Innovation - the key for developing countries Online publication date: Tue, 19-Feb-2019
by Isaac Kweku Aidoo; Kenneth Kofi Fletcher; Ama Baduba Asiedu-Asante
International Journal of Innovation in Education (IJIIE), Vol. 5, No. 2, 2018
Abstract: The current economic state of most developing countries portrays low-income levels of their citizens. This is due to several factors, of which lack of innovative thinking is fundamental. Typically, innovative thinking usually starts with developing creativity at the early childhood stage. Therefore, the developmental stages of children, i.e., during their years in kindergarten, must be structured in such a way to enhance innovative thinking. This article looks at innovation being a key to advancing developing countries when incorporated in educational curriculums. Specifically, the information and communication technologies (ICTs) educational curriculum of Ghana, a developing country, is analysed and compared to curriculums from the UK. Finally, ways to improve the acquisition of cognitive skills, using specialised learning aids in Ghana's ICT educational curriculum, to transform students' innovative thinking processes are proposed.
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