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Inusah Salifu, PhD

PROFESSOR

Verified email at ug.edu.gh Professor, Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF EDUCATION
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF CONT. & DIST. EDUC.
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF ADULT EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCE STUDIES
Educational AdministrationManagement and Leadership
Publications

51

Citations

737

H-index

14

i10-index

20

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
14.5
Most cited paper
115
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 09:27
Publications

51 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Teacher motivation and identity formation: Issues affecting professional practice
I Salifu, JS Agbenyega
2013 MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends and Practices, 58-74, 2013 Social Sciences 115
Factors influencing teaching as a career choice (FIT-Choice) in Ghana
AAACGO Inusah Salifu
2017 Teaching Education, 2017 Social Sciences 71
Viewing teacher motivation in the Ghana Education Service through a postcolonial lens
I Salifu, JS Agbenyega
2013 Current Issues in Education 16 (3), 2013 Social Sciences 68
Impact of discipline issues on school effectiveness: The views of some Ghanaian principals
I Salifu
2016 MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends & Practices, 2016 Social Sciences 54
Achieving free compulsory universal basic education through school feeding programme: Evidence from a deprived rural community in northern Ghana
I Salifu, JK Boateng, SS Kunduzore
2018 Cogent Education 5 (1), 1509429, 2018 Social Sciences 51
Barriers to teacher motivation for professional practice in the Ghana education service
I Salifu
2014 Policy Futures in Education 12 (5), 718-729, 2014 Social Sciences 47
Emotional intelligence and academic performance: how does the relationship work among pre-service teachers in Ghana?
KD Amponsah, I Salifu, R Yeboah, P Commey-Mintah
2024 Cogent Education 11 (1), 2305557, 2024 Social Sciences 34
Teacher professional development (TPD) in Ghana: constraints and solutions
I Salifu, B Agyekum, D Nketia
2025 Professional development in education 51 (8), 1951-1968, 2025 Social Sciences 33
Exploring coteaching as a trend in higher education
I Salifu
2021 College Teaching 69 (3), 150-160, 2021 Social Sciences 27
Assessing the implementation of school discipline policy in Ghanaian basic schools
U Abonyi, I Salifu
2023 Research in Educational Administration and Leadership 8 (3), 636-674, 2023 Social Sciences 19
Managing large classes in virtual teaching: Experiences of university teachers in Ghana during COVID-19
I Salifu, UK Abonyi
2023 Educational technology research and development 71 (2), 737-752, 2023 Social Sciences 18
Destructive leadership behaviors among heads of departments in higher education: perceptions of subordinates in Ghana
I Salifu, E Darkwah Odame
2026 International Journal of Leadership in education 29 (1), 101-116, 2026 Social Sciences 17
Improving pupil performance in rural Ghana basic schools: Principals' leadership challenges
I Salifu, M Kala
2024 International Journal of Educational Development 108, 103061, 2024 Social Sciences 16
Improving teacher identity and professional practice: Does motivation matter
I Salifu
2013 Teachers talk about what’s important: Papers from the 2012 international …, 2013 Social Sciences 15
Exploring the implications of using parent-teacher associations (PTAs) as a pathway for school-community development
B Agyekum, I Salifu, SN Eshun, MK Asamoah
2025 Journal of Professional Capital and Community 10 (4), 465-480, 2025 Social Sciences 14
State-funded secondary education policy: Implications for private school management in Ghana
I Salifu
2022 Leadership and Policy in Schools 21 (4), 719-732, 2022 Social Sciences 13
Examining demographic variables as predictors of self-efficacy among university teachers in Ghana
I Salifu, ED Odame
2023 Issues in Educational Research 33 (1), 352-368, 2023 Social Sciences 11
Leveraging learner innovative behaviour through innovation education: The mediating role of entrepreneurial alertness and the moderating effect of university support
F Iddris, I Salifu, E Mensah Kparl
2026 Innovations in Education and Teaching International 63 (2), 615-632, 2026 Social Sciences 10
Opportunities for adult learners in Ghana’s higher education institutions: Limiting factors and strategies
IK Biney, I Salifu
2024 The Journal of Continuing Higher Education 72 (2), 157-171, 2024 Social Sciences 10
Training teachers by the distance mode: Implications for quality teacher performance in pre-tertiary schools
I Salifu, F Chirani, SK Amoah, ED Odame
2023 SAGE Open 13 (4), 21582440231219081, 2023 Social Sciences 10
Challenges of campus security guards in Ghanaian higher education: a case of a university’s satellite learning centres
SN Eshun, I Salifu
2025 Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management 47 (4), 543-561, 2025 Social Sciences 8
Leading, but are there followers? Exploring the influence of heads of departments on staff and students in Ghanaian higher education institutions: I. Salifu
I Salifu
2023 Educational Research for Policy and Practice 22 (2), 349-366, 2023 Social Sciences 7
The role of motivational teaching techniques in adult distance learning programmes
I Salifu, IK Biney
2023 International Review of Education 69 (4), 467-485, 2023 Social Sciences 7
Optimizing employee efforts: the implications of job design for administrative staff performance in higher education
I Salifu, PPK Mantey, EK Worlanyo
2021 Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education 10 (SI), 146-167, 2021 Social Sciences 7
University teachers’ decisions on post-retirement employment: Do demographic variables count?
I Salifu, ED Odame, JU Abubakar
2021 Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 7, 23337214211041419, 2021 Social Sciences 7