Dr. Kofi Marfo

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University of South Florida
College of Education
Psychological & Social Foundations of Education
Educational Psychology
ProfessorAppointed: 1992
University of South Florida
College of Education
Center for Research on Children's Development & Learning
DirectorAppointed: 2001
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Mailing Address

Department of Psychological & Social Foundations
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
EDU162
Tampa, Florida 33620
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (813) 974-0439
Fax: (813) 974-5814
marfo@coedu.usf.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., University of Alberta, Educational Psychology and Special Education, 1985.
M.Ed., University of Alberta, Educational Psychology and Special Education, 1981.
B.Ed. (Hons), University of Cape Coast, Education, 1977.

Expertise and Research Interests

Dr. Marfo defines himself as a teacher-researcher. He has, for a number of years now, been engaged in active programmatic research in the following areas: early childhood development, developmental science and public policy; early intervention; parent-child interaction; atypical development; cognition, learning, and instruction; and program evaluation.

Between 2002 and 2007, he served as his university's faculty liaison for early learning/school readiness initiatives in a 9-county region of Southwest Florida, and was the Principal Investigator on a three-year School Readiness/Early Learning University-Community Partnership project to develop tools and strategies for early care settings.

His earliest international work focused largely on problems in the transfer of knowledge and expertise from Western to non-Western contexts. Between 1981 and 1994, he edited three volumes on childhood disability in developing countries (the Majority World) drawing on the expertise of contributors with close experience in Majority World contexts. His most recent scholarship on the Majority World focuses on (1) enhancing child development research in Africa and (2) capacity building for early childhood development (ECD) in Africa -- done in collaboration with a number of international colleagues, including Dr. Alan R. Pence, Founder and Director of the Early Childhood Development Virtual University initiative at the University of Victoria, Canada. In 2008-2009, he served as co-leader, with his colleague Alan Pence, of an invitational conference, sponsored by the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), on the subject of strengthening Africa's contributions to child development research.

He has undertaken international comparative research on early child development (ECD) policy environments, and has received funding from the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC, for his analysis of ECD policy environments in Canada and the U.S. Since 2005, Dr. Marfo has been part of a China Adoption Research Program directed by Dr. Tony Tan.

Major journals in which Dr. Marfo has published include the following: Alberta Journal of Educational Research; Applied Research in Mental Retardation; Developmental Disabilities Bulletin; Early Education and Development; Educational Psychology; Educational & Psychological Measurement; Infant and Child Development; International Journal of Cognitive Education and Mediated Learning; International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education; International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice; International Journal of Psychology, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology; Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry; Journal of Pediatric Psychology; Psychological Assessment; and Review of Educational Research.

Dr. Marfo's scholarly works have been cited more than 320 times in at least 130 different professional journals worldwide, and in over 50 textbooks and reference volumes.

Other Expertise

Dr. Marfo engages in extensive conceptual and theoretical analysis of developmental and contextual issues with significant implications for early childhood intervention programs and social policy. Over the past few years, he has given keynote addresses and other invited speeches at major conferences in Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States. Dr. Marfo has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Early Intervention (Associate Editor, 1991-1994), the Developmental Disabilities Bulletin (Canada), Early Childhood Research Quarterly, NHSA Dialog, and the International Journal of Educational Policy, Research and Practice. He has been a member of the Standing Review Panel of the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP, U.S. Department of Education) for a number of years. In July 2008, he completed 5 years of service on the Biobehavioral and Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Future Research

After nearly 30 years of research contributions in North America (Canada and the United States), Dr. Marfo is devoting some of his time and energy to (1) the support of capacity-building activities aimed at enhancing research expertise in African universities and (2) the development of programmatic developmental research on the continent.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Child Care, Child Development, Cognitive Development Or Processes, Early Childhood or Preschool Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Handicapped Early Intervention, Special Education.

