Ghana Beyond Aid: Reimagining the Role of Higher Educational Institutions in Ghana
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2022-05
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This thesis aimed to identify the roles that higher education (HE) could play towards
Ghana’s efforts to go beyond the reliance on aid; popularly known as the Ghana Beyond Aid
GBA). An investigation was made into the role that HE played in the development of the Asian
Tigers (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and South Korea) from the 1960s till date.
Using a mixed method, a correlational analysis was done to identify the relationship
between HE and economic growth. The GDP of the countries was used as the measure of
economic growth while the Gross enrollment ratio for tertiary education and human capital index
were used as measures of HE. A narrative analysis was used to compare how HE was aligned
with national objectives, used to champion important social values.
A strong positive relationship was found between HE and economic growth for the
selected countries. Secondly, it was found that the Tigers invested more in HE and did better in
linking HE to their development objectives than Ghana. Additionally, HE in the tiger states
focused on the sciences which made them better importers of technology while that of Ghana paid
more attention to the humanities. Finally, the HE system of the Tigers did better in championing
attitudes supportive of development than Ghana’s.
The study recommends that: i) Ghana comes up with a long term development strategy
which would determine the focus of HE ii) Supportive attitudes like savings, hard work, and
responsibility be championed through the HE in Ghana iii) That a research be made into the most
important skills that should be considered when Ghana comes up with the development strategy.
Keywords: Higher Education (HE), Asian Tigers, Economic development, Development
strategy, Ghana Beyond Aid (GBA), Foreign Aid.
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An Undergraduate Thesis Submitted to The Department of Business Administration, in
Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for The Bachelor’s Degree inBusiness
Administration
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Undergraduate Thesis
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Lamptey, P. (2022). Ghana Beyond Aid: Reimagining the Role of Higher Educational Institutions in Ghana. Ashesi University, Berekuso. 64pgs.