Exploring the Production and Usage of a Metal Wall Hanging to Highlight some of the Crucial Issues Confronting Girl-Child Education in Ghana
Despite constitutional guarantees of free and compulsory basic education, girl children in Ghana still face significant barriers to education, due to teenage pregnancy, socio-cultural beliefs, and limited resources. This study, therefore, explored and produced a Metal Wall Hanging that highlights so...
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| author | Mohammed Kwaku Baidoo Charles Adu-Boachie Sandra Acquah Prince Edem Dzakpasu Cyril Etornam Adala Isaac Kwabena Agyei |
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| description | Despite constitutional guarantees of free and compulsory basic education, girl children in Ghana still face significant barriers to education, due to teenage pregnancy, socio-cultural beliefs, and limited resources. This study, therefore, explored and produced a Metal Wall Hanging that highlights some of the critical issues confronting girl-child education in Ghana. This study used descriptive and studio-based research techniques within the qualitative design. The metalwork was created using etching and laser cutting techniques, emphasizing key themes. The research pinpointed certain key actions that pose crucial issues in girl-child education, which include sexual harassment and abuse, teenage pregnancy, societal expectations such as early marriage, and domestic responsibilities over education, like kayayo (head porters). The study also showed that completing techniques of etching allows artists to build complex, 2-dimensional designs that express a variety of artistic and personal messages. This procedure produced a semi-rendition that successfully conveyed the goal of the project and demonstrated how combining technical and creative expression can result in relevant fabrication products, such as a wall plaque. The research portrays that artwork can bring to light the issues of girl-child education and its effects in Ghana. The research recommends that further awareness campaigns be initiated using metal artworks and other artistic media to advocate for girl-child education in Ghana. Collaborating with educational institutions, NGOs, and artists can expand the impact of such artworks, creating more platforms for discussions and solutions to the challenges faced by girls in accessing education. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-793b6eb1fc7645c2aa918125b2a282ce2025-08-20T03:58:35ZengNoyam JournalsE-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences2720-77222025-07-016816711690https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20256829Exploring the Production and Usage of a Metal Wall Hanging to Highlight some of the Crucial Issues Confronting Girl-Child Education in GhanaMohammed Kwaku Baidoo0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5615-3274Charles Adu-Boachie1https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5399-5664Sandra Acquah2https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3326-8667Prince Edem Dzakpasu3https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0527-8303Cyril Etornam Adala4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4617-3137Isaac Kwabena Agyei5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5376-0503Department of Industrial Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.Department of Industrial Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.Department of Industrial Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.Department of Teacher Education, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.Department of Industrial Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.Department of Industrial Art, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.Despite constitutional guarantees of free and compulsory basic education, girl children in Ghana still face significant barriers to education, due to teenage pregnancy, socio-cultural beliefs, and limited resources. This study, therefore, explored and produced a Metal Wall Hanging that highlights some of the critical issues confronting girl-child education in Ghana. This study used descriptive and studio-based research techniques within the qualitative design. The metalwork was created using etching and laser cutting techniques, emphasizing key themes. The research pinpointed certain key actions that pose crucial issues in girl-child education, which include sexual harassment and abuse, teenage pregnancy, societal expectations such as early marriage, and domestic responsibilities over education, like kayayo (head porters). The study also showed that completing techniques of etching allows artists to build complex, 2-dimensional designs that express a variety of artistic and personal messages. This procedure produced a semi-rendition that successfully conveyed the goal of the project and demonstrated how combining technical and creative expression can result in relevant fabrication products, such as a wall plaque. The research portrays that artwork can bring to light the issues of girl-child education and its effects in Ghana. The research recommends that further awareness campaigns be initiated using metal artworks and other artistic media to advocate for girl-child education in Ghana. Collaborating with educational institutions, NGOs, and artists can expand the impact of such artworks, creating more platforms for discussions and solutions to the challenges faced by girls in accessing education.https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/EHASS20256829.pdfgirl child educationcrucial education issuesartefactsmetal wall hangingetching |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Kwaku Baidoo Charles Adu-Boachie Sandra Acquah Prince Edem Dzakpasu Cyril Etornam Adala Isaac Kwabena Agyei Exploring the Production and Usage of a Metal Wall Hanging to Highlight some of the Crucial Issues Confronting Girl-Child Education in Ghana E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences girl child education crucial education issues artefacts metal wall hanging etching |
| title | Exploring the Production and Usage of a Metal Wall Hanging to Highlight some of the Crucial Issues Confronting Girl-Child Education in Ghana |
| title_full | Exploring the Production and Usage of a Metal Wall Hanging to Highlight some of the Crucial Issues Confronting Girl-Child Education in Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Production and Usage of a Metal Wall Hanging to Highlight some of the Crucial Issues Confronting Girl-Child Education in Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Production and Usage of a Metal Wall Hanging to Highlight some of the Crucial Issues Confronting Girl-Child Education in Ghana |
| title_short | Exploring the Production and Usage of a Metal Wall Hanging to Highlight some of the Crucial Issues Confronting Girl-Child Education in Ghana |
| title_sort | exploring the production and usage of a metal wall hanging to highlight some of the crucial issues confronting girl child education in ghana |
| topic | girl child education crucial education issues artefacts metal wall hanging etching |
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