Additional Terms:

Child Care, Child Development, Developmental Contexts.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

Akan (Ghana): (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American Educational Research Association
Council for Exceptional Children
National Association for the Education of Young Children
Society for Research in Child Development

Honors and Awards

2009-2010, Residential Scholar/Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University
2008, Keynote Address to 8th Biennial Conference, Early Childhood Intervention Australia, Evidence-Based Practice, Practice-Based Research, and Field-Derived Wisdom: Should There be Parity?
2006, Early Years Conference, Infant Development Programs of British Columbia and the University of British Columbia, Tenth Anniversary Keynote Address (Title: Overcoming the Challenge of Bridging the Gap between Advances in Research and the Status of Policy and Practice), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, February 2-4
2006, Human Early Learning Partnership, Consortium of Universities in British Columbia, Canada, Keynote Address, Annual HELP Research Days (Title: International Perspectives on Early Child Development), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 18-19
2003, (March) Irving B. Harris Zero to Three Mid-Career Fellowship, National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, Leaders of the 21st Century Program.
2003, (January) Presidential Faculty Excellence Award (University of South Florida), President of the University of South Florida.
2003, (June) Appointed to the Biobehavioral and Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee for a one-year term, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health
2003, (November) Membership on the Biobehavioral and Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee Extended to a four-year term, National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
2003, (June 23) Expert Panelist (Panel III: Definition of Disability) presentation made to Delegates Assembly at the United Nations Secretariat as part of the work of the Ad Hoc Committee, International Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division of Social Policy and Development
2002, Keynote Speaker, Early Years Conference, Vancouver, Canada, February 1-2. (Title of Keynote Address: Learning to Sow Before We Reap: Social Policy Lessons from the School Readiness Movement)
2001, Speaker, Inaugural Edition of the Carolyn Lavely Lecture Series (Two lectures given: 'Developmental Practice at the Confluence of Science, Advocacy, and Social Policy' (March 30); 'School Readiness: Beyond the One-Way Street Characterization' (May 2), Center for Research on Children's Development and Learning, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa
2000, Offered Robert L. Snodgrass Professorship, School of Education, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (offer declined with great difficulty),
1999, Finalist, William C. Friday Distinguished Professor, School of Education, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.,
1999, Keynote speaker, Inaugural Conference of the Early Intervention Association of New Zealand/Aotearoa, Nelson, New Zealand., Early Intervention Association of New Zealand/Aotearoa
1998, Appointed to the World Health Organization Task Force on the Revision of the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicaps (ICIDH), WHO
1997, Keynote speaker, Annual Conference of the Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, May 8-11.,
1997, Keynote speaker, Cerebral Palsy Week '97. Cerebral Palsy Association of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, May 20-26,
1996, Keynote speaker at the Second National Conference of the Australian Early Intervention Association, Melbourne, April 17-20, 1996.,
1996, Dinner speaker, Ontario Association of Infant Development/Canadian Early Intervention Coalition Conference on Early Intervention, Toronto, Canada, Ocotber 22-24.,
1996, Appointed Noted Scholar in Residence, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada,
1995, Keynote speaker at 4th Canadian National Early Intervention Symposium held in Sydney, Nova Scotia, June 8-11.,
1991-1994, Associate Editor of the Journal of Early Intervention,
1990, Nominated for the Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award of the American Educational Research Association.,
1986, Nominated for a Fellowship at the Centre for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, California.,
1986-1997, National Academy of Education Spencer Fellow,
1985, G.M. Dunlop Award for Best Doctoral Dissertation in Educational Psychology, Canadian Association for Educational Psychology (CAEP)
1984, Fraser Taylor Book Prize for best paper presented by a graduate student at the 14th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of African Studies, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, May 1984,

Previous Positions

1992-2000, Director, University of South Florida, College of Education, Special Education, Doctoral Program
1992-2000, Professor, University of South Florida, College of Education, Special Education, Doctoral Program
1989-1992, Associate Professor, Kent State University, School of Education, Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies
1985-1985, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Alberta, Education, Educational Psychology, Cognitive Education
1985-1989, Assistant Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Education, Educational Psychology
1977-1979, Teaching Assistant, University of Cape Coast, Faculty of Education, Educational Foundations
1977-1979, Senior Lecturer, Part-Time, Psychiatric Nurses Training College, Psychology & Sociology
1973-1974, Subject Specialist Tutor, Presbyterian Secondary School, English & Akan Languages
1972-1973, Certified Teacher, Local Authority Middle School, Middle School Level

