The Ghana Highway Code as a Teaching and Learning Material
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Title
The Ghana Highway Code as a Teaching and Learning Material
Description
The Ghana Highway Code is the official state-recognised traffic teaching and learning material widely used in traffic schools and by motorists in Ghana.
Creator
Nsiah-Achampong, N. K.; Yankson, I. K.; Agyemang, W. K.; Mingle, N. A.
Date
2020
Language
English
Abstract
The Ghana Highway Code is the official state-recognised traffic teaching and learning material widely used in traffic schools and by motorists in Ghana. Ghana changed its traffic from left-hand to right-hand drive in 1974; the Code was subsequently published to, besides other reasons, guide road users to be reconditioned to a fresh standard of behaviour. However, 46 years after its publication, the content of the Code has been outgrown by new developments in the road environment and traffic systems, rendering the Code ineffective. Content analysis was used to ascertain the validity and reliability of the Code. Out of 95 motorists interviewed, 91.5% indicated they use or had ever used the Code, while 3.2% had not used it before and 5.3% did not know about it at all. Hundred percent of driving schools used the Code as teaching and learning material. It was concluded that the Code was an obsolete teaching and learning material. The implication was that, the wide user population of the Code had an adverse impact on learners. It was recommended that the Code be revised and republished as new edition
Bibliographic Citation
Nsiah-Achampong, N. K., Yankson, I. K., Agyemang, W. K., & Mingle, N. A. (2020). The Ghana Highway Code as a Teaching and Learning Material. Ghana Journal of Science, 61(1), 101-108. |
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Citation
Nsiah-Achampong, N. K.; Yankson, I. K.; Agyemang, W. K.; Mingle, N. A., “The Ghana Highway Code as a Teaching and Learning Material,” CSIRSpace, accessed December 7, 2024, http://cspace.csirgh.com/items/show/431.