Professor Eric Daniel Ananga is a researcher and education specialist with over 15 years of experience working in international development. He has accumulated substantial experience in education policy development, curriculum and assessment design within the education landscape in Ghana and across Africa. In Ghana, Professor Ananga has developed national and institutional strategic plans, developed curriculum and assessment materials for teacher education and basic and secondary schools, and has advised the government on educational systems and reforms. Further, he has facilitated the development of series of national policies including Early Childhood Education policy, Costed Implementation Plan, Implementation Guideline, Monitoring and Evaluation Framework, Teacher Education Assessment Policy, and the School Inspection Policy, as well as Teacher Education Reform Policy.
He has been a professor in education at the University of Education Winneba, in various positions including Head of National Centre for Research into Basic Education, Director Externally Funded Research Projects, and teaching and supervising undergraduate and post graduate programs. In this role, he managed a series of research projects in the University of Education. Professor Ananga’s experience also includes developing and advising government on education policy and annual evaluation of performance contracts of the agencies of education in Ghana.
Professor Ananga currently serves as a member of the following boards:
- Member, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
- Member, Ghana’s Basic and Secondary Education Research Group
- Founding Member and Secretary, Ghana Education Research Association.
- Member, World Education Research Association,
- Member, British Association of International Education, UK
- Member, Comparative International Education Society, USA
- Member, International Council on Education for Teaching, UK
- Member, African Leaders in Education Research
- Member, University Teachers Association of Ghana, Ghana
- Early Childhood Education Policy Guideline (September 2020)
- Monitoring and Evaluation Framework Costed Implementation Plan for Ghana’s Early Childhood Education Policy (September 2020)
- Policy Implementation Guideline for Ghana’s Early Childhood Education Policy (September 2020)
- https://youtu.be/ZMB4V8IU0J0?si=sxtTRxnXB0tFEdeg
- Teaching Learning Material Package (TLMP) for Early Childhood Education in Ghana (July, 2018)
- National Teaching Standards (2018)
- National Teacher Education Assessment Policy (NTEAP): (September, 2019)
- Emergency Remote Online Learning and Assessment Guide (EROLA): (April, 2020)
- Equity and Inclusion Toolkit for Preparing Teacher Trainees (2019)
- Ghana’s Education Strategic Plan 2018-2030
- Savings groups and educational investments. Cameron S and Ananga E.D., (2015) Policy Brief. Available at http://www.plan- uk.org/resources/documents/savings-groups-and-educational-investments-research-briefing.pdf
- University Education, Employability and Skills Gap in Ghana: Perspectives of Students. Ananga E.D., (2015) International Higher Education, www.britishcouncil.org/education/ihe
- Students in the driving Sit: Perspectives of Students. International Higher Education McCowan Tristan, Walker M, Ananga E.D.,
- Adedeji S, (2015), www.britishcouncil.org/education/ihe
- Dropping Out of School in Southern Ghana: The Push-out and Pull-out Factors Ananga E. D., (2011), www.eldis.org/document/A61367
- Typologies of Dropout in Southern Ghana Ananga, E. D., (2010) http://ww.createrpcorg/publications/policybriefs/
- Reducing School Dropout through Inclusive Approaches to education in Ghana Akyeampong, A.K. & Ananga E. D., (2010). http://www.eldis.org/index.cfm?objectid=132A5AA5-9E0B-0456-5BB24B4C5495B04E
- Ananga E. D., Amos P., 2017. Graduate Unemployment in Ghana: Obstacles facing fresh Graduates in search of Employment, Journal of Education and Innovation Vol 1 (1) pg. 16-22
- Ananga E. D., and Anapey G.M., 2016. Career aspiration and employability skills Development: voices of Ghanaian university students, Ghana Journal of Higher Education Vol 2 pg. 1- 17
- Cameron S and Ananga E. D., 2015. “Saving Groups, Livelihoods and Education: Two Case Studies in Ghana”, International Journal of Development Vol 27 (7) pg. 1027 -1041
- Ananga, E. D, 2013. Child Migration and Dropping Out of Basic School in Ghana: The Case of Children in a Fishing Community, Creative Education, 4, 405-410. doi: 10.4236/ce.2013.46057
