About

Phyllis holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Occupational and Technical Education from the Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. Dr. Kwarteng Donkor is an ardent advocate for girl child education, especially among traditional rulers and religious leaders, and has organized and co-organized various training programs encouraging girls into STEM education and leadership positions in school and their communities. For several years she was a lecturer at the Languages and General Studies Department of Energy and Natural Resources. She is currently a lecturer at the Teacher Education Department of the University of Ghana, where she also provides counselling and guidance to students, mentoring and finding funds for those in need. She is also the minister in charge at the Christ the King Methodist Church, in the Akweteman Circuit of the Northern Accra Diocese of the Methodist Church Ghana. 

Education

2016   Post-Doctoral Fellowship – Climate Impact Research Capacity and Leadership Enhancement (CIRCLE), Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda

08/2006 – 12/ 2012 Ph.D. Occupational and Technical Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA

Dissertation: Determining factors that female higher education faculty in select science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields perceive as being influential to their success and persistence in their chosen professions.     

08/2005 – 07/2006 M.Ed. Science Education, Clarion University of PA, Clarion, PA

09/1995 – 06/1999, B.Ed. Technology Education, Major: Electronics technology, Minor: Automotive Technology, University of Education Winneba, Kumasi

Thesis: The influence of gender on science and technology education: A case study in the Kumasi Metropolis

09/1991 – 07/1993, GCE A Level – General Science, Sunyani Secondary School

09/1989 – 07/1991, GCE O Level – General Science, Dormaa Secondary School

Research Interest

Her research interests are in female participation, persistence and success in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); Gender and Leadership; Flourishing in Academia; Game-based Learning and pedagogies; Project based pedagogies and developing requisite 21st century skills among learners; Climate Smart Agriculture; and community development. 

Publications

1. Yeboah, R., Amponsah, K. D., Mintah, P. C.,  Sedofia, J.,  & Kwarteng Donkor (Opare), P. B. (2023): Game-based learning in Ghanaian primary schools: listening to the views of teachers, Education 3-13, DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2023.2171269
2. Quashie, J. A., & Aidoo, M. S. (Eds.). (2021). Living a transformed life in Jesus Christ (Romans 12): Reflections on discipleship. JEM Publications.
3. Kwarteng Donkor, P. B., Owusu-Addo, A., (2021). Leadership styles: The role of male and female leaders in Ghana. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative Research, 4, 78-84 DOI: http://doi.org/10.21681/IJMSIR-393042-50296-2021 
4. Owusu-Addo, A., Yeboah, C., Amodiak, D., & Kwarteng Donkor, P. B., (2021). The influence of leadership on school climate: A case of senior high schools in Hohoe Municipality of Ghana. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative Research. http://doi.org/10.21681/IJMSIR-393042-50296-2021

5. Opare, P. B., (2018). Using climate analogue tools to explore and build smallholder farmer capacity for climate smart agriculture. AAS open research, https://doi.org/10.12688/aasopenres.12822.1 

6. Benson-Obour, Robert; Lartey, Michael; Cornelius, William; Agyei-Ohemeng, James; Opare, Phyllis; Cinquanta, Luciano; Obeng-Ofori, Daniel (2018). Evaluation of aflatoxin contamination of stored maize in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana. 12th International Working Conference on Stored Product Protection (IWCSPP). Berlin Germany.

7. Opare, P. B., Agyei-Ohemeng, J., Lartey, M., Obeng-Ofori, D., Panfili, G., Cinquanta, L. (2015). Enhancing the Productivity of Maize by Resource-Poor Farmers in Ghana Using Effective Technology Dissemination System. Paper presented at the 10th AISTEC Conference, Milan, Italy

8. Obeng-Ofori, D., Opare, P. B., Agyei-Ohemeng, J., (2014). Inventory of existing and exploitable knowledge and technologies on cocoa and maize production in Ghana. White paper

9. Opare, P. B. (2012). Factors that female higher education faculty in select science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields perceive as being influential to their success and persistence in their chosen professions. Dissertation Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. DOI: 10.25777/m44g-4q33        ISBN: 9781267890467