Development and evaluation of diagnostically supported teaching strategies to reduce school failure in Ghana [Elektronische Ressource] / von Ebenezer Francis Godwyll

Development and Evaluation of Diagnostically Supported TeachingStrategies to Reduce School Failure in GhanaVon der Pädagogischen Hochschule Heidelbergzur Erlangung des Grades einesDoktors der Erziehungswissenschaft (Dr. paed.)genehmigte DissertationvonEbenezer Francis GodwyllausSekondi-GhanaErstgutachter: Prof. Dr. Reimer KornmannZweitgutachterin: Prof. Dr. Ingrid DietrichFach: SonderpädagogikTag der mündlichen Prüfung: 10. Juli 2003ACKNOWLEDGEMENTA car had this inscription: “ if you can read this thank a teacher”. This short statement ispregnant with a lot of meaning. It sums up the entire work of a teacher. In other words theability to read or become literate was created by the inputs made by the teacher in the lifeof the individual. Thus no literate regardless of his social standing can ignore the roleteachers have played in getting him to where he is.In the light of the above I render my heart felt gratitude to all my teachers at the variousstages of my educational career. Without their inputs I would not be where I am tocontribute to knowledge. I wish to state without any equivocation that my respect for myteachers past and present grows everyday as I learn more about the complex work ofteaching.First of all I wish to thank the (DAAD) German Academic Exchange Service whoprovided me with a scholarship that covered the entire period of my doctoral studieswithout which this dissertation would not have materialized.