International Journal of
Educational Administration and Policy Studies

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Educ. Admin. Pol. Stud.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6656
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJEAPS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 243

Full Length Research Paper

Breaking the fetters of Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Moses Kumi Asamoah1*
  • Moses Kumi Asamoah1*
  • 1Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies (School of Continuing and Distance Education) University of Ghana, Legon, P.O Box LG 25 Legon, Ghana
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Eva Esi Mackin2
  • Eva Esi Mackin2
  • 2Department of Distance Education, School of Continuing and Distance Education, University of Ghana, Legon, P.O Box LG 25 Legon, Ghana
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  •  Received: 09 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 20 February 2015
  •  Published: 28 February 2015

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