Eric Francis Eshun
Department of Communication DesignSocial SciencesPhysical Sciences

Eric Francis Eshun

14 Publications8 Research Themes9 Open Access
Research Overview & Focus

The researcher's work focuses on integrating diverse domains such as design education, creativity, higher education, student assessment, customer service, and teacher education across various academic fields. Their research examines how students perceive learning experiences, feedback practices, and societal perceptions, while also exploring the development of mathematical skills in art students. The goal is to create a holistic understanding of learning processes and their impact on society, with a particular emphasis on equity, inclusivity, and innovation through interdisciplinary approaches.

Faculty Biography

Eric Francis Eshun is a Senior Lecturer in Communication Design in the Department of Communication Design at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. He has taught several graphic design courses in the Department of Communication Design and as Service Lecturer in Communication Graphic and Art in Landscape Design at the same university. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Art Education and Masters in African Art and Culture from the KNUST, a B.A. (Art) with First Class Honours (Hons) Degree in Graphic Design at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. His research interests cut across the design education with special focus on fostering creativity, assessment in art and design, visual analysis and studio pedagogy.

Key Research Themes (8)
Social Sciences

Art Education and Development

Physical Sciences

Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills

Social Sciences

Creativity in Education and Neuroscience

Social Sciences

Customer Service Quality and Loyalty

Physical Sciences

Design Education and Practice

Social Sciences

Higher Education and Employability

Social Sciences

Student Assessment and Feedback

Social Sciences

Teacher Education and Assessments

Publications (14)

Producing work-ready commercial art graduates: stakeholders' perceptions

2021Higher Education and EmployabilityDOI: 10.1108/heswbl-08-2020-0192

Exploring the destinations of higher national diploma graphic design graduates in the Ghanaian labour market

Open Access
2020Higher Education and EmployabilityDOI: 10.36282/ijasrm/5.4.2020.1700

A Cross-Sectional Study on Visual Art Students’ Perceptions of the Assessment Experience in a Public Higher Education in Ghana

Open Access
2019Creativity in Education and NeuroscienceDOI: 10.5296/gjes.v5i1.13437

Expressions of Perception and Cognition in Akan

2019Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills

Impact of Service Quality on Students’ Satisfaction in a Ghanaian Public Tertiary Institution

Open Access
2018Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyDOI: 10.5296/ijld.v8i3.13447

Senior High Schoolers’ Atitudes toward Visual Art Education in Ghanaian Secondary Schools

Open Access
2018Art Education and DevelopmentDOI: 10.24940/ijird/2018/v7/i8/jul18120

Peer assessment in graphic design studio: Communication design students' perspectives

Open Access
2018Student Assessment and FeedbackDOI: 10.4314/just.v37i1.6

Service quality practices and students satisfaction towards the Department of Communication Design

Open Access
2017Customer Service Quality and LoyaltyDOI: 10.4314/just.v36i3.11

Graphic Design Students’ Per spectives and Attitudes t owards Feedback w ithin Peer Assessment in Design Studio Pedagogy

Open Access
2016Student Assessment and FeedbackDOI: 10.31686/ijier.vol4.iss7.562

A Model for Critique at the Design Studio for Higher Education

Open Access
2015Teacher Education and Assessments

Examining Graphic Design Students’ Attitudes toward Participative Assessment in Studio-Based Learning

2013Student Assessment and Feedback

Design Students Perspectives on Assessment Rubric in Studio-Based Learning

Open Access
2013Design Education and PracticeDOI: 10.53761/1.10.1.8

Schools Pupils' Perceptions of Factors Impacting on their Creativity Development in Ghana

2013Creativity in Education and Neuroscience

Learner perceptions of assessment of creative products in communication design

2012Creativity in Education and NeuroscienceDOI: 10.1386/adch.10.1.89_1
Academic Metrics
DepartmentDepartment of Communication Design
Total Publications14
Research Themes8
Open Access Papers9

Department of Communication Design

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

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