![]() ![]() The control group had 44 students, while 89 students comprised the experimental group. A total of 133 second-year diploma students studying public administration participated in the experimental phase of the study. The survey had 566 participants from three public universities and sought to (a) rank concepts perceived as difficult in the study of public administration in Ghanaian universities (b) undertake an in-depth probe into the relationship among thirty-seven demographics and contextual variables and difficulties in the study of public administration (c) rank the reasons for difficulties in the study of public administration. The survey phase ranked concepts in public administration perceived as difficult by Ghanaian students studying public administration, while the experimental phase examined the efficacy of the Culturo-Techno-Contextual Approach (CTCA) in aiding students to understand two of the perceived difficult concepts: politics and bureaucracy. This study was conducted in two phases the survey and the experimental phases. ![]() This is the problem that this study sought to solve within the Ghanaian undergraduate public administration curriculum. Within this strategic framework is the need to ensure that students enrolled in public administration courses comprehend and perform maximally in these courses, regardless of their perceived difficulty levels, using a delivery method that is predisposing to effective learning. One of the strategic pathways for improving this capacity is the effective delivery of public administration in African university systems. Capacity deficit in public administration has been decried as one of the major challenges depressing growth and development in Africa. ![]()
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