Lecturers in short supply in public universities

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WHY 10 years ago

Just name them: Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Rawlings; Chairman, Knight, NADMO Emeritus, Dr. Sir Kofi portuphy, Dr Dumsor mahama from Ekity University, Madam Asieduwaa etc.

Just name them: Dr. Dr. Dr. Dr. Rawlings; Chairman, Knight, NADMO Emeritus, Dr. Sir Kofi portuphy, Dr Dumsor mahama from Ekity University, Madam Asieduwaa etc.
Frank 10 years ago

We have all these Drs around get them to teach.
All these ex politicians should go to the university and teach

We have all these Drs around get them to teach.
All these ex politicians should go to the university and teach
Grayson 10 years ago

Ghana has enough educated qualified unemployed politicians who can go to the university classrooms and teach.
Why are we so wasteful?

Ghana has enough educated qualified unemployed politicians who can go to the university classrooms and teach.
Why are we so wasteful?
punchba 10 years ago

Grayson, it not everybody with title Dr. can lecture. For instant, Dr Dr Dr Rawlings could not pass his O'level English and Math, how can he lecture at the University. This is the basic requirement to get admission to the Uni ...
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Grayson, it not everybody with title Dr. can lecture. For instant, Dr Dr Dr Rawlings could not pass his O'level English and Math, how can he lecture at the University. This is the basic requirement to get admission to the University. Please, remember that.
punchba 10 years ago

Grayson, it not everybody with title Dr. can lecture. For instant, Dr Dr Dr Rawlings could not pass his O'level English and Math, how can he lecture at the University. This is the basic requirement to get admission to the Uni ...
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Grayson, it not everybody with title Dr. can lecture. For instant, Dr Dr Dr Rawlings could not pass his O'level English and Math, how can he lecture at the University. This is the basic requirement to get admission to the University. Please, remember that.
punchba 10 years ago

Grayson, it not everybody with title Dr. can lecture. For instant, Dr Dr Dr Rawlings could not pass his O'level English and Math, how can he lecture at the University. This is the basic requirement to get admission to the Uni ...
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Grayson, it not everybody with title Dr. can lecture. For instant, Dr Dr Dr Rawlings could not pass his O'level English and Math, how can he lecture at the University. This is the basic requirement to get admission to the University. Please, remember that.
punchba 10 years ago

Shove it up your arse. Do you even know the rate unless you read it somewhere?

Shove it up your arse. Do you even know the rate unless you read it somewhere?
punchba 10 years ago

The same people know this and they still want to create more technical universities. how are they going to get qualify lecturers to that. NDC govt. use your brains please.

The same people know this and they still want to create more technical universities. how are they going to get qualify lecturers to that. NDC govt. use your brains please.
Hmmmm!!! One day one day.... 10 years ago

And it is against this background that this Govt with juveniles in power is hell bent on scrapping the book and research allowance, while at the same time misappropriating huge sums of money for themselves and their sympathiz ...
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And it is against this background that this Govt with juveniles in power is hell bent on scrapping the book and research allowance, while at the same time misappropriating huge sums of money for themselves and their sympathizers: flying useless idiots to Equatorial Guinea and moving cash in chattered flights to Brazil.....
PRINCEWILLY@YMAIL.COM 10 years ago

A lecturer at a medical college asked a colleague to help him with a shenanigan. He explained that he was shortly conducting a tour for prospective students, during which they would be coming down to the vaults to get their f ...
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A lecturer at a medical college asked a colleague to help him with a shenanigan. He explained that he was shortly conducting a tour for prospective students, during which they would be coming down to the vaults to get their first look at a corpse. The idea was that his friend would play the corpse, and when his drawer was opened and the visitors were examining he would suddenly jump to his feet, thereby scaring the life out of them.
The friend agreed, and at the appointed hour the lecturer loaded him into the cold storage unit.
It was only when he was inside that he realized that the storage unit was not divided into individual cubicles. Instead, each slab was suspended on rails in a large open chamber, and he was surrounded by corpses on all sides.
After a few minutes he found the whole thing a bit too creepy, and he began hesitantly to call out things like, "Errm, Dave... maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all... d'you think you could let me out, I've changed my mind... Are you listening?... Is There Anyone Out There?... HEELLLOOO..., HELP???!!!"
Whereupon the body on the slab next to him leaned over, tapped him on the shoulder and, in a deep voice, said, "Would you keep the noise down, there's people in here trying to sleep!"
Naturally he screamed, and started hammering to be let out. Finally the drawer was opened and his slab was pulled out. He leapt off into the outside room... where most of the faculty were waiting for him, having been listening outside the whole time.

