Dr. Jonathan Odame

Dr. Jonathan Odame is a Lecturer at the Department of Distance Education, University of Ghana. He holds a BA (Hons) degree in Psychology with the Study of Religions and an MPhil in Clinical Psychology both from the University of Ghana. He also holds a PhD in Adult Education and Human Resource Studies from the University of Ghana. In the light of the above, he has received a number of academic distinctions such as the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation/S, Je’cial Commonwealth Assistance for Africa Programme in New Delhi, India, UNAIDS -The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS awarded by the State of Israel in Haifa, Israel, a fellow of the Singapore Civil Aviation Authority in Changi, Singapore, a fellow of the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Chiang Mai in Thailand as well as a fellow of the V.V.GRI National Labour Institute, Noida, India. He participated in the Business School for the World in Nairobi, Kenya under the INSEAD Scholarship. He was also a visiting PhD scholar at the Julius Maximillian University of Wurzburg, Germany under the DAAD Scholarship (Funded by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany). His research interests are in the areas of E-Learning, Guidance and Counselling, Adult Psychology and Human Resource. Recent Publication: Kalyan, K. S., Odame, J., Reddy, R.V., & Khan, A.H. (2020). Utilization of moodle learning management system (LMS) by undergraduate students at the Kings University College, Ghana. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (7), pp. 4208-4214.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

1. BA (Hons) in Psychology and the Study of Religions,
2. MPhil in Clinical Psychology
3. PhD in Adult Education and Human Resource Studies

CAUSES TAUGHT

• ADLT 043: Adult Education & Teaching Distance Education
• ADLT 411 Tutoring in Distance Education
• ADLT 311: Counselling in Adult Education
• ADLT624: Guidance and Counselling 
• DYDW 012: Youth and Health

RESEARCH INTEREST / CURRENT RESEARCH FOCUS

• Education
• Mental Health

PUBLICATIONS

Odame, J.  (2022). Graduate Students’ Knowledge Level of the Learning Management    System in the University of Ghana College of Humanities. Multidisciplinary Journal of Distance Education Studies, 1(1), 60-79.

Bawa, J., Odame, J., Odame, E. & Adingo, S. (2022). Learners’ Perception of the Quality of Distance Education in Ghana. Multidisciplinary Journal of Distance Education Studies, 1(1), 19-43.

Kalyan, K. S., Odame, J., Reddy, R.V., & Khan, A.H. (2020). Utilization of moodle learning management system (LMS) by undergraduate students at the Kings University College, Ghana. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29 (7), pp. 4208-4214.

Professional Membership and Affiliations: Ghana Psychological Association