qualitative case study used Level 400 Bachelor of Science Administration students pursuing degree program via distance education (DE) mode at Accra Learning Center. Purposive sampling procedures were…
Adult learners’ use of social media at the university of Ghana
This study explores adult learners’ use of social media as a complement to the Sakai Learning Management System (E-learning) at the Accra Learning Center of the University of Ghana. E-learning thrives on the use of modern social networking applications, including smartphones, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google. This study ascertained the use of social media platforms by adult learners to acquire rich knowledge and skills. Explorator…
The role of motivational teaching techniques in adult distance learning programmes
Engaging young adults in fostering entrepreneurial mind-set using the community education approach: Case study of chorkor community, Ghana
This paper draws on McGivney's study of adult education for marginal groups, including unemployed young adults. The young unemployed adults in Ghana are growing in numbers; hence engaging them using the community education to foster entrepreneurial mind-sets is a means of addressing the unemployment problem. The formation of learning groups helps foster self-help and enhances the contributions of diverse synergies to community development and tra…
Revitalizing self-help spirit in the communities: Are there roles for adult educators to play
Self-help spirit which culminates into selfless services, voluntarism, and free labor by people in communities appears to be waning in Ghana. This free labor services provided by community members require revitalization. Adult educators have roles to play in revitalizing self-help spirit to build resilient communities., Questions to be addressed are: What is self-help in community development? Who are adult educators and what roles they play in r…
Continuing education and employment creation: Investment in entrepreneurship matters
This paper explores continuing education and employment generation in Ghana. It places emphasis on entrepreneurship, and how continuing education could help students' create jobs. It used Bachelor of Administration final year students at Accra Learning Center as a unit of analysis. It is a qualitative study which sought to understand, determine the range of responses, and secure deeper insights and meaning into what it takes to become a successfu…
Engaging young adults in fostering entrepreneurial mind-set using the community education approach: Case study of chorkor community, Ghana
This paper draws on McGivney's study of adult education for marginal groups, including unemployed young adults. The young unemployed adults in Ghana are growing in numbers; hence engaging them using the community education to foster entrepreneurial mind-sets is a means of addressing the unemployment problem. The formation of learning groups helps foster self-help and enhances the contributions of diverse synergies to community development and tra…
Revitalizing self-help spirit in the communities: Are there roles for adult educators to play
Self-help spirit which culminates into selfless services, voluntarism, and free labor by people in communities appears to be waning in Ghana. This free labor services provided by community members require revitalization. Adult educators have roles to play in revitalizing self-help spirit to build resilient communities., Questions to be addressed are: What is self-help in community development? Who are adult educators and what roles they play in r…
Continuing education and employment creation: Investment in entrepreneurship matters
This paper explores continuing education and employment generation in Ghana. It places emphasis on entrepreneurship, and how continuing education could help students' create jobs. It used Bachelor of Administration final year students at Accra Learning Center as a unit of analysis. It is a qualitative study which sought to understand, determine the range of responses, and secure deeper insights and meaning into what it takes to become a successfu…
Continuing education and employment creation: Investment in entrepreneurship matters
This paper explores continuing education and employment generation in Ghana. It places emphasis on entrepreneurship, and how continuing education could help students' create jobs. It used Bachelor of Administration final year students at Accra Learning Center as a unit of analysis. It is a qualitative study which sought to understand, determine the range of responses, and secure deeper insights and meaning into what it takes to become a successfu…
Revitalizing self-help spirit in the communities: Are there roles for adult educators to play
Self-help spirit which culminates into selfless services, voluntarism, and free labor by people in communities appears to be waning in Ghana. This free labor services provided by community members require revitalization. Adult educators have roles to play in revitalizing self-help spirit to build resilient communities., Questions to be addressed are: What is self-help in community development? Who are adult educators and what roles they play in r…
Adult learners’ use of social media at the university of Ghana
This study explores adult learners’ use of social media as a complement to the Sakai Learning Management System (E-learning) at the Accra Learning Center of the University of Ghana. E-learning thrives on the use of modern social networking applications, including smartphones, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google. This study ascertained the use of social media platforms by adult learners to acquire rich knowledge and skills. Explorator…
The role of motivational teaching techniques in adult distance learning programmes
Engaging young adults in fostering entrepreneurial mind-set using the community education approach: Case study of chorkor community, Ghana
This paper draws on McGivney's study of adult education for marginal groups, including unemployed young adults. The young unemployed adults in Ghana are growing in numbers; hence engaging them using the community education to foster entrepreneurial mind-sets is a means of addressing the unemployment problem. The formation of learning groups helps foster self-help and enhances the contributions of diverse synergies to community development and tra…
Transforming grassroots communities in Ghana: Is dialogue-based education the answer
Unpacking lifelong learning and entrepreneurial prospects among young adults in Ghana
This paper draws on lifelong learning in promoting entrepreneurial prospects among young adults in communities in Ghana. The problem of unemployment facing young adults in Ghana seems huge and fostering enterprising mind-sets in them is crucial. This qualitative case study used Level 400 Bachelor of Science Administration students pursuing degree program via distance education (DE) mode at Accra Learning Center. Purposive sampling procedures were…
Smock weaving industry and employment generation: A community development approach
The 2022 World Cup, held in Doha, Qatar, allowed the Ghanaian team and its supporters to showcase Ghanaian culture. It gave a boost to a smock-weaving industry previously popularized by the late Ghanaian President, J. J. Rawlings. The smock, woven in Northern Ghana, has become a customary garment for funerals, weddings, and other social events. The contributions of the smock industry to the employment generation of young adults in Ghana are remar…
Local leadership in community crisis: Lessons from the electricity billing impasse in Lower Manya Krobo, Ghana
The paper reflects on the roles of local community leaders during the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) billing crisis in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipal (LMKM) in the Eastern region of Ghana. Using Greenleaf’s servant leadership theory as a normative evaluative framework, the study assessed the extent to which local leaders met or fell short of servant leadership ideals during the crisis. The concurrent mixed-methods design was employed, combin…
Challenges influencing formalization of mining activities in Ghana: Perspectives of illegal miners
This study explored the systemic factors that influence illegal miners in Ghana to refrain from formalizing their mining activities with the Minerals Commission. In 2013, it was revealed that 80% of miners in Ghana had not registered with the Ghana Minerals Commission. This illegal mining menace continues to worsen, and this study explored the factors that inhibit illegal miners from registering their mining operations. Thirty (30) participants w…
Pedagogy (6 works) · Qualitative research (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Adult education (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Education Systems and Policy (3 works) · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development (3 works)