About

Dr. Abigail Ayorkor Aryeh-Adjei is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies, University of Ghana, Legon. She holds a PhD in Rural Development and Management from China Agricultural University, Beijing, and an MPhil in Agricultural Extension and BSc in Crop Science from the University of Ghana. Her research interests span community development, adult education, university–community engagement, transformative learning, and inclusive education. She has extensive experience in teaching, research, and student supervision at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and has contributed significantly to scholarship in development studies and educational management.

Education

• PhD in Community Development and Management at China Agricultural University, Beijing.
• MPhil in Agricultural Extension and
• BSc in Crop Science from the University of Ghana

Research Interest

• Community development,
• Technology enabled learning, and
• Sustainable education. 

Publications

Aryeh-Adjei, A. (2025). Enhancing societal impact through University–Community Engagement: Opportunities and challenges at the University of Ghana Learning Centres. Journal of Adult and Continuing Education.

Aryeh-Adjei, A. A., & Adu-Marfo, A. O. (2025). University-community engagements in Africa: nature, scope and outcomes at the University of Ghana learning centres. International Journal of Educational Development, 117.

Shaban, S. H., Aryeh-Adjei, A. A., & Anaman, A. A. (2024). Potential of AI-Driven Virtual Learning Environments in African Higher Education Institutions. Multidisciplinary Journal of Distance Education Studies, 2(1).

Adu-Marfo, A. O., Asamoah, M. K., Aryeh-Adjei, A. A., & Miller-Young, J. (2024). Beliefs and factors influencing teachers’ deployment of social media in instructional delivery in public basic schools in a developing and low-tech country. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 10.

Aryeh-Adjei, A., & Kutame, L. C. (2024). Maintaining and improving emotional connections of students with special needs during the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Ghana. Advances in Adult and Development Education, 1(1).

Owusu-Agyeman, Y., & Aryeh-Adjei, A. A. (2024). The development of green skills for the informal sector of Ghana: towards sustainable futures. Journal of Vocational Education & Training, 76(2).

Aryeh-Adjei, A., Ussher, Y. A., & Kutame, L. C. (2023). Students with special needs online learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic at the University of Ghana. The Clearing House, 96(2).

Kutame, L. C., & Aryeh-Adjei, A. (2021). Gender Sensitivity of Adult Education Activities of Community-Based Organizations in Ghana. In Research Anthology on Adult Education and the Development of Lifelong Learners. IGI Global.

Aryeh-Adjei, A. (2021). Community participation in school management in Ghana. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 10(SI).