Kwabena Akurang-Parry 10 years ago

I have applied to teach at the University of Ghana and the process is snail-paced and full of rugged roadblocks as if they fear to recruit diaspora-based Ghanaians.

I have applied to teach at the University of Ghana and the process is snail-paced and full of rugged roadblocks as if they fear to recruit diaspora-based Ghanaians.
muarys 10 years ago

We dont look serious in oue police but rather enphasis on corruption, last one of d public universities advertised for a lecture job and over 900 Dr's applied when they called for interview almost all of them qualified but th ...
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We dont look serious in oue police but rather enphasis on corruption, last one of d public universities advertised for a lecture job and over 900 Dr's applied when they called for interview almost all of them qualified but the vacancy were only one,so now what about the remaining 899Doctors.
punchba 10 years ago

I have also done the same and they keep on tell wait and wait. I don't really know why. I want to go home and teach. I submitted my application last year July. I just got first interview with pro-vost dean.
I have also been ...
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I have also done the same and they keep on tell wait and wait. I don't really know why. I want to go home and teach. I submitted my application last year July. I just got first interview with pro-vost dean.
I have also been told that the NDC gov has asked all public universities in Ghana to stop hiring new lecturers until further notices.
FRANKIE 10 years ago

you can't even write simple English language, how can you lecture? a blind leading a blind? look for something else to do and please stay away from the lecture halls.

you can't even write simple English language, how can you lecture? a blind leading a blind? look for something else to do and please stay away from the lecture halls.
punchba 10 years ago

Hi Frankie, I was in a rush. Not that I cannot write simple English. I have got several publications to my credit and written dissertation. I attended one of the best Universities in the US. Please mind your language. Thanks

Hi Frankie, I was in a rush. Not that I cannot write simple English. I have got several publications to my credit and written dissertation. I attended one of the best Universities in the US. Please mind your language. Thanks
punchba 10 years ago

Point of correction, with full scholarship without student loan like you.

Point of correction, with full scholarship without student loan like you.
PEACE 10 years ago

The peace under NDc is attracting everyone home. Home sweet home. Even Akadu is coming home eer?

The peace under NDc is attracting everyone home. Home sweet home. Even Akadu is coming home eer?
Kwbane Akurang-Parry 10 years ago

Yep!

Yep!
Kofi Virginia 10 years ago

Kwabena,

Hope UCC is treating you well. As you know, the retirement age is part of the problem. Judges have higher retirement age, but university lecturers are mixed with the general civil service level without looking at ...
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Kwabena,

Hope UCC is treating you well. As you know, the retirement age is part of the problem. Judges have higher retirement age, but university lecturers are mixed with the general civil service level without looking at the national needs. Are the private universities facing the same faculty shortages? Are university lectures' salaries fitted into the single spins and commensurate to what other professions?
Kwbana Akurang-Parry 10 years ago

Yes, Yaw/Kwaku, all who apply are two hundred years old. But You have 210 year-olds plus doing perpetual part-time and all. It has nothing to do with age! Private universities "rent" public university lecturers, and most of t ...
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Yes, Yaw/Kwaku, all who apply are two hundred years old. But You have 210 year-olds plus doing perpetual part-time and all. It has nothing to do with age! Private universities "rent" public university lecturers, and most of their lecturers don't have terminal degrees!

Psameda 10 years ago

Dude if i may ask does countries lyk China,Japan,Italy et al teach wit english but dey aa amng de developed countries with quality education.Dnt be ridiculous, University education is all abt impacting knowledge nt abt who c ...
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Dude if i may ask does countries lyk China,Japan,Italy et al teach wit english but dey aa amng de developed countries with quality education.Dnt be ridiculous, University education is all abt impacting knowledge nt abt who can spk or write proper English
Esi Atta 10 years ago

So you don't like your traditional 'Opare' anymore? And you are accusing Legon of what? You are all part of the problem. Come back to Shippensburg and enjoy being called Dr. Parry.

