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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology: Kumasi, Ashanti, GH

2020-08-01 to present | Associate Professor/ Prof. (Sociology and Social Work)
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Esmeranda Manful

Education and qualifications (3)

Queen's University Belfast: Belfast, Belfast, GB

2004 to 2008 | PhD
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Esmeranda Manful

University of Ghana: Legon, Greater Accra, GH

2000 to 2002 | MPA
Education
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Esmeranda Manful

University of Ghana: Accra, Greater Accra, GH

1989 to 1992 | BSc
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Funding (1)

Educational Partnership in socio-pedagogical methods in social work towards improving the lives of Ghanaian children

2019-01 to 2021-12 | Grant
Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (Bonn, DE)
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57448165
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Esmeranda Manful

Works (35)

Fathers' motivations and expectations from participating in early child care: A study in Ghanaian Municipality

Family Relations
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/FARE.13003
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Contributors: Adusei, Kwame; Manful, Esmeranda; Ofori-Dua, Kwadwo; Yeboah, Eric Henry
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Hybrid masculinity in early childcare: a qualitative study of a Ghanaian municipality

Journal of Gender Studies
2024 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09589236.2024.2357788
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Contributors: Adusei, Kwame; Manful, Esmeranda; Ofori-Dua, Kwadwo; Yeboah, Eric Henry
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Experiences of health care providers in the sociocultural context of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Ghana: A descriptive phenomenology

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services
2024-11-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/15381501.2024.2427278
Contributors: Awinaba Amoah Adongo; Kofi Osei Akuoko; Jonathan Mensah Dapaah; Esmeranda Manful
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Exploring the interconnectedness between social work education and social work practice: perceptions of BA social work graduates from one of Ghana’s public universities

Social Work Education
2024-05-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2022.2161505
Contributors: John Boulard Forkuor; Mary Ayim; Esmeranda Manful
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Narratives of Ghanaian Social Workers on Community Leaders’ Response to Child Maltreatment

Global Social Welfare
2024-04-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40609-024-00337-7
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Daniel Esson; Clement Aryee; Bright Asiedu Wiafe
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Using Photovoice to Illuminate Challenges Facing Children with Disabilities in Inclusive Education in Ghana

Social Work and Social Sciences Review
2023-06-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v24i1.2025
Contributors: Edward Asamoah; Er-Menan Amaniampong; Esmeranda Manful; Nelson Gyasi-Boadu; Elizabeth Nana Mbrah Koomson-Yalley
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A question of omission of care or social reciprocity? Low-income families’ perception of child neglect in Ghana

Social Work and Social Sciences Review
2023-04-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1921/swssr.v24i1.1976
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Inusah Karim
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Contributing to indigenous social work practice in Africa: A look at the cultural conceptualisations of social problems in Ghana

Qualitative Social Work
2023-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/14733250211055487
Contributors: Mary Ayim; Alhassan Abdullah; Hajara Bentum; Enoch Boafo Amponsah; Ebenezer Cudjoe; Esmeranda Manful
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Retiring in the Informal Economy: Implications for Social Policy Intervention for Ageing Workers in Ghana

Ageing International
2022-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s12126-021-09434-w
Contributors: Samuel A. Oteng; Esmeranda Manful; Kofi Osei Akuoko
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Combating COVID-19 in Ghana using socio-pedagogical methods: educational campaign through children's arts

OpenAlex
2022-09-14 | Other
DOI: 10.60692/rws4h-v0851
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Nelson Gyasi-Boadu; Mavis Osei PhD; Katrin Luise Laezer
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Combating COVID-19 in Ghana using socio-pedagogical methods: educational campaign through children’s arts [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

2022-09-14 | Journal article
DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.123875.1
Part of ISSN: 2046-1402
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DAAD Project-ID: 57448165
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Nelson Gyasi-Boadu; Mavis Osei; Katrin Luise Laezer; Gyasi-Boadu Nelson; Gyasi-Boadu Nelson; Gyasi-Boadu Nelson; Gyasi-Boadu Nelson; Laezer Katrin Luise; Laezer Katrin Luise et al.
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Reunification in Informal Foster Care Child Placement: Examining the Different Pathways in Ghana

Journal of Social Service Research
2022-09-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2022.2101584
Contributors: Hajara Bentum; Esmeranda Manful
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From Social Protection to Personal Protection: Implications for an Integrated Framework of Retirement Planning for Informal Workers in Ghana

Global Social Welfare
2022-08-18 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s40609-022-00235-w
Contributors: Samuel A. Oteng; Esmeranda Manful; Kofi Osei Akuoko
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I agreed to go because........examining the Agency of Children within a phenomenon conceptualised as trafficking in Ghana

