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Nana Yaa A. Nyarko

SENIOR LECTURER

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Senior Lecturer of Child and family studies, early childhood education Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Early childhoodFamily school and community systemsCultural identity and human development
Publications

20

Citations

145

H-index

5

i10-index

3

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
7.3
Most cited paper
77
First publication year
2014
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
16 Sep 2026, 02:06
Publications

20 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Supernatural belief systems, mental health and perceptions of mental disorders in Ghana
JJ Kyei, A Dueck, MJ Indart, NY Nyarko
2014 International Journal of Culture and Mental Health 7 (2), 137-151, 2014 Health Sciences 77
Conceptions of adulthood: perspectives from Ghana
S Mahama, V Tackie-Ofosu, NY Nyarko
2018 IFE PsychologIA: An International Journal 26 (1), 234-250, 2018 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 17
Juvenile delinquency: Its causes and effects
NYA Nyarko, LV Aikins, NAA Nyarko, EA Aboagye
2019 JL Pol'y & Globalization 88, 166, 2019 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 12
Marriage, family and schoolwork: A case of married female undergraduate students at the University of Ghana
EA Jecty, A Oppong-Yeboah, VA Hammond, NYA Nyarko
2020 Gender and Behaviour 18 (2), 15476-15486, 2020 Social Sciences 9
Proposing a contextual approach to pre-school teacher education in Ghana
NYA Nyarko, CC Mate-Kole
2016 Cogent Education 3 (1), 1164020, 2016 Social Sciences 8
Care-giver child interactions and early cognitive development in West and Central Africa
PS Kyei, NY Nyarko
2024 Early Child Development and Care 194 (3), 414-423, 2024 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 5
Towards improving the utilisation of counselling centre services by Ghanaian university students: an exploratory study
JJ Kyei, NYA Nyarko
2023 Journal of Psychology in Africa 33 (5), 427-432, 2023 Social Sciences 5
Understanding pathways to low educational attainment: A multidimensional poverty and educational achievement model
EM Sosu, P Mtika, SM Pimenta, NY Nyarko, D Fleischer-Djoleto, C Wilson, ...
2026 International Journal of Educational Development 120, 103457, 2026 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 4
Closing the inequality gap in children's educational attainment in Ghana-A research brief
E Sosu, NY Nyarko, D Fleischer-Djoleto, P Mtika, S Pimenta, C Wilson, ...
2019 University of Strathclyde, 2019 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 3
Visuospatial working memory of abacus trained and untrained children
EE Ansah, NY Nyarko, DK Kumador, J Owusu-Bempah, S Mahama
2025 PLoS One 20 (6), e0325525, 2025 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 2
Socioeconomic inequalities in learning opportunities, educational achievement, and mental health: impact of COVID-19 school lockdown in Ghana
EM Sosu, SM Pimenta, NY Nyarko, I Mepenedo, D Fleischer-Djoleto
2021 University of Strathclyde, 2021 Health Sciences 2
COVID-19 lockdown diaries: a qualitative study of the mental health experiences of parents in Accra, Ghana
BA Agyekum, NY Nyarko, DK Kumador, MM More, AO Ofosu, ...
2023 Ife Psychologia 31 (2), 1-10, 2023 Health Sciences 1
PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE BASIC PERSONALITY INVENTORY (BPI) AMONG GHANAIAN ADOLESCENTS
NYAA NYARKO
2025 TPM–Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology 32 (S7 (2025 …, 2025 Social Sciences 0
Reimagining Play Spaces: A Visual–Verbal Video Analysis of Children’s Spatial Behavior and Material Engagement in Early Learning Environments
NY Nyarko, DM Fleischer-Djoleto
2025 Architecture Image Studies 6 (3), 1136-1144, 2025 Engineering 0
Supporting students’ academic and wellbeing outcomes in Ghana: The role of teacher-student relationships and school resources
EM Sosu, K Souza, NY Nyarko, SF Gbedemah, I Mepenedo, ...
2025 University of Glasgow, 2025 Social Sciences 0
Understanding pathways to low educational attainment in Ghana and Malawi: a multidimensional poverty and educational achievement model
EM Sosu, P Mtika, SM Pimenta, NY Nyarko, D Fleischer-Djoleto, C Wilson, ...
2025 International Journal of Educational Development, 2025 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 0
VALIDATING CAREGIVER-CHILD INTERACTIONS SCALE (CCIS) AMONG GHANAIAN EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTITIONERS: A PILOT STUDY
NYAAA NYARKO
2025 TPM–Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology 32 (S7 (2025 …, 2025 Social Sciences 0
The Impact of COVID-19 on Family Relations: Implication for Ageing
NYA Nyarko, PE Kpodo, RA Hiadji, EO Nyarko
2023 African Journal of Ageing Studies 1 (1), 2023 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 0
Exploring Preschool Teacher Recruitment and Retention: Perspectives of School Administrators
NYA Nyarko
2018 International Journal for Studies on Children, Women, Elderly And Disabled 3, 2018 Social Sciences 0
School performance
P Kyei, ND Dodoo, NYA Nyarko, JJ Kyei
2018 Multidisciplinary / Unclassified 0