CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Ocloo, Mark Anthony
DATE OF BIRTH: 29th November, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH: Matse Via Ho
GENDER: Male
NATIONALITY: Ghanaian
CURRNT POSTAL ADDRESS: University of Education,
Department of Special Education,
P.O. Box 25, Winneba, Ghana.
MARITAL STATUS: Married
Email oclookofiyahoo.com
ACADEMIC/PROFFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Date Title Institution
1994 – 2000 M. Phil UCC/Eastern Washington.
1992 – 94 B.ED (Hons) UCEW/UCC.
1987 – 90 Diploma (Spec. Educ.) College of Special Education.
1978 – 82 Certificate ‘A’ St. Theresa’s Training College.
1981 G.C.E. ‘O’ Level Private Candidate.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
Date Institution Title Institution
1994 – 2000 UEW/EWU M. Phil UCC/ East
Washington University
1992 – 94 UCEW B.Ed. (Hons) 2nd Class Upper.
1987 – 90 College of Special Diploma 2nd Class Upper.
Education (Education of
Visually Impaired
1978 – 82 St Theresa’s Training College,
Hohoe. Cert ‘A’ Pass with-Distinction
EMPLOYMENT
Date Title Institution
2001 - date Senior Lecturer University of Education, Winneba
2000 – 2001 Lecturer University of Education, Winneba.
1998 – 2000 Tutor University of Education, Winneba.
1994 – 1998 Teaching Assistant University of Education, Winneba.
1990 – 1992 Tutor College of Special Education
PUBLICATIONS (Distance Education Modules)
Ocloo, M. A. (1996). Emotional and Behavior Disorders. In Introduction to Special
Education. Distance Education Module, Winneba IEDE,UCEW Unit 2, section
2, 94 – 105.
Ocloo, M.A. (1996). Physically Handicapping Conditions. In Introduction to special
Education. Distance Education Module, Winneba IEDE, UCEW Unit 2, section
4, 111-127.
Ocloo, M.A. (1996). The Concept of Visual Impairment. In Introduction to Special
Education. Distance Education Module, Winneba IEDE, UCEW Unit 5, section
1, 290-301.
Ocloo, M.A. (1996). Causes of Visual Impairment. Introduction to Special
Education. Distance Education Module, Winneba IEDE, UCEW Unit 5, section
2,302-313.
Ocloo, M.A. (1996). Characteristics of Visual Impairment. Introduction to Special
Education. Distance Education Module, Winneba IEDE, UCEW Unit 5, section 3, 314 – 327.
Ocloo, M. A. (1996). Identification of Visual impairment. Introduction to Special
Education. Distance Education Module, Winneba IEDE, UCEW Unit 5, section 4, 328-334.
Ocloo, M.A. (1996).Implications of Visual Impairment - In Introduction to
Special Education. Distance Education Module, Winneba IEDE, UCEW Unit 5,
section 5, 336-342.
Ocloo, M.A. (1996). Management of the Visually Impaired - Introduction to Special
Education, Distance Education Module, Winneba IEDE, UCEW Unit 5, section
6, 334 – 356.
PUBLICATIONS (Journals)
Ocloo, M.A. (1996). Visual Disturbances in School Children in Ghana. Ghanaian
Journal of special Education. Vol. 1 No. 1 pp. 38-46.
Ocloo, M.A. and AVOKE, M. (1997). The use of Instructional Materials Teaching
Children with Visual Impairments - GEMTA Journal. Vol. 1, No. 1 35-40.
Ocloo, M.A. (1996). .Epilepsy in School Children: What Parents and Teachers must
Know: Ghanaian Journal of Special Education. Vol. 2 . 20-22.
Ocloo, M.A. (1998). Managing Individuals with Physical Handicapping Conditions –
Ghanaian Journal of Special Education. Vol. 1 (3) . 57-62.
Ocloo, M.A. and Owusu, J. (1999). Begging Among Persons with Disabilities
around Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra: Ghanaian Journal of Special
Education. Vol. 1 (4) 8-15.
Ocloo, M.A. and Nyade, E.K. (1998). The Hohoe Integrated Education Programme
Published on the Proceedings of the First Joint National Delegates Conference on
Persons with Disabilities, November 23-24 UCEW pp. 137-140.