- Ananga, E. D., 2013. Demand side factors that pulled children out of school in Ghana: the case of school children in Mfantseman municipality, (IJERD) Vol. (2) 3-20
- Dunne, M & Ananga, E. D., 2013. Dropping out: identity conflict in and out of school in Ghana”, International Journal of Educational Development (IJED) 33(2) 196- 205
- Ananga, E.D., 2012. The push-out factors that cause children to dropout of basic school in Ghana, South African Education Review (SARE) 18(2): 90-104
- Ananga, E. D., 2011. Typology of Dropout: The Dimensions and Dynamics of Dropout in Ghana, International Journal of Educational Development (IJED) (31) 4: 374-381
- Universities, Employability and Inclusive Development: Repositioning Higher Education In Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, McCowan T, Walker M, Fongwa S, Oanda I, Sifuna D, Adedeji S, Oyebade S, Ananga E.D, Adzahlie- Mensah V, and Tamanja E. (2016) Pg. 77-90. Available at: https://ereadiness.kenet.or.ke/sites/default/files/ctools/Graduate%20employability%20final%20report.pdf
- Saving Groups and educational Investments. Plan UK Project Report Finsgate 5-7 Cranwood Street London UK. Cameron S and Ananga E.D., (2015). Available at: http://www.plan-uk.org/resources/documents/saving-groups-and- educational-investments.pdf/
- Grants Writing Manual for UEW, Ananga E.D., Nutakor J., Enyan., J (2015)
- University Education, Employability and Skills Gap in Ghana: Perspectives of Students. Ananga E.D., (2015) International Higher Education. Available at: www.britishcouncil.org/education/ihe
- Saving Groups and educational Investments. Plan UK Project Report Finsgate 5-7 Cranwood Street London UK. Cameron S and Ananga E.D., (2015). Available at: http://www.plan-uk.org/resources/documents/saving-groups-and- educational-investments.pdf/
- Education Sector Analysis on Equity in Ghana. Leclercq F, Ananga, E.D, Kageler S. Danquah M (2017) A technical report prepared for Ghana’s Ministry of Education,
- Education Sector Analysis on Systems Capacity in Ghana. Leclercq F, Ananga, E.D, Kageler S. Danquah M (2017). A technical report prepared for Ghana’s Ministry of Education
- Validation Survey of the State of Early Childhood Education in Ghana. This survey was conducted in 9 districts in the northern, central and southern zones of Ghana’s 10 regions. Ananga E.D., (2018) Research Report
- Survey of the state of inclusion in Ghanaian basic schools. This survey was conducted in 9 districts in the northern, central and southern zones of Ghana’s 10 regions. Ananga E.D., and Hayford S. (2018) Research Report
- Managing the Effects of Large Class-size on Quality Education in Ghana. This survey was conducted in 9 districts in the northern, central and southern zones of Ghana’s 10 regions. Ananga E.D., and Tamanja E, (2017) Research Report
- Effect of Teacher Participation in Distance Education on Basic Education Ghana: A Case Study of Central Region. Ananga E. D., Tamanja E, Adzahlie-Mensah V., and Amos P., (2016) A Research Report on Instructional Time lost.
- Graduate Employability and Inclusive Development in Ghana: Survey of Employer Satisfaction with graduates’ employability skills 3rd year Study. Ananga E. D., (2016). Unpublished project report
- Scooping Study on the status of Colleges of Education prior to their transformation to tertiary institutions in Ghana.
- Anamuah-Mensah, J., Alsop. T., Ananga E. D., (2015). Technical Report.
- Graduate Employability and Inclusive Development in Ghana: Evidence from Students 2nd year Study. Ananga E. D., (2015). Unpublished project report
- Graduate Employability and Inclusive Development in Ghana: Evidence from management of universities and policy makers 1st year Study. Ananga E. D., (2014). Unpublished project report
- End-line Evaluation of Ghana Reads Programme. Ananga E. D., and Anapey G.M. (2014).
- Midterm Evaluation of Ghana Reads Programme. Ananga E. D., Adzahlie-Mensah, V. and Anapey G.M. (2014).
- Evaluation of Girl Child Education Interventions in Ghana in Ghana. Ofori, R. Ananga, E.D., Amos, P., Aduenu, B. (2013). Unpublished report
- Baseline Survey of Enhanced HIV and AIDs Model: Ananga, E.D., Ofori, R. Adzahlie-Mensah, V. Amos, P. (2013). Report for GES/SHEP/UNICEF Ghana
- Regional Situation Analysis on Out-of-School Children in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region. Dunne, M, Sabates, R, Ananga, E. D, Delprato, M, Hernandez-Fernandez, J, Zeitlyn, B., (2011). Unpublished report
