Overview

Education and training are important in nation building and development. Properly articulated, implemented, and operated, educational and training programs can help develop the necessary human qualities and skills required for economic development. Although many African countries have paid a great deal of attention to and invested significant resources in these programs, they have been unsuccessful in developing the caliber of people needed. This failure is due to the fact that the programs pursued have focussed primarily on human capital acquisitions. Yet with human factor, human capital alone is not sufficient to make development happen. This work is an exploration of the reasons for the failure, and it discusses how African countries can develop the type of labor force needed to initiate and manage the development process.

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Author:   Senyo B-S. K. Adjibolosoo
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.465kg
ISBN:  

9780275954918

ISBN 10:   0275954919
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   22 July 1996
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments Rethinking Africa's Educational Strategy by Senyo Adjibolosoo Human Factor Engineering: The Primary Mission of Education and Training by Senyo Adjibolosoo Educating Sub-Saharan African Students to Participate in National Development Programs: The Role of Indigenous African Writers by John Anonby Preparing for Effective Constitutional Democracy in Africa: Political Education and Training by Mike Oquaye Entrepreneurship Development for Industrial Progress in Africa by Francis Adu-Febiri Education and Training for Effective Leadership Development and Productivity and Quality Management in Africa by Senyo Adjibolosoo Human Factor Development and Labor Productivity Growth in the Agricultural Sector in Africa by Harold J. Harder Human Factor Development and Technological Innovation in Africa by Benjamin Ofori-Amoah Accounting Education for Economic Development Management in Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa by Moses Acquaah The Human Factor in Marketing and Development in the LDCs by Samuel K. Bonsu Staying Educated and Maintaining Professional Competency by Senyo Adjibolosoo Selected Bibliography Index

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SENYO B-S. K. ADJIBOLOSOO is Professor of Business and Economics at Trinity Western University. Dr. Adjibolosoo is the Director of the International Institute for Human Factor Development (IIHFD) Society and the editor of Review of Human Factor Studies. He has published a number of books and articles on economic development including Perspectives on Economic Development in Africa (Praeger, 1994), (Praeger, 1995), and The Human Factor in Developing Africa (Praeger, 1995).

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