2 August 25, 2025

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Ghana-based peer-reviewed journals are gaining global recognition as outlets for scientific and scholarly outputs. This paper provides a brief overview of eight journals indexed in Scopus, using data from the SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR) as of March 2024. In my analysis, I focused on quartile rankings, publication output, gender participation, and citation metrics. Overall publication output is low, with most titles producing fewer than sixty citable papers in three years. Specifically, only the Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education has a Q2 ranking, while the Ghana Medical Journal has the highest impact, with an H-index of 33 and an SJR of 0.260 (Q3). Apart from these two journals, all the other journals are rated Q4. Citation activity is uneven, with average citations per document below one, suggesting limited research visibility. Female authorship ranges from roughly one-quarter to nearly half of contributors, with the highest rate in the Ghana Dental Journal. The editorial suggests that, amidst the existing challenges in lowresource settings in Africa, Ghana's scholarly publishing has growth and impact potential. Recommendations include improving editorial standards, fostering international collaboration, and strengthening institutional support for publishing infrastructure.

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This study investigated Ghanaian youth’s perceptions of the purpose, learning environment, and pedagogical effectiveness of their education system. Employing a robust concurrent mixedmethods design, data were collected from 1,451 Junior/Senior High School students via surveys and from 120 in-school and out-of-school youth through focus group discussions across Ghana’s diverse ecological zones. Findings reveal youth profoundly value education for future employment, leadership, and societal contribution, yet identify a significant disparity between these aspirations and the system’s current theoretical, exam-oriented focus. While physical environments are generally perceived as conducive, qualitative insights highlight pervasive resource deficiencies, notably in laboratories and technology. Despite high confidence in teacher competence, traditional pedagogies, often constrained by resource scarcity, impede the acquisition of practical skills. The study underscores an urgent need for targeted educational interventions that bridge this gap, fostering practical, skill-based learning and genuinely integrating youth perspectives into policy and practice.

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The aim of this study was to analyse the positional efficiency of winning and losing men’s handball teams that participated in the National Colleges of Education games held at Kumasi in 2022. Five handball teams, one from each zone, participated in the tournament, which was on an “all play all” basis, each team playing four matches. Data were collected for twelve different positional efficiency variables by observation and videotape. An independent sample t-test (twotailed) was used for analysis. Results showed that out of the twelve positional efficiency variables compared, there was a statistically significant difference between Wing Attack Shots Unsuccessful (WASU), t(1) = 1.00. P = .005, Fast Break Shots Unsuccessful (FBSU) t(1) = -5.46, P = .002 and Total Shots Saved by Goalkeepers (TSSG) t(1) = 7.14, P = .003. These three positional efficiency variables primarily contributed to the differences between the teams, placing one far ahead of the others and ultimately determining the tournament winner. Meanwhile, the researchers can conclude that goalkeeping was also a significant factor in determining the game's results. Although there was no significant difference, the mean values for goalkeeping in winning teams were higher than those in losing teams. In effect, teams with good goalkeepers, who make many saves in games, are likely to win their matches. Coaches are therefore encouraged to focus more on improving areas where their teams are more efficient and to prepare their goalkeepers adequately before competitions.

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Mathematics anxiety has become a growing concern, impacting not only academic performance but also daily life. This study investigates mathematical anxiety across genders and age groups in Asia using the five-dimensional Anxiety Towards Mathematics Scale. A total of 2,831 responses were gathered from six countries: Pakistan (38.3 %), Iran (10.8 %), Thailand (5.5 %), India (16.1 %), Malaysia (18.1 %), and the United Arab Emirates (11.2%). Most participants (61.8 %) were between 16 and 20 years old, with females representing 58.7 % of the sample and males 41.2%. A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) validated the five-factor structure of mathematical anxiety, encompassing anxiety towards evaluation, temporality, understanding mathematical problems, numbers and operations, and real-life mathematical situations. The model demonstrated excellent fit (χ² (242, N = 2,829) = 1,887.08, p < .001; CFI = 0.99; TLI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.049; SRMR = 0.11). Significant gender differences were observed, with females experiencing higher anxiety in daily mathematical situations, while males showed greater anxiety towards numbers and operations. Age differences were also notable, particularly in anxiety related to temporality, where participants aged 16-20 exhibited lower anxiety compared to those aged 21-23. These findings emphasise the diverse impacts of mathematical anxiety across demographic groups, suggesting that tailored strategies are crucial to addressing the specific needs of different populations. We recommend that educational institutions and policymakers develop targeted interventions to address gender- and age-specific challenges.

URL: https://www.kadint.net/journals_n/1763116750.pdf
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Exclusive breastfeeding is essential for infant health; however, career mothers face challenges in balancing work and family responsibilities, leading to lower exclusive breastfeeding rates. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for developing targeted interventions and policies. This study aimed to explore the work challenges of exclusive breastfeeding among breastfeeding mothers. This study used a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive design. A reflexive thematic analysis was used to investigate the challenges faced by career mothers in exclusive breastfeeding. The majority of working mothers desired to practice exclusive breastfeeding for six months. Still, many deviated due to work demands, time constraints, lack of lactation rooms, limited maternity leave, and stress. The study concluded that working mothers desire to practice exclusive breastfeeding for six months due to its benefits, but workplace challenges, such as a lack of lactation rooms, inadequate maternity leave, and time constraints, may hinder them. Governments should ensure that maternity leave aligns with Exclusive Breastfeeding Feeding (EBF) practices.

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Traditional rites are an integral part of many societies because they express the beliefs and values of people groups. One such rite is a funeral celebration through which people’s religious traditions are expressed. For the Nzema people of western Ghana, the widowhood rite is used to fulfil key socio-religious requirements, thereby facilitating the reintegration of widows into society. There are various existing scholars on the Nzema people who lack a theological examination of the Nzema widowhood rite. This paper fills this research gap by assessing widowhood as practised by the Nzema people from a Christological perspective. Specifically, two key widowhood traditions, namely, wearing black cloth and the rite of separation and integration, were examined in light of the biblical practice of wearing sackcloths to ascertain how Akan Christians could make meaning of widowhood. The paper argued that the widowhood rites of the Nzema people could be given a Christian expression to purge them of any potential ‘fetish’ practices that are associated with them. This perspective, in a way, would strengthen the Christian faith in the Nzema community in a more realistic and relevant way.

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