Literature and Background Information

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Akua Agyeponga, Irene; Ansaha, Evelyn; Gyapong, Margaret; Adjeic, Sam; Barnishd, Guy and Evanse, David (2002) ‘Strategies to improve adherence to recommended chloroquine treatment regimes: a quasi-experiment in the context of integrated primary health care delivery in Ghana’, Social Science & Medicine, 55(12): 2215–2226.
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Alhassan, R.K., Nketiah- Amponsah, E., Spieker, N., Arhinful, D.K., Ogink, A., vanOstenberg, P. and Rinke de Wit, T.F. (2013) ‘Association between health worker motivation and healthcare quality efforts in Ghana’, BMC Human Resources for Health, 11(37): 1-11.
Alhassan, R.K., Duku, S.O., Janssens, W., Nketiah-Amponsah, E., Spieker, N., van Ostenberg, P., Arhinful, D.K., Pradhan, M. and Rinke de Wit, T.F. (2015) ‘Comparison of perceived and technical healthcare quality in primary health facilities. Implications for a sustainable national health insurance scheme in Ghana’, PLoS One, 10(10): 1-20.
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Appiah-Denkyira, E. et al. (2013) ‘Towards Interventions in Human Resources for Health in Ghana: Evidence for Health Workforce Planning and Results’, World Bank, Washington, DC.
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Bailur, S., Donner, J., Locke, C., Schoemaker, E. and Smart, C. (2015) ‘Digital Lives in Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda’, Farnham, Surrey, United Kingdom: Caribou Digital Publishing.
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Bell, S.S. et al (2013) ‘An Analysis of Nursing Education in Ghana: Priorities for Scaling-up the Nursing Workforce’, Nursing & Health Sciences, 15(2): 244–249.
Benson, D. E., Wava H., Ore, T. E., Persell, C.H., Schulte, A., Steele, J. and Winfield, I. (2002) ‘Digital Technologies and the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Sociology’, Teaching Sociology, 30: 140-157
Boulos, M.N.K., Maramba, I. and Wheeler, S. (2006) ‘Wikis, blogs and podcasts: A new generation of Webbased tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education’, BMC Medical Education, 6(41).
Britwum, A.O. et al. (2017) ‘Case Study on Girls Who Have Dropped ut of School Due to Pregnancy and Factors Facilitating and/or Preventing Their Re-Entry into School after Delivery’, Research Report, Institute for Development Studies.
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Christmals, C.D. and Gross, J. (2019) ‘An Analysis of the Introduction of Digital Nursing Licensing Examination in Ghana’, International Journal of Caring Sciences, 12(3): 1892-1897. Retrieved from: http://www.internationaljournalofcaringsciences.org/docs/63_chrismals_special12_3.pdf

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Earth Institute (2010) ‘Barriers and Gaps Affecting mHealth in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Policy White Paper’, mHealth Alliance, Washington, D.C., USA.
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Erkert, T. (2009) ‘Verbesserung der medizinischen Versorgung durch IuK-basierte Informations- und Wissensvermittlung in schwer erreichbaren Regionen Afrikas – Neue Chancen für die Qualifizierung von dezentral eingesetztem, nichtärztlich-medizinischem Personal am Beispiel Ghanas‘, Master Thesis, Freiburg, www. http://www.hita-ev.org/?page_id=229
Erkert, T. (2008) ‘Eine Analyse der Telekommunikationsinfrastruktur Afrikas als Voraussetzung für erfolgreiche E-Health-Anwendungen‘, Projektarbeit, www. http://www.hita-ev.org/?page_id=229
Erkert, T., Gareis, K., Glätzner, M. and Kaba, R. (2018) ‘mLearning in Nursing and Midwifery Education: Are Ghana’s Students Ready?’, paper presented at IST-Africa 2018, Gaborone, Botswana. URL: www.researchgate.net/publication/325645454_mLearning_in_Nursing_and_Midwifery_Education_Are_Ghana’s_Students_Ready
Erkert, T., Gareis, K. and Glätzner, M. (2017) ‘A survey of nursing and midifery students in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana’, working paper, Frankfurt/M.: HITA.
Erkert, T. and Mackert, H. (2012) ‘The case for e-Learning and m-Learning in Ghana’s system of health training institutions, Presentation at Ministry of Health Workshop, Accra, 9 January, 2012, doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20421.55520
Eschle T. and Zerr, A. (2010) ‘Mobiltelefongestütztes Lernsystem für nichtmedizinische Mitarbeiter in Ghana’, Masterthesis, University of Applied Sciences, Konstanz.

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Florian, T.P. (2010) ‘Confidence-based assessment in Moodle: Insights from teachers, administrators, and programmers’, Dissertation, ScholarWorks, Walden University.
Frimpong. A.N.K. and Vaccari, C. (2015) ‘The Internet Trends and Experience: The Case of Ghana’, paper presented at MakeLearn / TIIM Joint International Conference, Bari, 29-29 May 2015.

