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  1. Fathers' motivations and expectations from participating in early child care: A study in Ghanaian Municipality

    Article • Family Relations, January 2024, Wiley

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  2. A question of omission of care or social reciprocity? Low-income families’ perception of child neglect in Ghana

    Article • Social Work and Social Sciences Review, April 2023, Whiting & Birch, Ltd.

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  3. Exploring the interconnectedness between social work education and social work practice: perceptions of BA social work graduates from one of Ghana’s public universities

    Article • Social Work Education, January 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  4. Combating COVID-19 in Ghana using socio-pedagogical methods: educational campaign through children’s arts

    Article • F1000Research, September 2022, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  5. From Social Protection to Personal Protection: Implications for an Integrated Framework of Retirement Planning for Informal Workers in Ghana

    Article • Global Social Welfare, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  6. Reunification in Informal Foster Care Child Placement: Examining the Different Pathways in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Social Service Research, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  7. Contributing to indigenous social work practice in Africa: A look at the cultural conceptualisations of social problems in Ghana

    Article • Qualitative Social Work, December 2021, SAGE Publications

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  8. Work socialisation gone wrong? Exploring the antecedent of child trafficking in two Ghanaian fishing communities

    Article • Children s Geographies, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  9. Retiring in the Informal Economy: Implications for Social Policy Intervention for Ageing Workers in Ghana

    Article • Ageing International, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  10. I agreed to go because........examining the Agency of Children within a phenomenon conceptualised as trafficking in Ghana

    Article • Children & Society, July 2021, Wiley

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  11. Parents’ Perceptions on the Outcomes of Children’s Participation in Child Protection Meetings in Ghana

    Article • Journal of Child and Family Studies, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  12. When Parents Fail: Addressing Delinquent Child Maintenance Through Informal Resources

    Article • Research on Social Work Practice, December 2020, SAGE Publications

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  13. Towards child-inclusive practices in child protection in Ghana: Perspectives from parents

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, December 2020, Elsevier

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  14. Creating a better kinship environment for children in Ghana: Lessons from young people with informal kinship care experience

    Article • Child & Family Social Work, April 2020, Wiley

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  15. How Did I Know When to Report Physical Neglect? Ghanaian Mothers’ Views on Delinquent Child Maintenance

    Article • Practice, February 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  16. Decision-Making on Child Neglect: Ghanaian Social Workers’ Views and Experiences

    Article • International Journal on Child Maltreatment Research Policy and Practice, December 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  17. Children in group residential care

    Article • Journal of Social Service Research, October 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  18. Conceptualisation of child neglect: A Ghanaian practice narrative

    Article • International Social Work, November 2018, SAGE Publications

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  19. Work and study: exploring the social actions of undergraduates on a Social Protection Scheme in Ghana

    Article • International Review of Social Research, June 2018, De Gruyter

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  20. Barriers to childcare in Children's Homes in Ghana: Caregivers' solutions

    Article • Children and Youth Services Review, May 2018, Elsevier

    Mr Alhassan Abdullah, Ebenezer Cudjoe, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  21. Is kinship failing? Views on informal support by families in contact with social services in Ghana

    Article • Child & Family Social Work, March 2018, Wiley

    Ebenezer Cudjoe, Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  22. Care in the Silver Years: Academics Perception of Institutional Care for the Elderly in Ghana

    Article • Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, December 2015, De Gruyter

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  23. Child welfare in Ghana: The relevance of children’s rights in practice

    Article • Journal of Social Work, March 2013, SAGE Publications

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  24. Ghana's Children's Act 560: A Rethink of its Implementation?

    Article • The International Journal of Children s Rights, January 2011, Brill

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  25. Conceptualisation of Children's Rights: What Do Child Care Professionals in Northern Ireland Say?

    Article • Child Care in Practice, January 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  26. Children’s participation: radio as a medium in Ghana

    Article • January 2010, Bloomsbury Academic

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful

  27. Improving the lives of Ghanaian children: complementing the global agenda with a structural social work approach

    Article • International Journal of Social Welfare, September 2009, Wiley

    Prof. Esmeranda Manful