Peer reviewed Journal articles

Ansah, F., Swanzy, P., Mpondi, D., Asamoah, G., & Nyondo, J. (Forthcoming 2024). Towards a pandemic-resilient external quality assurance systems for Africa's higher education – A vulnerability analysis on Ghana. Journal of Higher Education in Africa. 

Swanzy, P., Ansah, F. & Langa, P. (2023). Ghanaian private higher education providers: are they becoming endangered species? Tertiary Education and Management, 1-19.

Swanzy, P., Ansah, F., Mpondi, D., Nyondo, J., & Asamoah, G. (2023). An analysis of the robustness of South Africa’s higher education external quality assurance framework.  Journal of Higher Education in Africa, 21(2), 29-51

Ansah, F., Swanzy, P., & Langa, P. (2023). Mapping higher education policymaking in Ghana with a quadruple helix framework. Policy Reviews in Higher Education, 1-19.

Ansah, F., Swanzy, P., Mpondi, D., Asamoah,G., & Nyondo, J. (2022). Covid-19 Pandemic Exposes the Resilience Vulnerability of Ghana’s EQA System for Higher Education. CODESRIA Bulletin, No. 6, 17-18.

Swanzy, P., Ansah, F., Mpondi, D., Asamoah,G., & Nyondo, J. (2022). South Africa’s Higher Education Quality Assurance Framework: Is it pandemic-proof? CODESRIA Bulletin, Nos 4&5, 17-18.

Covele, R.P.M., Langa, P.V., & Swanzy, P.  (2022). English language: the subtle force behind the demise of Mozambican higher education academic’s aspirations.  Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 14 (3A), 193-210.

Kwasi-Agyeman, F., Langa, P., & Swanzy, P. (2020). Higher Education Funding and Student Access in the Global South. Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 12(Fall), 83-98. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v12iFall.1020

Odame, L., Opoku, M.P., Nketsia,L., Swanzy, P., Alzyoudi, M., & Nsowah, F.A. (2020): From university-to-work: an in-depth exploration into the transition journey of graduates with sensory disabilities in Ghana. Disability & Society, 1-23 DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2020.1804328

Langa, P.V., Swanzy, P., & Uetela, P. (2019). Advancing Collaboration between African Diaspora and Africa-Based Scholars: Extracts of Interviews with Selected African Diaspora Scholars. Journal of Higher Education in Africa. Vol. 16, Nos 1&2, pp. 135-155

Ansah, F. & Swanzy, P. (2019). Affiliation policy rhetoric and reality in the Ghanaian higher education context, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 41:2, 204-218, DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2019.1575176

Langa, P.V., Swanzy, P. & Law, D. (2018). Brexit: some implications for African higher education. Perspectives: Policy and Practice in Higher Education, 1-5

Swanzy, P., Langa, P.V., & Ansah, F. (2018). Quality Assurance in Ghana: Accomplishments and Challenges. International Higher Education, 94: 28-30

Swanzy, P & Potts, A. (2017). Quality Assurance Strategies in Higher Education: The Case of Ghanaian Polytechnics. Educational Research and Perspectives. 44, 99-126

Ansah, F., Nudzor, H.P., & Swanzy, P. (2017). Student evaluation of Modules: Does the timing matter? The Online Journal of Quality in Higher Education. 4 (1) 37-45

Amankwa, E. & Swanzy, P. (2011).The role of stakeholders in building adequate competencies in students for the job market. International journal of vocational and technical education, 3(8) 107-112.

 Book Chapters

Swanzy, P., Kwasi-Agyeman, F., & Langa, P. (2023).  Mapping Key Facts of Ghana’s Higher Education System. In B. Daniel & R. Bisaso (Eds), Higher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 21st Century – Pedagogy, Research and Community-Engagement (pp. 183-204). Singapore:  Springer

Kwasi-Agyeman, F., Swanzy, P., & Langa, P. (2021). Mapping Public Higher Education Funding for Teaching and Learning in Ghana. In L. Sosibo & E. N. Ivala (Eds), Creating Effective Teaching and Learning Spaces: Shaping Futures and Envisioning Unity in Diversity and Transformation (pp. 31-42). Delaware: Vernon Press.

Swanzy, P & Potts, A. (2019). Quality assurance in higher education in developing countries: Evidence from Ghana. In T. O’Donoghue & S. Clarke (Eds), New Directions in Research on Education: Reconstruction in Challenging Circumstances (pp. 77-100). Ontario: Queens University.