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Gareis, K. (2016) ‘mLearning for Nurses and Midwives in Ghana’, paper presented at 21th International ITA Workshop”Teletrabajo: Oportunidad Sin Fronteras”, 23-25 November, Lima.
Gareis, K. and Erkert, T. (2016) ‘Using mLearning to improve training in the nursing & midwifery sector of Ghana: A proposal for a large-scale research & innovation project’, Presentation at workshop at University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness, December 19th, doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19785.85607.
Gillwald, A. and Calandro, E. (2014) ‘Some Policy Considerations in the Light of Mobile Broadband Development in Africa’, in: Skouby, K.E and Williams, I. (eds) ‘The African Mobile Story’, River Publishers, Gistrup, Denmark, pp. 1-16.

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Halberg Adu, Kajsa (2016) Hauptfach Ethik in Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 29.05.2016. URL: https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/schauplatz/das-andere-afrika-hauptfach-ethik-ld.85236
Hannafin, M. J. & Hannafin, K. M. (2010) ‘Cognition and student-centered, web-based learning: Issues and implications for research and theory’, in Learning and instruction in the digital age (pp. 11-23). Springer US.
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James, J. (2016) ‘The Impact of Mobile Phones on Poverty and Inequality in Developing Countries’, Springer Briefs in Economics, doi 10.1007/978-3-319-27368-6_2
Johner, C. and Erkert, T. (2010) ‘Mobile Healthcare IT for Africa’, Krankenhaus IT Journal, 01/2010.
Johnson, E. (2013) ‘The Student Centered Classroom: Vol 1: Social Studies and History’, ISBN 1317919491.

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Kala, S., Isaramalai, S. and Pohthong, A. (2010) ‘Electronic learning and constructivism: A model for nursing education’, Nursing Education Today, 30(1): 61-66.
Kesselring, Thomas (2003) Ethik der Entwicklungspolitik. Gerechtigkeit im Zeitalter der Globalisierung. C.H.Beck, München
Kinfu, Y., Dal Poz, M. R., Mercer, H. and Evans, D. B. (2009) ‘The health worker shortage in Africa: are enough physicians and nurses being trained?’, Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 87: 225-230. doi: 10.2471/BLT.08.051599
Kwofie, B. and Henten, A. (2011) ‘The advantages and challenges of e-learning implementation: The story of a developing nation’, paper presented at WCES-2011 3rd World Conference on Education Sciences, Bahcesehir University, Istabul, Turkey.

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Lahti M, Hätönen H. and Välimäki M. (2012) ‘Impact of e-learning on nurses’ and student nurses knowledge, skills, and satisfaction: A systematic review and meta-analysis’, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 51: 136-149.
Lahti M, Kontio R., Pitkänen A. and Välimäki M. (2013) ‘Knowledge transfer from an e-learning course to clinical practice’, Nurse Education Today, 34: 842-847.
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Lopez, J. M. (2018) ‘Factors influencing High-Risk Adolescent Sexual Behaviors: A Cross Sectional Study Among School-Going Adolescents in Adaklu District, Ghana’, master thesis, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho.

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Mason A. (2007) ‘Exploring Scotland-Ghana health links workshop’, paper presented at Tropical Health and Education Trust, London, 21-03-2007.
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Nyante, F. (2018) ‘Developing and Implementing Online Licensing Examinations for Nurses and Midwives in Ghana’, paper presented at eLearning Africa conference, Kigali, Rwanda, 26-28 September. URL: www.nmcgh.org/t3f/en/documents-forms?download=31:developing-and-implementing-online-licensing-examinations-for-nurses-and-midwives-in-ghana

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Offei, Victoria; Abaka-Quansah, Joyce (2009) Principles of Public/Community Health Nursing, Practice and Disease. Prevention in Ghana. Volume I. Adonai Publications, Accra
Offei, Victoria; Abaka-Quansah, Joyce (2009) Principles of Public/Community Health Nursing, Practice and Disease. Prevention in Ghana. Volume II. Adonai Publications, Accra
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Pearson, M., Mason, A., Mugala, M., Agbodo R., Balenibe, T. (2017) ‘Learning together to strengthen our health systems across Zambia, Ghana and Scotland’, paper presented at THET symposium, Tanzania, January.
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Safie, N. & Syed Aljunid (2013) ‘E-Learning Initiative Capacity Building for Healthcare Workforce of Developing Countries’, Journal of Computer Science 9 (5): 583-591, 2013, doi:10.3844/jcssp.2013.583.591.
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Trump, A.R. and Carr, C. (2014) ‘Assessing the Feasibility of Utilizing eLearning Content in Midwifery Schools in Ghana’, Baltimore, MD: Jhpiego.

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Vallis, J. M., Mason, A. C. et al. (2012) ‘Building capacity for Elearning for nurse training in Zambia and Ghana: Appropriate computer technologies?’, Paper presented at 7th IET International Conference on Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries, 18-19 September 2012, London, United Kingdom, doi: 10.1049/cp.2012.1471.
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Young, L. E. & Paterson, B. L. (2007) ‘Teaching Nursing: Developing a Student-centered Learning Environment’. ISBN 078175772X.
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