Funding Received

  • Society for Research on Child Development: Strengthening Africa's Contributions to Child Development Research -- Invitational Conference and Strategic Planning for Capacity Building in African Universities, $20,000, 2008 to 2009.
  • Government of Canada - Canadian Studies Faculty Research Grant Program Administered Through the Canadian Embassy, Washington, DC: Canadian Contributions to Emerging Global Values and Policies on Early Childhood Development and Education, US$7,500, 2004 to 2005.
  • Florida Institute of Education/US Department of Education: Florida Network of School Readiness Hubs (with Dr. Mari Fernandez), $32,400, 2004 to 2005.
  • Florida Institute of Education/US Department of Education: Florida Network for Community-Based Early Learning and Professional Development Hubs: A School Readiness Project (with Dr. Mari Fernandez), $32,400.00, 2002 to 2003.
  • Florida Institute of Education/US Department of Education: Florida Network for Community-Based Early Learning and Professional Development Hubs: A School Readiness Project (with Dr. Mari Fernandez), $58,860.00, 2001 to 2002.
  • National Academy of Education: Travel Grant: Spencer Fellows Forum, New York University, October 11-13, 2000, $1,000.00, 2000 to 2000.
  • U. S. Department of Education, OSEP Directed Research Grants: Inclusive Education Through Co-Teaching (with Dr. Deborah Harris), $540,000.000, 1999 to 2002.
  • Bishop Bekkers Foundation, the Netherlands: Practical approaches to childhood disability in developing countries, $1,400.00, 1995 to 1995.
  • Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education: Accessibility to and Utilization of Intervention Services in the First Six Years: A Longitudinal Study of African American Families and Service Agencies (with Martha Bireda and Janeen Witty, $335,615.00, 1994 to 1997.
  • Christoffel-Blindenmission, Bensheim, Germany: Practical Approaches to Childhood Disability in Developing Countries: Insights from Experience and Research (with Dr. Marigold Thorburn), $7,176.00, 1993 to 1994.
  • Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education: Correlates and Predictors of Early Intervention Outcomes., $75,000.00, 1992 to 1993.
  • Memorial University Vice-President's Research Fund: International collaborative study on early intervention, parent-child interaction, and child development, $3,000.00, 1989 to 1990.
  • Canadian Commission for UNESCO: Practical approaches to childhood disability in developing countries, $10,461, 1988 to 1990.
  • Spencer Foundation, Chicago: Maternal directiveness and the development of competence in preschool-age children with developmental delays, $8,591.27, 1988 to 1989.
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council-Memorial University of Newfoundland: Travel Grant: 8th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency, August 20-25, Dublin, Ireland., $895.00, 1988 to 1988.
  • Secretariat of the International Congress on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Handicap, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles: Travel Grant: International Congress on Perinatal Care and Prevention of Handicap, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, $1,600.00, 1987 to 1987.
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council-Memorial University of Newfoundland: Travel Grant: American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April 20-24, Washington, D.C., $796.00, 1987 to 1987.
  • National Academy of Education: Spencer Fellowship, $25,000, 1986 to 1987.
  • Memorial University of Newfoundland Vice-President's Research Fund: Mothers' interactions with developmentally delayed infants and young children, $3,425.00, 1986 to 1987.
  • Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Education Research Fund: Affective and cognitive processes in learning disabled and normally achieving children, $2,030.00, 1986 to 1987.
  • University of Alberta Support for the Advancement of Scholarship Fund: Developmental study of the relationship between affect and achievement (with Dr. Robert Mulcahy), $4,750.00, 1986 to 1987.
  • Bishop Bekkers Foundation and Johannes Foundation, Netherlands: Childhood Disability in Developing Countries: Issues in Habilitation and Special Education, $3,000, 1986 to 1986.