Children & Society
2022-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/chso.12487
Contributors: Bernard Koomson; Esmeranda Manful; Jonathan Mensah Dapaah; Eric Henry Yeboah
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Work socialisation gone wrong? Exploring the antecedent of child trafficking in two Ghanaian fishing communities

Children's Geographies
2021-10-15 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2021.1990859
Part of ISSN: 1473-3285
Part of ISSN: 1473-3277
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Conceptualisation of child neglect: A Ghanaian practice narrative

International Social Work
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0020872818810382
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Alhassan Abdullah
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How Did I Know When to Report Physical Neglect? Ghanaian Mothers’ Views on Delinquent Child Maintenance

Practice
2021-05-27 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/09503153.2020.1730780
Contributors: Alhassan Abdullah; Esmeranda Manful; Ebenezer Cudjoe; Linda Kissiwaa Boateng
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Parents’ Perceptions on the Outcomes of Children’s Participation in Child Protection Meetings in Ghana

Journal of Child and Family Studies
2021-04-24 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-021-01918-2
Contributors: Ebenezer Cudjoe; Alhassan Abdullah; Esmeranda Manful
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When Parents Fail: Addressing Delinquent Child Maintenance Through Informal Resources

Research on Social Work Practice
2021-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/1049731520980801
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Alhassan Abdullah; Ebenezer Cudjoe
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Towards child-inclusive practices in child protection in Ghana: Perspectives from parents

Children and Youth Services Review
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105594
Part of ISSN: 0190-7409
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Ebenezer Cudjoe; Alhassan Abdullah
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Examining Welfare Provision for Children in an Old Relic: Focusing on Those Left Behind in Residential Care Homes in Ghana

Journal of Social Service Research
2020-11-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2019.1670322
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Olivia Umoh; Alhassan Abdullah
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Creating a better kinship environment for children in Ghana: Lessons from young people with informal kinship care experience

Child & Family Social Work
2020-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12764
Contributors: Alhassan Abdullah; Ebenezer Cudjoe; Esmeranda Manful
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Decision-Making on Child Neglect: Ghanaian Social Workers’ Views and Experiences

International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s42448-019-00041-6
Part of ISSN: 2524-5236
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Alhassan Abdullah; Ebenezer Cudjoe
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Work and study: exploring the social actions of undergraduates on a Social Protection Scheme in Ghana

International Review of Social Research
2018-06-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2478/irsr-2018-0012
Part of ISSN: 2069-8534
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Michael Atakora
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Barriers to childcare in Children's Homes in Ghana: Caregivers' solutions

Children and Youth Services Review
2018-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.03.045
Part of ISSN: 0190-7409
Contributors: Alhassan Abdullah; Ebenezer Cudjoe; Esmeranda Manful
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Is kinship failing? Views on informal support by families in contact with social services in Ghana

Child & Family Social Work
2018-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12452
Part of ISSN: 1356-7500
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Ebenezer Cudjoe
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Gender Differences of Psychosocial Implications of Sexual Abuse: A Survey of Victims in Ghana

Gender and Behaviour
2017-12-15 | Journal article
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Esmeranda Manful

Admission to exit: Acquiring life skills whilst in residential care in Ghana

Social Work and Society
2015 | Journal article
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Contributors: Manful, E.; Takyi, H.; Gambrah, E.
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Care in the Silver Years: Academics Perception of Institutional Care for the Elderly in Ghana

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s4p220
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Edward Asamoah; Anthony Boateng Bediako
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Child welfare in Ghana: The relevance of children’s rights in practice

Journal of Social Work
2013-03-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/1468017313477756
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Saka E Manful
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Ghana's Children's Act 560: A Rethink of its Implementation?

The International Journal of Children's Rights
2011-07-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1163/157181810x505512
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Patrick McCrystal
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Children’s participation: radio as a medium in Ghana

Children as Decision Makers in Education
2010 | Other
DOI: 10.5040/9781350091337.ch-016
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful
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Conceptualisation of Children's Rights: What Do Child Care Professionals in Northern Ireland Say?

Child Care in Practice
2010-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/13575270903381744
Contributors: Esmeranda Manful; Patrick McCrystal
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Improving the lives of Ghanaian children: complementing the global agenda with a structural social work approach

International Journal of Social Welfare
2009-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2009.00695.x
Contributors: Saka E. Manful; Esmeranda Manful
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Exploring types of individual unlearning by local health-care managers: an original empirical approach

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Peer review (17 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for Child & family social work. (2)
Review activity for International journal of sociology and social policy. (3)
Review activity for International quarterly of community health education. (1)
Review activity for International social work (3)
Review activity for New ideas in psychology. (1)
Review activity for SAGE Open. (1)
Review activity for Social policy and society. (4)
Review activity for Social work in mental health. (2)
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