About

Dr. Frederick Oduro is a Research Fellow at the Legon Centre for Education Research and Policy (LECERP), University of Ghana. He is an education researcher specialising in educational leadership and policy, comparative education, teacher development, and educational outcomes. He holds a PhD and an MA in Educational Leadership and Policy from Beijing Normal University, China, and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

His research examines how educational policies, institutional environments, and support systems shape teacher development, learner experiences, well-being, and educational outcomes. His research interests span teacher professional development and job satisfaction, teacher autonomy and inclusive education, entrepreneurship education and student development, and digital education, including the use of generative artificial intelligence. He has experience in both quantitative and qualitative research, including survey design, statistical analysis, structural equation modelling, and qualitative data analysis.

His academic experience encompasses teaching, educational programme coordination, collaborative research, journal reviewing, and academic service. He has presented his research at international conferences and collaborates with researchers across diverse academic and national contexts. His developing research agenda focuses on generating rigorous, contextually grounded evidence to inform educational policy, institutional practice, teacher development, and learner outcomes, particularly in Ghana and comparable educational settings.

Research Areas

1. Educational Leadership, Policy and Institutional Development.
   • Educational policy implementation, institutional support, and school improvement.
   • Teacher autonomy, inclusive education, and educational equity.
2. Teacher Professional Development and Well-being.
   • Professional development, teacher self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and occupational well-being.
   • Collegial collaboration, school climate, and instructional practice.
3. Digital Transformation and Generative AI in Education.
   • AI literacy, digital pedagogy, and teacher professional development.
   • Generative AI use, digital well-being, and responsible technology integration.
4. Student Development, Employability and Entrepreneurship Education.
   • Entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial mindset and university support.
   • Student self-efficacy, career development and educational outcomes.

Publication

• Oduro, F., & Agbale, B. (2026). How do teachers’ perceived needs for professional development relate to job satisfaction in South Africa? The serial mediating roles of collegial collaboration and autonomy of teaching. Teaching and Teacher Education, 180, 105656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2026.105656
• Oduro, F., & Kobeli, L. M. (2025). Distributed leadership and inclusive education for underserved groups: Examining the mediating role of teacher autonomy. Journal of Educational Administration, 63(5), 411–425. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-08-2024-0287
• Oduro, F., Muganga, A., Parker, D., & Sang, G. (2024). Students’ perceptions of project-based learning in K-12 education: A synthesis of qualitative evidence. International Journal of Instruction, 17(3), 509–528. https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2024.17328a
• Oduro, F., Parker, D., & Mensah, E. T. (2024). The role of teacher autonomy, school climate, and “perceptions of value & policy influence” in predicting lower secondary school teachers’ job satisfaction in South Africa. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/15700763.2024.2313005
• Shayo, H. J., Castulo, N. J., Oduro, F., Marasigan, A. C., Rambo Ly, & Sarfraz Aslam. (2025). Predicting commitment in university students: The role of collective trust and self-efficacy. Frontiers in Psychology, 16, 1643129. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1643129
• Asante, E. A., Oduro, F., Danquah, B., Dei Mensah, R., Dartey‐Baah, K., & Affum‐Osei, E. (2023). From being sacked to being unwell: A conservation of resources view on the effects of psychological contract violation on layoff victims’ wellbeing. Human Resource Management Journal, 33(2), 362–383. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12442
• Asante, E. A., Danquah, B., Oduro, F., Affum-Osei, E., Ankrah Twumasi, M., Azunu, C., & Li, C. (2022). Entrepreneurial career persistence of hybrid entrepreneurs: The opposing moderating roles of wage work-to-entrepreneurship enrichment and entrepreneurship-to-wage work enrichment. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 132, 103660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2021.103660
• Asante, E. A., Oduro, F., Danquah, B., Dei Mensah, R., Dartey-Baah, K., & Affum-Osei, E. (2021). Job losers’ wellbeing: Integrating psychological contract and conservation of resource perspectives. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1), 13124. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2021.13124abstract