Publications

  • Tan, T.X., Marfo, K, Dedrick, R.F. (2009) Preschool-age adopted Chinese children's sleep problems and family sleep arrangements, Infant & Child Development
  • Pence, A. R., Marfo, K. (2008) Early childhood development in Africa: Interrogating constraints of prevailing knowledge bases., International Journal of Psychology, 43 (2), 78-87
  • Dedrick, R. F., Tan, T. X., Marfo, K. (2008) Factor analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist/6-18 in a sample of girls adopted from China, Psychological Assessment, 20 (1), 70-75
  • Marfo, K., Biersteker, L., Sagnia, J., Kabiru, M. (2008) Early childhood development and the challenge of responding to the needs of the under-three population In Garcia, M., Pence, A. R., Evans, J (eds), Africa's future, Africa's challenge: Early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa, Washington, D.C., The World Bank (Directions in Development Series), 201-225 pages, ISBN=978-0-8213-68 (bookchapter)
  • Tan, T. X.,, Dedrick, R. F., Marfo, K. (2007) Factor structure and clinical implications of Child Behavior Checklist/1½-5 ratings in a sample of children adopted from China, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32 (7), 808-817
  • Dedrick, R. F., Marfo, K., Harris, D. M. (2007) Experimental analysis of question wording in an instrument measuring teachers' attitudes toward inclusive education, Educational and Psychological Measurement, 67 (1), 116-131
  • Fernandez, M. T., Marfo, K., Giordano, K, Hightower, S., Rodgers, N. (2007) Tools and strategies for supporting children's socio-emotional adjustment during transitions in care: University of South Florida and Early Learning Coalition of Polk County In Cosgrove, M. M., Manning, J, Mullis, R. L., Bleiker, C. (eds), Florida's research/practitioner school readiness partnership: Opportunities and potential, Jacksonville, FL, Florida Institute of Education, University of North Florida, 135-158 pages (bookchapter)
  • Fernandez, M. T., Marfo, K. (2007) E-CARE: A system for supporting children, families, and teachers during transitions in care., Children Our Concern, 30 (1), 26-29
  • Tan, T. X., Marfo, K., Dedrick, R. F. (2007) Special need adoption from China: Exploring child-level indicators, adoptive family characteristics, and correlates of behavior adjustment, Children & Youth Services Review, 29, 1269-1285
  • Tan, T. X., Marfo, K. (2006) Parental ratings of behavioral adjustment in two samples of adopted Chinese girls: Age-related versus socio-emotional correlates and predictors, Applied Developmental Psychology, 27 (1), 14-30
  • Marfo, K., Goldman-Fraser, J., Fernandez, M. T. (2005) Expanding our view on separation in the lives of young children, Zero to Three, 25 (6), 56-61
  • Fernandez, M. T., Marfo, K. (2005) Enhancing infant/toddler adjustment during transitions to childcare: A screening and intervention tool for practitioners, Zero to Three, 25 (6), 41-48
  • Goldman-Fraser, J., Fernandez, M. T., Marfo, K. (2005) Separation and continuity in the lives of infants and toddlers: An introduction to the special issue, Zero to Three, 25 (6), 4-7
  • Pence, A. R., Marfo, K. (2004) Capacity building for early childhood development in Africa: Introduction to special issue, International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice, 5 (3), 5-12
  • Marfo, K, Agorsah, F. A., Bairu, W. W., Habtom, A., Ibetoh, C. A., Muheirwe, M. R., Ngaruiya, S., Sabatane, E. M. (2004) Children, families, communities, and professionals: Preparation for competence, International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice, 5 (3), 31-60
  • Marfo, K., Developmental practice at the confluence of science, advocacy, and social policy, Monographs of the Center for Research on Children's Development & Learning (University of South Florida), #1, Complete monograph, December 2002
  • Paul, J. L., & Marfo, K, Preparation of educational researchers in philosophical foundations of inquiry, Review of Educational Research, 71(4), 525-547, 2001