So you don't like your traditional 'Opare' anymore? And you are accusing Legon of what? You are all part of the problem. Come back to Shippensburg and enjoy being called Dr. Parry.
Yaw Twumasi 10 years ago

Okoampa! You envious twerp in that small community college! He is known to all as Kwabena Opare. The Akurang-Parry is a family name that he couldn't do without and was forced to take it after his father's death. Besides, it i ...
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Okoampa! You envious twerp in that small community college! He is known to all as Kwabena Opare. The Akurang-Parry is a family name that he couldn't do without and was forced to take it after his father's death. Besides, it is not a name that teaches. It is the mind and Kwabena has it. At Shippensburg, he was one of the best profs. Can you Okoampa ever apply to teach at any Ghanaian university! No because your Ghanaweb essays are not scholarship! Go eat crow.
Before & After 10 years ago

Madam minister, the problem is that the firty work of politicians is more rewarding. As a result, those who are qualified to teach rather go into full time politics. Take good care of lecturers and the youth will consider th ...
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Madam minister, the problem is that the firty work of politicians is more rewarding. As a result, those who are qualified to teach rather go into full time politics. Take good care of lecturers and the youth will consider that option.
Annorwuo 10 years ago

Getting from many of these so-called academics[University teachers who can barely write any meaningful reports],why should anybody pay them anything more?
If stringent end of semester evaluations are carried out about their ...
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Getting from many of these so-called academics[University teachers who can barely write any meaningful reports],why should anybody pay them anything more?
If stringent end of semester evaluations are carried out about their performance,many of these loud-mouth instructors will be pounding the pavement,in this country! And do not forget,none of these people have to face the people they represent every four years.
CC 10 years ago

Wonder how you have turned out after being taught by the lecturers you claim cannot write any meaningful report? Your employers are in trouble ooo, they are paying someone who knows nothing.

Wonder how you have turned out after being taught by the lecturers you claim cannot write any meaningful report? Your employers are in trouble ooo, they are paying someone who knows nothing.
Ugly Akufo Addo 10 years ago

Is cocaine that made him that sick

Is cocaine that made him that sick
GBEWAA 10 years ago

THE ENERGY CRISIS IN GHANA IS NOT THE ONLY SOUR NONSENSE AFFLICTING GHANA AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF ORDINARY GHANAIANS.

OUR DEAR NATION,GHANA, HAS BEEN MARCHING BACKWARDS SINCE NKRUMAH'S OVERTHROW, THANKS TO GHANA'S USELES ...
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THE ENERGY CRISIS IN GHANA IS NOT THE ONLY SOUR NONSENSE AFFLICTING GHANA AND THE VAST MAJORITY OF ORDINARY GHANAIANS.

OUR DEAR NATION,GHANA, HAS BEEN MARCHING BACKWARDS SINCE NKRUMAH'S OVERTHROW, THANKS TO GHANA'S USELESS KNUST, UG, UCC AND OTHER USELESS LAZY PEOPLE WHO HAD OR HAVE SNEAKED INTO LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN GHANA.

THE PROBLEM IS THE OFFSPRINGS OF PAST CORRUPT GHANA POLITICIANS/LEADERS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE ECONOMY OF GHANA, AND LOOTING IT TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITIES THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF TRIBAL BIGOTRY AND OLIGARCHY.

"OMAFO SARFO", AKUFO-ADDO, KUFUOR AND ADDO KUFUOR, MAHAMA AND MANY OTHERS ARE ALL OFFSPRINGS OF PAST CORRUPT GHANA LEADERS WHO HAVE PASSED ON THEIR CORRUPT LAZY GENES TO THEIR "DADA BA" CHILDREN NOW MANAGING THE AFFAIRS OF OUR COUNTRY.

THIS BUNCH OF LAZY "DADA BA" FOOLISH DUMMY NATION LOOTERS HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO OFFER OUR COUNTRY GHANA.

GHANA NEEDS A SERIOUS PARADIGM SHIFT FROM THIS CORRUPT, LAZY, CREATE LOOT AND SHARE STATUS QUO OF THE ENTIRE LEADERSHIP BEFORE IT CAN BREAK FREE FROM THIS BACKWARD MARCH TO TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF OUR DEAR COUNTRY.
AMB 10 years ago

We need to revise the policy foe Universities to recruit master degree holders with working experience as Lecturers. The state needs to sponsor younger graduates to pursue PhD programs locally and abroad. Capacity building is ...
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We need to revise the policy foe Universities to recruit master degree holders with working experience as Lecturers. The state needs to sponsor younger graduates to pursue PhD programs locally and abroad. Capacity building is the key.
Pumpuni 10 years ago

Simple solution!!!

Simple solution!!!

The mask 10 years ago

KNUST failed to rusticate and report to the police a female student who beat up her roommate; the lecturers have been bought. It has been said that many lecturers lack teaching methodologies. What should be the minimum requir ...
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KNUST failed to rusticate and report to the police a female student who beat up her roommate; the lecturers have been bought. It has been said that many lecturers lack teaching methodologies. What should be the minimum requirement when recruiting lecturers into a tertiary institution? Is it a masters degree or a PhD with a course in education??