Ocloo, M.A. (1999). The use of Instructional Technology in Teaching Children with
Low Vision :GEMTA Journal Vol. 2 pp. 81-85.
Ihenacho, L. J., Avoke, M., Ocloo, M.A. and Hayford, S. (1999). The Role of
Computers in Mapping out Essential Job in Special Education GHAJET Journal
Vol. 1 No. 1 pp 107-111.
Avoke, M., Hayford, S. & Ocloo, M. .A. (1999). The Skills of an Advisory
Teacher in an Inclusive Environment: Lagos Journal of Science Education Vol.
4 pp. 94 – 99.
Mawutor Avoke & Ocloo, M.A. (2000). The use of Instructional / Technology
in Teaching Children with Low Vision in Ghana. File D:/abstracts/ papers m/ mawutor 2-1 htm.
Ocloo, M.A., (2000). The attitude of children with Low Vision Towards Braille as a
Medium of Written communication for children with low vision in Ghana: Journal of Research and Development in Education. ( JORDE) Vol. (1) 92-105.
Dogbe Daniel, Baah S.K., & Ocloo, M.A. (2005). Making Accessibility a Priority for
Successful inclusive Education .African Journal of Special Educational Needs (Vol.5) (1) 129 – 136.
John Majisi & Ocloo M. (2005). Training of Professional Personnel for the Provision of Services that will meet the needs of persons with disability Third African Forum; Book of Proceedings pp38-41
Daniel Dogbe & Ocloo (2006) Human Rights Issues in Ghana- A case of the visually
Impaired. Published in the book of Proceedings of the Third African Form IDP P. 26-31
Avoke Mawutor, Ocloo M.A. and Yao Esau Yekple (2005). Social Inclusion: Challenges and quality of life of persons with visual impairment at the University of Education, Winneba, Ghana, Published in the Book of Proceedings of the Third African Forum IDP pp 31-37.
Gadagbui G.Y and Ocloo M.A.,(2006).The attitude of children with low vision towards Braille as a form of written communication in schools for the blind in Ghana. Conference paper published on line at the website International Council for the Education of the visually Impaired.
Ocloo M.A and Dogbe D.S, Gadagbui G.Y. (2006). Towards Inclusive education in Ghana.12th WORLD Conference paper published online at the website of International Council of for the education of the Visually impaired.
Agbenyega, J.S., Yekple,Y. E. and Ocloo, M.A.(,2008)After schooling what next Investigating transitional education for students with Intellectual Disabilities in Ghana. African Journal of Vocational Education Nigeria AJOVED Volume 11 Number 11 September, 2008.
Ocloo M. A and Subbey M. (2008). Perception of basic education school teachers towards inclusive education in the Hohoe District of Ghana. International
Journal of Inclusive Education Vol.12 No.5. September, 2008. Routlegde Taylor and Francis Group
BOOKS
Avoke, M, Hayford, S.K., Ihenacho, L., & Ocloo, M.A (1998) Issues in
Special Education. Accra City Publishers, (138 pages).
Avoke, M, Hayford, S.K & Ocloo, M.A. (1999). Principles and Methods of Special Education. Accra; Primtex Press (71 pages).
Ocloo, M.A. (2003). Effective Education for Persons with Visual Impairment.
Winneba: Department of Special Education Publications.
Ocloo, M.A. Hayford, S., Agbeke, W. K, Gadagbui, G. Y., Avoke, M. Boison, C.N,
Oppong, A.M., Essel, J., (2002). Foundations in Special Education: The Ghanaian
Perspective: Winneba: Department of Special Education, University of Education. Cape Coast: Nyakod Press. (Chapters 1, 3, 4,6,13 & 16).
Ocloo, M.A. Hayford, S., Agbeke, W. K, Gadagbui, G. Y., Avoke, M. Boison, C.N,
Oppong, A.M., Essel, Amoako-Gyimah (2002). Preschool Education in Ghana:
Department of Special Education, University of Education, Winneba. Accra: Salt
and Light Publishers. Chapters 4, 5, 6 and 7.
NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION
1. Functional Education for the Blind” – Daily Graphic, 29th July, 1990.
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS
2. Workshop on Designing and Writing Distance Education Materials for Post Diploma B.Ed UCEW 4TH-7TH July 1995.
3. Workshop for Teachers of Children with Low Vision from 3rd-5th December 1995 sponsored by CBM, Germany.
4. Workshop for Repair of Braillers sponsored by CBM, Germany, 4th-5th August 1997.
5. Conference- GEMTA Conference, UCEW, 3rd-5th November 1997, Winneba.
6. Resource Person Community Based Rehabilitation programme sponsored by Ghana Education Service and Sweden/ Norwegian Association of the Disabled. (1992)
7. Facilitator: Assessment/ Identification of Mentally Challenged pupils, 3 Kings Special School, Battor.Ghana. (1998)
8. First Joint National Conference of Special Education, UCEW. Presented a Paper: The Integrated Education Programme of the Hohoe District” ( 23rd-24th November, 1998).
9. Workshop: presented a paper on “The Role of Orientation and Mobility in the Education and Rehabilitation of Persons with Visual Impairment” at the University of Ghana, Legon. ( July,1996)
10. International Seminar on Clinical Issues on Reading Disorders and Behavior problems, UCEW and Bright Hope, USA (March 1999).
11. Facilitator: “Evaluation of the Integrated Education programme of the Akwapim and Hohoe Districts in Ghana” Sponsored by the Sight Savers International of United Kingdom (August, 1999)
12. Facilitator: Training of Volunteer Support Personnel of CIRB Community Based Rehabilitation Programme Sponsored by Sight Savers International of United Kingdom. (March, 2001)
13. Facilitator: Workshop for Teacher Trainees in St. Theresa’s Teacher Training College on the Impact of Visual Impairment on Learning among Pupils in the Integrated Setting (November,2002).
14. Workshop on the role of the teacher in inclusive Education (March, 2006)
15. International Conference on Inclusive Education, Winneba, University of Education (March,2006)
16. World Conference of International Council for the Education of the Visually Sponsored by International Council for the Education of the Visually Impaired- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2006, July 16th – 23rd).
17. Third, Forum (IDP) African blindness Service, Midrand Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa. (May, 2004)
18. The African Teacher Preparation Workshop for Learners with Visual Impairment,
19. Kampala – Uganda Sponsored by International Council for the Education of the Visually Impaired. ( December, 2007)
20. Workshop on capacity building in community health and disability issues. 18 – 21 February 2008 – School of Medical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi - Ghana
21. 18. Workshop on capacity building for CBR Managers, West Africa held at Winneba 23-28 July, 2008.Sponsored by Sight Savers International, UK.
22. 19. Workshop on curriculum development, Centre for Rehabilitation and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. 27; 29 January, 2009.
POSITIONS HELD
Date Position Institution
2009 Hall Fellow AMU Hall UEW
2008 Co-ordinator Rehabilitation Unit UEW
2007 Co-ordinator-Rehabilitation Unit. UEW
2005-to-Date Faculty Representative, Academic Board UEW
2002-Date Head of Unit (EVI) UEW
1995-2003 Academic Staff Secretary UCEW
1996-2003 Editorial Board Member (Ghana UCEW
Journal of Special Education)
1989-1990 S. R. C. General Secretary. College of
Special Education,
Mampong.
CONSULTANCY
Ø Consult for all Schools for the Blind and Integrated Education in Ghana
Ø Technical Advisor on Education of the Visually Impaired.
Ø Tutorials for Distance Education in Special Education
PROFESSIONAL, ASSOCIATIOS/BODIES
Ø University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG)
Ø Senior Staff and Senior Members Association of Ghana
Ø Ghana Psychological Association
Ø Friends for the Blind, Ghana.
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Ø Teacher Preparation for Persons with Visual Impairment in Ghana
Ø The Attitude of Persons with Low Vision towards Braille as a System of Communication for the Blind.
HOBBY
Ø Brailling for the Blind
Ø Development of Literature on Blind Education.
REFEREES
Prof. Grace Gadagbui
Dean of Faculty of Educational Studies
University of Education of Winneba
Winneba
Professor Mawutor Avoke
Pro Vice Chancellor
University of Education of Winneba
Winneba
Dr. Samuel Hayford
Head of Department of Special Education
University of Education, Ghana
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MARK ANTHONY OCLOO
SENIOR LECTURER