  • Marfo, K., Disability research in cultural contexts: Beyond methods and techniques, In B. Holzer, A. Vreede, & G. Weigt (Eds)., Disability in different cultures: Reflections on local conceptions (pp. 314-322). Bielefeld, Germany: Verlag., 1999
  • Marfo, K., Dedrick, C., & Barbour, N., Mother-child interactions and the development of children with mental retardation, In J. Burack, R. M. Hodapp, & E. Zigler (Eds.), Handbook of mental retardation and development (pp. 637-668). New York: Cambridge University Press., 1998
  • Marfo, K., & Boothby, L. H., The behavioral sciences and special education research: Some promising directions and challenging legacies, In J. L. Paul, M. Churton, H. Rosselli, W. Morse, K. Marfo, C. Lavely, & D. Thomas (Eds.), Foundations of Special Education: Basic knowledge informing research and practice in special education (pp.247-278). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks-Cole., 1997
  • Paul, J. L., & Marfo, K., Introduction: Foundational knowledge and special education, In J. L. Paul, M. Churton, H. Rosselli, W. Morse, K. Marfo, C. Lavely, & D. Thomas (Eds.), Foundations of Special Education: Some of the Knowledge Bases Informing research and practice in special education (pp. 1-10). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks-Cole., 1997
  • Marfo, K., & Rosselli-Kostoryz, H., Learning, development, and intervention (Section Introduction), In J. L. Paul, M. Churton, H. Rosselli, W. Morse, K. Marfo, C. Lavely, & D. Thomas (Eds.), Foundations of Special Education: Basic knowledge informing research and practice in special education (pp.85-91). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks-Cole., 1997
  • Paul, J. L., Churton, M., Rosselli, H., Morse, W., Marfo, K., Lavely, D., & Thomas, D. (Eds.), Foundations of special education: Basic knowledge informing research and practice in special education., Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks-Cole., 1997
  • J. L. Paul, K. Marfo, & J. Anderson, Developing an ethos for change in a Department of Special Education: Focus on collaboration and an ethic of care, Teacher Education and Special Education, 19(2), 133-146, 1996
  • Boothby, L. H., Grosz, P., Graven, S., & Marfo, K., Toward appropriate family-centered early intervention service delivery: A proposed continuum of service delivery options, Florida Consortium of Newborn Intervention Programs Newsletter, 9, 1-2, 1996
  • Marfo, K., Care of children with disabilities in developing countries, In H. M. Wallace, K Giri, & C. Serrano (Eds.), Health care of mothers and children in developing countries (2nd edition; pp. 550-561). Oakland, CA: Third Party Publishing., 1995
  • Marfo, K, Linking early intervention research, policy, and practice, In S. H. Irwin (Ed.), Charting new waters: Proceeding of the Specialink Canadian National Early Intervention Symposium (pp. 9-18). Wreck Cove, Cape Breton Island: Breton Books., 1995
  • Thorburn, M. J., & Marfo, K. (Eds.), Practical approaches to childhood disability in developing countries: Insights from experience and research, Tampa: Global Age Publishing, 1994
  • Marfo, K., Families in non-Western cultures: Africa as a case example, In J. Paul & R. J. Simeonsson (Ed.), Working with families and children with special needs (pp. 147-164). Forth Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich., 1993
  • Marfo, K., Dinero, T. E., Browne, N., Gallant, N., Smyth, R., & Corbett, A, Child, program, and family ecological variables in early intervention, Early Education and Development, 3(1), 1-19, 1992
  • K. Marfo, Correlates of maternal directiveness with children who are developmentally delayed, American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 62, 219-233, 1992
  • K. Marfo, Interaction-focused early intervention: Current approaches and contributions from the mediated learning experience paradigm, International Journal of Cognitive Education and Mediated Learning, 2(2), 85-104, 1992
  • Marfo, K., Disability in developing countries: Community-based approaches to prevention, early detection, and intervention, In M.S. Cummings, L. A. Niles, & O. L. Taylor (Eds.), Handbook on communications and development in Africa and the African diaspora (pp. 154-166). Needham Heights, MA: Ginn Press, 1992
