Yaw Owusu‐Agyeman

University of Ghana

Associate Professor, University of Ghana, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2016, latest 2026

Education
Political Science and International Relations
Social Psychology
Safety Research
Clinical Psychology
Communication

In their own words

Higher education
curriculum development
technology-mediated learning
workplace learning

Publications: 482016–2026
Citations: 517to those papers
h-index: 14i10-index 21
Field-weighted impact: 5.871.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 56%27 of 48 scored papers
Open access: 27%13 papers free to read

1 other work — a preprint, a dataset or the like — is listed but not counted.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Citations received each year

Peerford

To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Ghanasince 2021
Postdoctoral Research Felow, Directorate for Institutional Research and Academic PlanningUniversity of the Free State2018–2021
Research Associate, Department of Curriculum StudiesStellenbosch University2018–2020
Head of Examinations and Part-time lecturer, GTUC., ExaminationsGhana Technology University College2009–2018
Senior Admin Asst/Assistant Registrar/Industrial Liaison OfficerCape Coast Technical University

Publications

48 in all

Educators’ perceptions about factors that affect blended learning adoption in higher education
2026Educational Research and EvaluationJournal3 citations10.1080/13803611.2026.2613927
Institutional transformation and employment equity in a South African university: perspectives of academic and professional staff
2026African Identities

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education3777%
Political Science and International Relations919%
Social Psychology715%
Safety Research48%
Clinical Psychology36%
Communication36%
Developmental and Educational Psychology36%
General Health Professions36%
Sociology and Political Science36%
Artificial Intelligence24%

Health Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Higher Education Practises and Engagement14
Higher Education and Employability13
Higher Education Learning Practices8
Higher Education Governance and Development7
Higher Education Research Studies6
Mentoring and Academic Development5
Evaluation of Teaching Practices4
Online and Blended Learning4
Adult and Continuing Education Topics3
Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion3
Education and Critical Thinking Development3
Education Systems and Policy3

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

25% of their papers have a co-author abroad

papers co-written161015202529Home

Most frequent partner countries

South Africa34
United States1
Congo (DRC)1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of the Free StateZA28 papers
Ghana Communication Technology UniversityGH16 papers
Stellenbosch UniversityZA7 papers
Southeastern UniversityUS1 paper
University of South AfricaZA1 paper
Ghana Education ServiceGH1 paper
University for Development StudiesGH1 paper
Université Catholique de BukavuCD1 paper
University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial DevelopmentGH1 paper
North-West UniversityZA1 paper

Where they publish

Cogent Education3
International Review of Education3
Journal of Professional Capital and Community2
Advances in higher education and professional development book series1
Advances in human resources management and organizational development book series1
Africa Education Review

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education14
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure3
10Reduced inequalities2
17Partnerships for the goals2
1No poverty1
3Good health and well-being1
5Gender equality1
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Most cited

Transformational leadership and innovation in higher education: a participative process approach
International Journal of Leadership in Education9
201979 citationsWorld top 10%
An embedded fuzzy analytic hierarchy process for evaluating lecturers’ conceptions of teaching and learning
Studies In Educational Evaluation4
201738 citationsWorld top 10%
Students as partners in the promotion of civic engagement in higher education

Education

PhD Curriculum Studies, Curriculum StudiesStellenbosch University Faculty of Education2013–2016
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Professional PracticeCoventry University2013–2014
MSc EST (EPMS)Universiteit Twente2005–2006
BA (Law & Sociology)Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology2000–2003

Honours, memberships and service

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Rec. No. PR070365)Higher Education Academysince 2014

Microlearning for Green Skills Development in Ghana: A Pathway to Sustainability and Just Transitions

2025International Journal of Training and DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1111/ijtd.12356

Action Research Teacher Training Within a Project-Based Learning Paradigm

2025International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational ResearchJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.26803/ijlter.24.8.43

How lifelong learning shapes the professional development of staff in higher education institutions

2024Quality Education for AllJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding13 citations10.1108/qea-01-2024-0013

Community-led approaches to the academic development of pracademics in universities: evidence from Ghana

2024The International Journal for Academic DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/1360144x.2024.2356051

