Autorentext

Isaac Kofi Biney is an associate professor of Adult Education and Community Development at the University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

John Kwame Boateng is an associate professor of Development Education and Human Resource Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.

Paul Gary Nixon is an independent researcher at The Hague, The Netherlands.

Klappentext

This book explores sustainable community development in Ghana post Covid-19, highlighting examples of how individuals facing extreme challenges have adapted to their changing circumstances.

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Introduction: Sustainable community development: Examining the Ghanaian situation PART I Community response to COVID 19 and the SDGs 1 Engendering sustainable communities during and post COVID 19 pandemic: Experiences from Ghana 2 Community response to COVID 19 pandemic and the future of global health: A model to support higher education partnership PART II Education, COVID 19 and the SDGs 3 Community mobile teaching and learning applications during COVID 19: Review of the experiences of some religious groups in Ghana 4 Higher education institutions and the United Nations' sustainable development goals: The University of Ghana experience 5 Happiness in online communities: Service quality and students' satisfaction in online education delivery in a Ghanaian University 6 A critical assessment of non formal education as a strategic tool for enhancing district assembly women's participation in local governance in the Northern sector of Ghana 7 Closing the gap: Distance education to empowerment of nursing students in Ghana through the self determination theory 8 E learning laws and principles quarantined by COVID 19: Emerging 'un'sustainable practices of 'new' e learning laws in higher education 9 Competencies and capabilities of local and traditional leaders in Ghana: Examining the nexus of continuing education for community development PART III Environmental sustainability and the SDGs 10 Climate change knowledge, attitudes and adaptation among households in three major agröecological zones of Ghana: Implications for climate change education and sustainable development 11 Plastic waste recycling in Ghana: Understanding the sources and the value chain 12 Climate change adaptation practices in two rural communities in Ghana PART IV Sustainable livelihoods, aid and community development 13 Experiences of young vendors engaged in informal entrepreneurship during COVID 19 pandemic in Ghana 14 Impact of COVID 19 on sustainable livelihoods and community development through SDGs in Kenya 15 Intricacies of foreign aid to Ghana