  • Marfo, K., Browne, N., Gallant, D., Smyth, R., & Corbett, A, Issues in early intervention: Insights from the Newfoundland and Labrador evaluation project, Developmental Disabilities Bulletin, 19(2), 36-65, 1991
  • Marfo, K., & Dinero, T.E., Assessing early intervention outcomes: Beyond program variables, International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 38(3), 289-303, 1991
  • Mulcahy, R.F., Peat, D., Andrews, J., Darko-Yeboah, J., Marfo, K, & Cho, S, Cognitive strategy-based instruction, In J. B. Biggs (Ed.), Teaching for learning: The view from cognitive psychology (pp. 195-214). Hawthorn, Victoria: Austrialian Council for Educational Research., 1991
  • Marfo, K., Forging competence in developmentally delayed children: Grounds for optimism, directions for intervention, In W.A. Rhodes & W. Brown (Eds.), Why some children succeed despite the odds (pp. 107-129). New York: Praeger., 1991
  • Marfo, K., Mulcahy, R.F., & Peat, D.W., & Cho, S., Teaching cognitive strategies in the classroom: A content-based instructional model, In R.F. Mulcahy, R.H. Short, & J. Andrews (Eds.), Enhancing learning and thinking: New perspectives and directions (pp. 67-95). New York: Praeger, 1991
  • Marfo, K., The maternal directiveness theme in mother-child interaction research: Implications for early intervention, In K. Marfo (Ed.), Early intervention in transition: Current perspectives on programs for handicapped children (pp. 177-203). New York: Praeger., 1991
  • Marfo, K., The evolution and current status of early intervention in Canada, In K. Marfo (Ed.), Early intervention in transition: Current perspectives on programs for handicapped children (pp. 235-270). New York: Praeger., 1991
  • Marfo, K., & Cook, C., Overview of trends and issues in early intervention theory and research, In K. Marfo (Ed.), Early intervention in transition: Current perspectives on programs for handicapped children (pp. 3-40). New York: Praeger., 1991
  • Marfo, K (Ed.), Early intervention in transition: Current perspectives on programs for handicapped children., New York: Praeger Publishers, 1991
  • Marfo, K., Maternal directiveness in interactions with mentally handicapped children: An analytical commentary, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 31(4), 531-549, 1990
  • Peat, D., Mulcahy, R., Andrews, J., & Marfo, K, SPELT: A cognitive strategy-based instructional model, Alberta Gifted and Talented Education (AGATE), 4(1), 34-43, 1990
  • Andrews, J., Peat, D., Mulcahy, & Marfo, K, A cognitive strategies approach for developing social competence, Alberta Gifted and Talented Education (AGATE), 4(1), 25-33, 1990
  • Marfo, K., & Ryan, R.F., Recall performance, strategy use, and metamemory: A comparison of average and poor readers, Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 36(3), 241-255, 1990
  • Marfo, K., & Nesbit, W.C., Egalitarian versus pedagogical concerns in education: The case of integration in special education, In M. Csapo & L. Goguen (Eds.), Special education across Canada: Issues and concerns for the '90s (pp.179-198). Vancouver: Centre for Human Development and Research, 1989
  • Mulcahy, R.F., Peat, D., Mancini, G., Andrews, J., & Marfo, K., Cognitive education: A longitudinal examination, In C.K. Leong & B.S. Rhandawa (Eds.), Understanding literacy and cognition: Theory, research, and application (pp. 286-314). New York: Plenum., 1989
  • Andrews, J., Peat, D., Mulcahy, R., & Marfo, K., Developing social competence within regular classrooms through a cognitive strategies approach, In C. Violato & A. Marini (Eds.), Readings in child development for teachers (pp. 221-236). Calgary: Detselig Enterprises., 1989
  • Marfo, K., & Kysela, G., Frequency and sequential patterns in mothers' interactions with mentally handicapped and nonhandicapped children, In K. Marfo (Ed.), Parent-child interaction and developmental disabilities: Theory, research, and intervention (pp. 64-89). New York: Praeger Publishers., 1988