Professors in tertiary institutions must read GES directives. There are many important and useful GES directives which would help them.

GES banned all forms of corporal punishment in Educational institutions but there are reports that some tertiary institutions are still carrying out this practice. Asking students to kneel down and so on.

Lecturers in tertiary institutions must recognize the fact that students in these institution are adults.
John 10 years ago

This cannot be possible! There are qualified potential lecturers in the Diaspora willing to come and join these institutions but their applications to relocate are often thrown into dustbins by current staff who do so in ...
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This cannot be possible! There are qualified potential lecturers in the Diaspora willing to come and join these institutions but their applications to relocate are often thrown into dustbins by current staff who do so in hopes of continuing on contracts when they retire
A.M.A 10 years ago

THERE ARE SO MANY QUALIFIED DRS TO BE IN OUR UNIVERSITIES BUT ARE IN POLITICS TO FIND QUICK MONEY.

THERE ARE SO MANY QUALIFIED DRS TO BE IN OUR UNIVERSITIES BUT ARE IN POLITICS TO FIND QUICK MONEY.
Kwame Amo 10 years ago

An SHS graduate who specialized in my field on his own, self-taught, rocks minimum $6000 a month. And you expect me to get glued to the University and get my skillset used by greedy lecturers for their own gain with the stupi ...
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An SHS graduate who specialized in my field on his own, self-taught, rocks minimum $6000 a month. And you expect me to get glued to the University and get my skillset used by greedy lecturers for their own gain with the stupid aim of becoming a lecturer? Tofiakwa. Got responsibilities to cater for and can't waste my time going to pursue PhD which is not needed in my profession.
kofi smart 10 years ago

I applied to a number of universities both in the public and private to be a teaching assistant but none i mean none of them replied me.I Hold MSc Management (Applied economics) and am also a professional teacher with +6n yea ...
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I applied to a number of universities both in the public and private to be a teaching assistant but none i mean none of them replied me.I Hold MSc Management (Applied economics) and am also a professional teacher with +6n years teaching experience
APUU 10 years ago

It is not true , there are a lot of qualified personnels (PhD) who are not ready to lecture because of the unattractiveness of the academia. You are a Profesor so do please tell the truth.

It is not true , there are a lot of qualified personnels (PhD) who are not ready to lecture because of the unattractiveness of the academia. You are a Profesor so do please tell the truth.
Kofi 10 years ago

You are right. A friend who was comtemplating teaching in one of our universities after his doctorate, changed his mind because of the Ablakwa. When the moment is right, many highly educated Ghanaians will be willing to take ...
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You are right. A friend who was comtemplating teaching in one of our universities after his doctorate, changed his mind because of the Ablakwa. When the moment is right, many highly educated Ghanaians will be willing to take up appointments.
APUU 10 years ago

PROMOTION OF LECTURERS IS AN EYE SORE AS A LECTURERS PROMOTION CAN BE DELAYED BY THE ADMINISTRATORS FOR YEARS WHILE THE ADMINISTRATORS PROMTE THEMSELVES AS AT WHEN . THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IS UNFRIENDLY ; PUSHING AWAY PROFESSI ...
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PROMOTION OF LECTURERS IS AN EYE SORE AS A LECTURERS PROMOTION CAN BE DELAYED BY THE ADMINISTRATORS FOR YEARS WHILE THE ADMINISTRATORS PROMTE THEMSELVES AS AT WHEN . THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IS UNFRIENDLY ; PUSHING AWAY PROFESSIONALS. PROF, YOU MAY NOT BE AWARE BUT GET IT RIGHT THAT THERE ARE MORE PhD HOLDERS THAN YOU CAN FIND IN THE ACADEMIA BUT BECAUSE THE ACADEMIC SYSTEM IS UNFRIENDLY THE PROFESSIONALS PREFER TO BE OUT OF CLASSROOM. I KNOW OF MORE THAN 30 PhD HOLDERS WHO RESIGNED NOT QUITE LONG FROM THE UNIVERSITIES. YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES THE PROFESSORS SHOULD SEE TO PUTTING A SYSTEM THAT CAN SEE YOUR SUBORDINATES ALSO RISING
SHUT UP NAIVE RPTR 10 years ago

I THINK THE REPORTER OF THIS NEWS IS NOT CURRENT.STILL MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY PUBLIC UNIVERSITY DO WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY.I MEAN THOSE ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT AS A FULLY FLEDGE UNIVERSITY.

