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Dr Ahmed Bawa Kuyini-Abubakar

Ahmed Bawa Kuyini-Abubakar

Lecturer, Faculty of The Professions, School of Education, School of Health

Qualifications

B.Ed (Hons), Dip. R.S. (University of Cape Coast, Ghana), BSW (Volda University College, Norway), M.Phil.(UCC, Ghana) PhD (University of Melbourne, Australia)

Contact

Email:
Room: E7 Room 317
Phone: 02 6773 3676 (or +61 2 6773 3676 overseas)
Fax: 02 6773 2445

 

Ahmed Bawa Kuyini works in the Special Education Team (School of Education) and also teaches in the Bachelor of Social Work Program in the School of Health.

Affiliations

Areas of Teaching

Inclusive /special Education

Behaviour Managment

Social Work 

 

Research interests

  • Inclusive Education - Principal and teacher attitudes, using effective instructional strategies, Behaviour Managment
  • Child rights and Welfare, including Fostercare
  • Refugees and Migration
  • Disability & Rehabilitation

Consultancy

Evalaution of the Activities of the Coledale Youth Project; Tamworth Regional Council, NSW.

Publications/Papers:

Kuyini A. B. (2011). Exploring the effects of including students' ideas and concerns on their participation in online groups.  Journal of Distance Education, 25, (3)

Kuyini, A. B. & Mangope, B. (2011). Student teachers’ attitudes and concerns about inclusive education in Ghana and Botswana. International Journal of Wholeschooling, 7, (1), 1-18

Kuyini, A. B. Alhassan, A.R & Mahama, F.K. (2011) The Ghana Community-Based Rehabilitation Program for People with Disabilities: What happened at the end of foreign donor support? Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation, 10 (4), 1-21.     

Kuyini, A. B. Alhassan, A., Tollerud, I, Weld, H, Haruna, I. (2009) Traditional Kinship Foster care in Northern Ghana: The experiences and view of children, carers and adults in Tamale. Child & Family Social Work, 14,2

Kuyini, A. B. & Mahama, F.K. (2009) Child Rights and Protection Policy in Ghana: The Challenges of District Level Implementation Published for CEVS-Ghana  at www.cevsghana.org

Kuyini A. B. & Desai, I. (2008). Providing instruction to students with special needs in inclusive classrooms in Ghana: Issues and challenges. International Journal of Wholeschooling, 4.1 pp.22-38

Kuyini, A B. (2008) Health Seeking Behaviours of rural to urban female migrant workers in Ghana. A paper presented with Abdulai Mohammed Kuyini (Crescent Educational & Volunteer Service, Ghana) at the Public Health Conference in, Agder,  Norway, 8-19 0ctober 2008.

Kuyini, A. B  (2007). Inclusion of Refugee Students in Mainstream Schools in Victoria: Issues and Concerns. Seminar on African Youth and Education, Melbourne

Kuyini, A. B  & Desai, I  (2007). Principals' and Teachers' Attitudes Toward and Knowledge of Inclusive Education as Predictors of Effective Inclusive Teaching practices in Ghana- International Journal of Research in Special and Inclusive Education Vol 7, 2.

Kuyini, A.A.B. & Desai, I (2006) Principals' and Teachers' Attitudes Toward and Knowledge of Inclusive Education in Ghana. Ife Psychologia. African Journal of Psychology. Vol, 14, 2.

2007- Families' Participation in Supporting Positive Outcomes for African Refugee Students in Schools: Issues and Concerns. Paper Presented at the African Resettlement in Australia Conference, University of Melbourne, 11-13 April 2007. Kuyini A. B.

2006 -African Refugee Youth Participation Towards Positive Outcomes in the Australian Society: Issues and Concerns-Paper Presented at the Care Africa International Conference, Holmsglen Institute of TAFE, Melbourne- 3rd February 2006. Kuyini A.B.

The Theory of Planned Behaviour as a Model for Predicting Effective Teaching Practices in Inclusive Classrooms. -Paper presented at the 2nd International Inclusive Education Conference-Hong Kong- December 2005. Kuyini, A.A.B

Kuyini, A. B. (1999). Ghana Community Based Rehabilitation Program: An outside Assessment of Program Implementation and functioning in Northern Ghana. DESW Newsletter, Vol 2,  p.8-16.

Kuyini, A. B (1990). Introduction to Educational Psychology and Special Education: Unpublished Training Guide for Teacher Trainees in Ghana.

 

Publications

Kuyini, A.B. Abdul, R.A. Inga, T., et al, 2009, Traditional kinship foster care in northern Ghana: the experiences and views of children, carers and adults in Tamale, Child & Family Social Work, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. ON-LI, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122268353/abstract

Kuyini, A.B. & Desai, I , Kuyini, A.B. & Desai, I , 2008, , International Journal of Wholeschooling, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 22-38, http://www.coe.wayne.edu/wholeschooling/Journal_of_Whole_Schooling/articles.html

Kuyini, A.B. & Desai, I , Kuyini, A.B. & Desai, I , 2006, Principals’ and Teachers’ Attitudes Toward and Knowledge of Inclusive Education in Ghana, Ife Psychologia. African Journal of Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 245-262, http://www.ajol.info/viewissue.php?jid=140&id=2809