  • Marfo, K., Enhancing interactions between parents and their developmentally disabled children: A missing link in early intervention?, In E.R. Boersma, H.J. Huisjes, & H.M.C. Poortman (Eds.), A holistic approach to perinatal care and the prevention of handicap (pp. 231-239). Groningen, Netherlands: Erven B. van der Kamp., 1988
  • Marfo, K. (Ed.), Parent-child interaction and developmental disabilities: Theory, research, and intervention., New York: Praeger Publishers, 1988
  • Mulcahy, R.F., & Marfo, K., Assessment of cognitive ability and instructional programming with native Canadian Children: A cognitive processes perspective, In L. Stewin & S. McCann (Eds.), Contemporary issues in education: A Canadian mosaic (pp. 157-177). Toronto: Copp Clark Pitman., 1987
  • Mulcahy, R.F., Marfo, K., Peat, D., Andrews, J., & Clifford, L., Applying cognitive psychology in the classroom: A learning/thinking strategies instructional program, Alberta Psychology, 15(3), 9-11, 1986
  • Marfo, K., Confronting childhood disability in the developing countries, In K. Marfo, S. Walker, & B.L. Charles (Eds.), Childhood disability in developing countries: Issues in habilitation and special education (pp. 3-26). New York: Praeger Publishers., 1986
  • Walker, S., Marfo, K., Danquah, S.A., & Aidoo, B.J., The development and status of special education in Ghana, In K. Marfo, S. Walker, & B.L. Charles (Eds.), Childhood disability in developing countries: Issues and research in rehabilitation and special education (pp. 191-209). New York: Praeger Publishers., 1986
  • Marfo, K., Walker, S., & Charles, B.L. (Eds.), Childhood disability in developing countries: Issues in habilitation and special education., New York: Praeger Publishers, 1986
  • Marfo, K. & Kysela, G.M., Early intervention with mentally handicapped children: A critical appraisal of applied research, Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 10, 305-324, 1985
  • Marfo, K., Interactions between mothers and their mentally retarded children: Integration of research findings, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 5, 45-69, 1984
  • Kysela, G.M. & Marfo, K., Early handicapping conditions: Detection and intervention in developing countries, In J. Berg (Ed.), Perspectives and progress in mental retardation, Vol. 1: Social, psychological, and educational aspects (pp. 119-130). Baltimore: University Park Press., 1984
  • Kysela, G.M. & Marfo, K., Mother-child interactions and early intervention programmes for handicapped infants and young children, Educational Psychology, 3, 203-214, 1983
  • Marfo, K. & Kysela, G.M., Rationale and strategies for early intervention with at-risk and handicapped children in a developing country, In K. Marfo, S. Walker, & B.L. Charles (Eds.), Education and rehabilitation of the disabled in Africa, Vol. 1: Towards improved services (pp. 81-103). Edmonton: University of Alberta Centre for International Education and Development., 1983
  • Marfo, K. & Kysela, G. M., Methods and results of early intervention: Home-based program and parent involvement, In K. Marfo, S. Walker, & B.L. Charles (Eds.), Education and rehabilitation of the disabled in Africa, Vol. 1: Towards improved services (pp. 65-79). Edmonton: University of Alberta Centre for International Education and Development., 1983
  • Marfo, K., Walker, S., & Charles, B.L. (Eds.), Education and Rehabilitation of the Disabled in Africa, Vol. 1: Towards Improved Services., 1983
  • Kysela, G.M. & Marfo, K., Early handicapping conditions: Detection and intervention in developing countries, Canadian Journal on Mental Retardation, 32, 5-11, 1982
  • Kysela, G.M., Anderson, D., & Marfo, K., Issues in mental retardation in Canada: Transitions, Applied Research in Mental Retardation, 2, 145-163, 1981
  • Kysela, G.M., Marfo, K., & Barros, S., Early intervention with handicapped children, In M. Csapo & L. Goguen (Eds.), Special education across Canada: Issues and concerns for the 80's (pp. 149-165). Vancouver: Centre for Human Development and Research., 1980
  • Marfo, K., The Sea, In E.J. Sangster & K. Asiedu (Eds.), Fifth anthology of Ghanaian creative writers. Tema: Ghana Publishing Corp., 1971

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