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ISSN 2640-1533s

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Global Journal of Transformative Education
Volume 2, December 2020

Published by the Global Insitutute of Transformative Education (http://www.gite.education)
© GJTE. 2020. GJTE is a peer-reviewed Open Access journal produced as part of the  
IU ScholarWorks system, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

Editors-in-Chief
Michael T. Ndemanu, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
Serafín	M.	Coronel-Molina,	Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

Managing Editor
Tom J. McConnell, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA

Editorial Board
Kennedy N. Bota - Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, Kakamega, 
Kenya Judah M. Ndiku - Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, Kakamega, 
Kenya Wilfridah M. Mucherah - Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
Daniel Baron - The Bloomington Project School, Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Ernest Davis - University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Nuboonyin Fokong - University of Bamenda, Cameroon
Michael Fonkem - University of Wisconsin Oskhosh, USA
Patience Fonkem - Appleton Area School District, Wisconsin, USA
Isaac Galyuon - University of Cape Coast, Ghana
Carla Gull - Inside Outside Michiana, Elkhart, Indiana, USA
James Hollenbeck - Indiana University Southeast, New Albany, Indiana, USA
Seema Lasi - Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
James Kigamwa - Literacy International, Newark, Delaware, USA
Maxwell Seyram Kumah  - St. Teresa's College of Education, Hohoe, Ghana
Daniel Mpolomoka - Zambian Open University, Lusaka, Zambia
Maxwell Nyatsikor - University for Developmental Studies, Tamale, Ghana
Rose Opiyo - Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology, Kakamega, Kenya 
Stephanie Oudghiri - Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Jerry Parker - Southeast Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, USA
David Roof - Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, USA
Fai Wiysahnyuy - University of Bamenda, Cameroon

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Global Journal of Transformative Education (2020) Vol 2  
ISSN 2640-1533s

Open Access

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Published by the Global Insitutute of Transformative Education (http://www.gite.education)
© GJTE. 2020. GJTE is a peer-reviewed Open Access journal produced as part of the  
IUScholarWorks system, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

Multiple Perspectives on Tranformative Education

Transformative Education from Multiple Perspectives: 
Second Volume of the Global Journal of Transformative Education       .............................         1
           Serafín M. Coronel-Molina & Michael T. Ndemanu, Editors-in-Chief

Implications of Outdoor Environment on Children’s Learning Experiences in
Public Preschools in Borabu Sub-County, Kenya   ........................................................................         4
          Godfrey Nyaoga Ayaga &  Edward Khasakhala Okaya

Effect of Hands-on Science Activities on Ghanaian Student Learning, 
Attitudes and Career Interest: A Preliminary Control Study   ...............................................      18
          Heather Beem

Collaborative Teams for Self-Publishing - A Model for Creating Locally 
Relevant Educationial Books    .................................................................................................................      33     
          Tom J. McConnell & Barbara Giorgio-Booher

Classroom Democracy and Learning Outcomes in Primary Schools 
in Francophone Africa    ...............................................................................................................................      46
          Aloysius Mom Njong

Transformative Learning Potentials of Trainee Health Workers 
in Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria    ...........................................................................................................      60
          Evelyn N. Nwagu

The Impact of School Locale on Pupils’ Competencies in Selected Subjects: 
Does	it	Matter	More	for	Specific	Regions	in	Ghana?    ................................................................      72
           Maxwell Kwesi Nyatsikor, Winston Kwame Abroampa, & Kweku Esia-Donkoh

Education for Sustainable Development in Kenya:  
Rhetoric and Reality in Basic Education   ...........................................................................................     86
           Benard O. Nyatuka

Transformational Leadership and Wealth Creation in Education Organizations: 
The Case of Higher Education in Cameroon     .................................................................................     99
           Patience P. Teneng

Open Call for Papers     ...................................................................................................................................   114
          GJTE Editors

Contents

Global Journal of  
Transformative Education

Volume 2, December 2020




