About

Dr. Clement Adamba is the Director of the Legon Centre for Education Research and Policy and a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Education and Leadership, University of Ghana. He holds a Ph.D. and MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Ghana and a Bachelor of Education in Social Studies and Economics from the University of Education, Winneba. He is a committed teacher and researcher with extensive experience in early childhood, primary, and secondary education, teacher training, and resilience studies. He demonstrates a sustained commitment to advancing educational research, evidenced by an extensive research portfolio that includes grant-funded projects, consultancies, numerous publications, and conference presentations.

He is skilled in writing for both scientific and development audiences, with numerous research reports and peer-reviewed articles published for a broad readership, effectively communicating complex findings to support evidence-based policy and practice. He possesses strong financial management skills to ensure effective budgeting, tracking, and reporting for all project expenditures, with a commitment to transparency and responsibility in the management of research funds, consistently delivering accurate financial reports that align with grant and institutional standard.

Research Areas

• Economics of education and health
•  Educational Financing and Governance
• Evaluation of policy interventions in education and health
• Examining the nexus of education and health policies for development

Publication

1. Adamba C. (2024). Determinants of Higher Education Aspirations and Expectations Among High Schoolers in Ghana. Journal of Education and Practice. Vol.15, No.6, 2024

2. Nyawornota VK, Adamba C, Tay DA, Nyanyofio OC, Muomah RC, Chukwuorji JC, Nwonyi SK, Malete L, Joachim D and Ocansey RT (2024). Self-perception of health and physical activity levels among the youth and adults before and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Front. Public Health 12:1298378. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1298378

3. Adamba, C., Castillo-Canales, D., Lin, C., Gustafsson-Wright, E., Mensah, M., Moncada, R. M., Nehring, E., Painter, E., Sorachana, S., Smith, W., & Tettey L., (2023). The Childhood Cost Calculator (C3): A simple tool for costing interventions for children and youth. Center for Universal Education, Brookings Institution

4. Mohammed S. A., Osumanu, I. K. & Adamba, C. (2023). Incidences of human rights violations and practice of the voluntary principles on security and human rights in selected mining communities in Ghana. Journal of Planning and Land Management, Vol. 2(2):50-61. DOI: 10.36005/jplm.v2i2.56

5. Adamba, C. (2023), Trends in financing of basic education in Ghana – a political economy analysis, International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 37 No. 2, pp. 337-349. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-01-2022-0036

6. Handa, S., Liu, Z., Tembo, G., Adamba, C. & Mvula, P. (2023) ‘An empirically driven theory of poverty reduction’, CEDIL Research Project Paper 4. Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL), London and Oxford. Available from: https://doi.org/10.51744/CRPP4

7. Muomah, RC., Chukwuorji, JC., Nwonyi, SK., Tay, DA., Joachim, D., Malete, L., Adamba, C., Nyawornota, VK., Nyanynofio, O., Donkor, SK. & Ocansey, R. (2023). Physical activity and depression during the COVID‑19 pandemic in Nigeria: does age and gender make a difference? Discover Social Science and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-023-00055-z

8. Ocansey, R. T-A., Nyawornota, V. K, Adamba, C., Tay, D. A, Musah, K., Nyanyofio, O. C. N., Malete, L. and McCole, D. (2023) Promoting development of entrepreneurial skills of youth in Ghana through a structured sport intervention program. Front. Educ. 8:1135084. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2023.1135084

9. Quinones, S., Lin, S., Tian, L., Mendola, P., Novignon, J., Adamba, C. and Palermo T. (2023). The dose-response association between LEAP 1000 and birthweight – no clear

mechanisms: a structural equation modeling approach. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 23:364. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05707-1

10. Novignon J, Prencipe L, Molotsky A, Valli E, de Groot R, Adamba C, & Palermo T. (2022). The Impact of Unconditional Cash Transfers on Morbidity and Health Seeking Behaviour in Africa: Evidence from Ghana, Malawi, Zambia and and Zimbabwe. Health Policy Plan. doi:10.1093/heapol/czac014. PMID: 35157775.

Book Chapters

11. Adamba, C. (2020). “Understanding High School Students’ University Choice: Implications for Marketing and Management of Higher Education in Ghana.” In: Mogaji E., Maringe F., Ebo Hinson R. (eds) Higher Education Marketing in Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham

12. Osei-Akoto, I. & Adamba C. (2017). “Social Health Insurance in Ghana: The Politics, Economics and the Future.” In Aryeetey E. & Kanbur K. (ed.). The Economy of Ghana Sixty Years after Independence. Oxford University Press.

13. Owusu, A. Y. & Adamba, C. (2017). “Household Perceptions, Treatment-Seeking Behaviors and Health Outcomes for Buruli Ulcer Disease in a Peri-Urban District in Ghana.” In Smith G (ed.). Recent Theories and Concepts in Applied Sociology: Volume II. College Publishing House, New York, USA. ISBN: 978-1-9789-2846-6

14. Adamba, C. & Osei-Akoto, I. (2015). “Positioning Ghana’s Health Insurance System for Universal Coverage: A Synthesis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats”, In Nana Apt (Ed.) Positioning Ghana in the global context: challenges and innovations. French Institute for Research in Africa/Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (IFRA-Nigeria) (Forthcoming).

15. Adamba, C. & Quartey, P. (2015). “Circular Migration and Entrepreneurship Development in Ghana”, In Solé C., Parella S., Sordé T. and Nita S. (Eds.) Impact of Circular Migration on Human, Political and Civil Rights Subtitle: A Global Perspective. Springer (Forthcoming).

16. Osei-Akoto, I. & Adamba, C. (2014). “Pseudo-Tax-Based Insurance for Health Care Financing and Iatrogenic Poverty in Ghana”. In Quartey P., Aryeetey E. B and Ackah G. A. (Eds) Domestic Resource Mobilisation for Inclusive Development in Ghana. Sub-Saharan Publishers (2014).

Papers presented at Conferences/colloquiums

17. Adamba C. & Addai J. (2024). ‘My daughter wore pads only during the day to school and used piece of cloth at night’ - Examining the impact of sanitary pad distribution on the schooling of adolescent girls’ in northern Ghana. Paper presented at School of Education and Leadership BIENEL Conference: 4th and 5th April 2024.

18. Adamba, C. & Palermo, T. (2020). Social Protection Programmes: economic strengthening and pathways to improved health. Health and Social Protection Action Research & Knowledge Sharing Network (SPARKS) Conference 2020. 2 – 3 December 2020. Virtual Conference.

19. Handa, S., Adamba, C. Mvula, P., & Tembo, G. (2020). An empirically driven theory of poverty reduction. Paper presented at the Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) Middle Range Theory Workshop, 12 – 13 November 2020. Virtual conference.

20. Adamba C. (2019). Evaluation of alternative school feeding models on education, nutrition, agriculture and incomes in Ghana: Findings from a cluster randomized control trial. Paper presented at the AUDA-NEPAD/GOG PARTNERSHIP Consultative Mission. 12, April, 2019. NMIMR, University of Ghana