Career success, collegiality, and the intentions of early career academics to stay in the academic profession

2024Mentoring & Tutoring Partnership in LearningJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1080/13611267.2024.2360377

The Use of Social Network Sites to Enhance Relational Teaching in Higher Education

2024The Journal of Educators OnlineJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.9743/jeo.2024.21.2.13

The development of green skills for the informal sector of Ghana: towards sustainable futures

2023Journal of Vocational Education and TrainingJournalFirst authorCorresponding23 citations10.1080/13636820.2023.2238270

Nonformal learning approaches and the professional development of teachers in higher education

2023Development in Learning Organizations An International JournalJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1108/dlo-06-2023-0129

Relationality and student engagement in higher education: Towards enhanced students’ learning experiences

2023International Journal of Emotional EducationJournalOpen accessFirst author11 citations10.56300/zanl1419

Insights and experiences of students about the factors that enhance relational pedagogy in higher education

2023Journal of University Teaching and Learning PracticeJournalOpen accessFirst author4 citations10.53761/1.20.6.20

Transformational Leadership Styles and Change Processes in Higher Education

2023Advances in human resources management and organizational development book seriesBook chapterFirst author1 citation10.4018/979-8-3693-1380-0.ch002

Gendered Cultures, Under-Representation, and the Career Challenges of Women Academics in a South African University

2023Advances in higher education and professional development book seriesBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.4018/978-1-6684-8597-2.ch008

The Mentoring Experiences of Early Career and Senior Academics in a Multicampus University in South Africa

2022Educational Process International JournalJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.22521/edupij.2022.111.5

The mentoring experiences of professional staff in higher education: evidence from a South African university

2022Radar (Oxford Brookes University)JournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.24384/sff8-p872

Student engagement and perceived gains in transnational education in Ghana

2021International journal of comparative education and developmentJournalFirst author14 citations10.1108/ijced-11-2020-0085

Intercultural relationships and students’ sense of social connectedness in a South African university

2021The Review of Education Pedagogy & Cultural StudiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1080/10714413.2021.1919474

Experiences and perceptions of academics about student engagement in higher education

2021Policy Futures in EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1177/14782103211053718

Subjective career success and adaptation of early career academics: A career construction theory approach

2021Australian Journal of Career DevelopmentJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1177/10384162211069205

Formation of a sustainable development ecosystem for Ghanaian universities

2020International Review of EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.1007/s11159-020-09857-8

Transformational leadership and innovation in higher education: a participative process approach

2019International Journal of Leadership in EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding79 citations10.1080/13603124.2019.1623919

Students as partners in the promotion of civic engagement in higher education

2019Studies in Higher EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding37 citations10.1080/03075079.2019.1666263

Exploring the educational needs of adult learners: A study of three universities in Ghana

2018Journal of Adult and Continuing EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding16 citations10.1177/1477971418782997

Miscellany of Students’ Satisfaction in an Asynchronous Learning Environment

2017Journal of Educational Technology SystemsJournalSenior author18 citations10.1177/0047239516667499

Expanding the frontiers of national qualifications frameworks through lifelong learning

2017International Review of EducationJournalFirst authorCorresponding14 citations10.1007/s11159-017-9661-2

Measuring Students’ Learning using a Value Added Approach

2017Africa Education ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1080/18146627.2016.1224582

Investigating the determinants of adults’ participation in higher education

2016Cogent EducationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding5 citations10.1080/2331186x.2016.1194733

Reframing the principle of specialisation in legitimation code theory: A blended learning perspective

2016Education and Information TechnologiesJournalFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1007/s10639-016-9563-0

Australian Journal of Career Development1

How it can be read

27% free to read

Diamond 8 · 17%Free to read and to publish
Gold 4 · 8%In an open-access journal
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 35 · 73%Behind a paywall

Who funds it

8 of 48 papers name a funder

Universiteit van die Vrystaat8

Decent work and economic growth

Studies in Higher Education4

201937 citationsWorld top 10%

The development of green skills for the informal sector of Ghana: towards sustainable futures

Journal of Vocational Education and Training

202323 citationsWorld top 10%