Child Protection in Boarding Schools in Ghana. Prospera Dzang-Tedam

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       Child Protection in Boarding Schools in Ghana: Contemporary Issues, Challenges and Opportunities

      By Prospera Dzang-Tedam and Elsie Gaisie-Ahiabu 2017

      ISBN: 978-1-903575-84-0

      A catalogue record for this book will be available from The British Library

      © Prospera Dzang-Tedam and Elsie Gaisie-Ahiabu

      Published on behalf of Prospera Dzang-Tedam by Kirwin Maclean Associates Ltd, 4 Mesnes Green, Lichfield, Staffs, WS14 9AB.

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      ISBN: 978-1-903575-95-6

       Contents

       Foreword

       Part OneAuthors, Acknowledgments & Audience

       Acknowledgements

       List of Abbreviations

       Profile of authors

       So, who is this book for?

       Structure of the book

       Part TwoSetting the Context

       Chapter 1Introduction

       Chapter 2Methodology

       Chapter 3Ghana (Location, Background & Governance)

       Figure 1 Map of Ghana, Boarding Secondary Schools by Region

       Governance

       Part ThreeUnderstanding Childhood and Education in Context

       Chapter 4Global Perspectives on Children and Childhood

       What is Childhood?

       Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Childhood

       Chapter 5African and Ghanaian Perspectives on Children and Childhood

       Childhood as a Social Construct

       Chapter 6Education in Ghana

       Age and Education in Ghana

       Part FourUnderstanding Boarding Schools

       Chapter 7Historical & Contemporary Context to Boarding Schools in Ghana

       Chapter 8Overview of the Boarding School System in Ghana

       Post-Independence

       Boarding Schools and Poverty

       Gender and Child Protection

       The Gendered Nature of Child Protection

       Categories of Child Abuse in Context

       Punishments that Constitute Abuse

       Part FiveChild Protection in Boarding Schools

       Chapter 9Concerns about Child Protection in Boarding Schools

       Child Protection in Ghanaian Boarding Schools

       Why the Concern about Child Protection in Ghanaian Boarding Schools?

       Part SixThe ‘Sunflower Project’

       Chapter 10Overview of Project Case study

       Chapter 11Achievements & Challenges

       Access to a Social Worker

       Enhancing Self Esteem

       Study and Career Support

       Induction and Familiarisation Support

       Empowerment and a Focus on Girl-child Education

       Support to Discuss Issues Impacting on their Studies

       Identifying and Supporting Children with Additional Needs

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