Swanzy, P., Langa, P.V., & Ansah, F. (2019). Ensuring equity and inclusion in higher education provision: Ghana’s Approach. In J. Hoffman & P. Blessinger (Eds), Strategies for Facilitating Inclusive Campuses in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Equity and Inclusion (pp. 273-251). Bingley, UK: Emerald.

Ansah, F., Swanzy, P., & Nudzor, H. P. (2017). Strategically balancing the focus of quality assurance frameworks of higher education institutions in Africa – the Ghanaian context. In S. S. L. Renes (Ed.), Global voices in higher education (pp.27-44). Rijeka, Croatia: InTech.

Book Reviews

Swanzy, P. (2021). Review on Transforming Higher Education in Africa and Asia: Strategic Planning and Policy by Fred M. Hayward (2021). Albany, New York: SUNY Press. Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 9(1), 243?245. DOI: 10.24085/jsaa.v9i1.1444.

Swanzy, P. (2021). Review on Higher Education and Social Justice: The Transformative Potential of University Teaching and the Power of Educational Paradox by Leonie Rowan (2019). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. Voices Against Torture, 54-55.

Newspaper articles

Swanzy, P., Anyasu, R. S., Boakye, E. S. (2023) Counting the cost of the strike in Ghana's HE sector. University World News: Africa Edition. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20230118190002353

Langa, P.V. & Swanzy, P. (2019). Why Should African Universities Care about Brexit? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2019/04/29/why-should-african-universitiescare- about-brexit/

Ansah, F., Swanzy, P., & Obeng, R. A. (2019). No PhD, no tenure policy – Is it the best way forward? University World News. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20190103090808316

Swanzy, P., & Ansah, F (2018). Cutt-off for ageing professors-implications for quality. University World News.

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20181022112547641

 Swanzy, P. (2018). Increasing HE enrolment and implications for quality. University World News.

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20181003101033477

Swanzy, P & Langa, P. (2017). Is Xenophobia Pushing International Students Away from South Africa? International Dialogue. Centre for the Study of Canadian and International Higher Education, University of Toronto. https://ciheblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/11/is-xenophobia-pushing-internationalstudents- away-from-south-africa/

Conference proceedings

Swanzy, P. (2024, May 8-9). Are Ghanaian private universities serving as a catalyst for the public universities to metamorphose their operations? A paper presented at the Regional Convening on the Impact of Private Universities on Public Universities in Africa, at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi, Kenya.   

Swanzy, P. (2023, September 12-14). Post Covid-19 Quality Assurance Outlook of Ghanaian Private Universities: are the pandemic proof artefacts decommissioned or active? A paper presented at the Negotiating the Fabric of the African University: Global Trends and Local Realities at University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Swanzy, P., Ansah, F. & Langa, P. (2019, October 7-10). Policymaking in Higher Education in Africa: Mapping key actors and processes in ECOWAS. A paper presented at the International Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education in Africa (ICQAHEA) at the National University Commission, in Abuja, Nigeria.

Swanzy, P., & Ansah, F. (2019, July 25-27). Ghanaian Private Higher Education Providers: Are they becoming endangered species? A paper presented at the 17th SMU International Conference on “Private Higher Education in Africa” at the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Swanzy, P., & Ansah, F. (2019, Jan 29-30). Ghana’s Higher Education Quality Assurance Silver Jubilee: Reflections on Achievements and Challenges. A paper presented at the 1st School of Educational Development and Outreach Conference at University of Cape Coast, Ghana.

Ansah, F., Swanzy, P. (2018, Dec 12-14). Does Higher Education Studies have a “Home” in Ghana? A panel on Higher Education as an Emerging Field of Scientific Inquiry in Africa: Prospects and Challenges at the Fourth Science Forum South Africa (SFSA), Pretoria, South Africa.

Swanzy, P. (2018, Nov 24-25). Widening Access for Equity Groups in Ghanaian Universities: Strategies and Challenges. A Paper presented at Access, Barriers and Success for Adult Learners: Rethinking Equity and Social Justice Conference in Cape Town, South Africa.

Swanzy, P. (2017, Aug 28-30). Rethinking quality assurance practices of Ghanaian polytechnics to improve access and success of students with disabilities. A paper presented at the CHER 2017 Conference, in. Jyväskylä, Finland. https://ktl.jyu.fi/en/cher2017/programme/sessions.

Swanzy, P. (2010, July 5-7). Industrial Attachment Programme: The dilemma of Bolgatanga polytechnic students. Paper presented at International conference on education and new learning technologies, Barcelona, Spain.

Swanzy, P. (2010, July 5-7). Challenges in the implementation of vocational and technical education policies in senior secondary schools in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis. Paper presented at International conference on education and new learning technologies, Barcelona, Spain.