I THINK THE REPORTER OF THIS NEWS IS NOT CURRENT.STILL MY QUESTION IS HOW MANY PUBLIC UNIVERSITY DO WE HAVE IN THIS COUNTRY.I MEAN THOSE ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT AS A FULLY FLEDGE UNIVERSITY.
GBO-NI-MA-GBO 10 years ago

IF YOU IGNORE YOUR WORKERS LONG ENOUGH THEY WILL STOP BOTHERING YOU, YES THEY WILL GO TO ANOTHER EMPLOYER. HOW IS THAT A SURPRISE

IF YOU IGNORE YOUR WORKERS LONG ENOUGH THEY WILL STOP BOTHERING YOU, YES THEY WILL GO TO ANOTHER EMPLOYER. HOW IS THAT A SURPRISE
Senior Doctor 10 years ago

There is a syndrome in Ghana where those employed create an artificial shortage to make a cries so as to boost their ego and self importance. This is particularly evident in our old Universities where Professorship is awarded ...
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There is a syndrome in Ghana where those employed create an artificial shortage to make a cries so as to boost their ego and self importance. This is particularly evident in our old Universities where Professorship is awarded to a few based old men based on ridiculous criteria that is not even imposed by the likes of Harvard, Yale, Oxford or Cambridge. For example Ghana has in recent years created 3 additional Medical Schools in Cape Coast, Tamale and now Ho. They are requesting a ridiculous number of publications from experienced people who even qualify to teach in premier Universities in US, UK and Canada to come back and work as Lecturers and ask them to get paid less than 10 percent of what they earn abroad. Who in their right mind would do that, except the 'dons' in Ghana. Then they continue to train new doctors with no clinical teachers and guess who gains, the good old aged (65-80year olds), and who loose, the poor newly qualified and the people they are going to treat. Then they go around and tell us they have trained the best- what standards are they using? Meanwhile the publications they boast of are mainly as contributors and these never get published in any reputable international journal. That way they can continue working on contract for several years and no new blood is appointed. But come to the West where younger and very good doctors are employed as professors and make enormous contributions. Who do they think they are deceiving with these false standards. Let the government audit the number of teachers in these schools mentioned and they would understand that this is just not possible. To train doctors with no qualified trainers purely because o over bloated ego of a few in Ghana
Show interest in phd 10 years ago

The people in the university are making others who want to join the academia difficult. Failing by heart. Requirement for PHD unrealistic . You need

The people in the university are making others who want to join the academia difficult. Failing by heart. Requirement for PHD unrealistic . You need
Owusu 10 years ago

The government should support the training of more professors with financial assistance.

The government should support the training of more professors with financial assistance.
Ozymandias 10 years ago

I teach in one of the most lecturer-deprived departments in Legon in a field for which there is no PhD program in Ghana. Because I was overloaded with work, I contacted Ghanaians in the diaspora who said they were in the fiel ...
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I teach in one of the most lecturer-deprived departments in Legon in a field for which there is no PhD program in Ghana. Because I was overloaded with work, I contacted Ghanaians in the diaspora who said they were in the field.

The first stage in the recrutement process is to do a pre-appointment teaching demonstration before a simulated class.

These 'experts' tend to perform so poorly that we wondered if they really held PhD. On two occasions we managed to push two of them all the way to the appointments board because we were desperate to recrute them.

They were so poor that my HOD was fidgeting in his seat and had to babble incoherent excuses to the panel. Later on we were politely told to be more selective in our choice of candidates.

It has been suggested that because of racism, supervisors and academic boards in Western universities do not subject African students to the same level of scrutiny as Western students. For them Africans are useless anyway so they give them concessionary passes just to get rid of them.
So yes, you may have someone coming home with a PhD but the value is not the same.

Actually, the issues are more complicated than they appear. Also, most of these people only apply to teach ih Ghana because no one would employ them in the West.
Pumpuni 10 years ago

1. "...because we were desperate to recrute them."
2. "The first stage in the recrutement process is..."
"Recrute"?
"Recrutement"?
And you had the effrontery to conclude that "you may have someone coming home with a PhD b ...
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1. "...because we were desperate to recrute them."
2. "The first stage in the recrutement process is..."
"Recrute"?
"Recrutement"?
And you had the effrontery to conclude that "you may have someone coming home with a PhD but the value is not the same."? Remember Ghanaweb does not encourage comments in French (if indeed you had intended to so).

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