Profile: Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis resumes office as GES Director-General

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Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis: Who is Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis?

Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, the Provost of the College of Education Studies-University of Cape Coast (UCC), has been appointed as the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES).

He delivered an inaugural lecture on the theme: “Socio-cultural Issues: A Missing Ingredient in Mathematics Curriculum Development and Delivery in Ghana.” on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Educational background of Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis

•Prof. Started his formal education at Self-Reliance Kindergarten in the year 1976.

• Continued at the Presbyterian Primary School in Abowinmu in 1978, and later to Aboom A.M.E. Zion School in 1981, all in Cape Coast.

• After his primary education, he entered the then Experimental JHS, Bakatsir in Cape Coast in 1985 and completed in 1987.

• Gained admission to Mfantsipim School in 1987, where he obtained both his “O” and “A” level certificates in 1991 and 1993 respectively.

• After his National Service in 1994, he gained admission to the University of Cape Coast in 1996 to pursue a B.Ed (Mathematics) and graduated in 1999.

• Appointed as a Senior Research Assistant in the then Department of Science and Mathematics Education in 2000.

• Transferred to the Institute of Education in 2002 and was awarded a Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) scholarship to study in Japan.

• Pursued MA (Mathematics Education) at the Hiroshima University in Japan between 2000 and 2004.

• Appointed as a lecturer at the Institute of Education upon his return from Japan in 2004

• In 2007, he was awarded two Australian government scholarships to pursue a PhD (Mathematics Education) programme at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, which he completed successfully in December 2010.

• By dint of hard work, he was promoted to the ranks of Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Professor in 2010, 2015, and 2018, respectively.

Supervision of Academic works

Professor Ernest Kofi Davis has supervised eleven (11) PhD and twenty-five (25) MPhil theses.

He made scholarly contributions to the field of Mathematics Education with 50 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact journals such as Sage Open, amongst others.

He led (leader) the team that developed the new B.Ed national curriculum for preparing teachers at the basic school level in Ghana and UCC affiliated colleges, College of Distance Education, UCC, and regular students on UCC campus in 2018.

As of his new appointment as the Director-General of GES, he serves as the Provost of the College of Education Studies-University Of Cape Coast (UCC).