ABSTRACT The proliferation of Prosperity Preaching which characterized the contemporary Ghanaian Christianity has created an intense scholarly debate among those who considered ‘prosperity preaching’ as ‘non-Christian’ and those who perceive it as a way to contextualize Christianity in the Ghanaian context. The study entered the debate from a different perspective which focuses on the hermeneutical approach implemented by proponents of ‘prosperity preaching.’ To reach the aim, the...
ABSTRACT Brass band music forms a very important part of the musical culture of the Volta Region of Ghana. As a legacy of the activities from post-colonial Ghana, brass bands generally include European brass and percussion instruments with occasional addition of local drums and other exotic instruments of the tradition as a result of indigenization. The purpose of the study is to investigate the contextual use of brass bands in funerals, festivals and state functions in the Mid-Eweland of the...
Wattpad is an application used to discover and share stories; a social application that connects people through words. It is a place that widens the borders, interest, and languages. With Wattpad anyone can read or write in any devices such as phones, tablets, laptops and computers. This online entertainment is getting larger and most of the users are teens commonly students. Wattpaders or Wattpadians are the term used for people who reads Wattpad stories.
ABSTRACT The study involved a multivariate correlational design which investigated the influence of work-family conflict, stress and family supportive supervisor behavior on employee creativity. Data were collected from fourteen (14) branches of a public sector bank in the Accra metropolis using adapted versions of Scales for Work Family Conflict , Family Supportive Supervisor Behaviours (Hammer et al., 2009), Creativity (Zhou & George, 2001) and Stress (Cohen et al., 1983). Findings showed t...
ABSTRACT This research examined the cultural heritage and settlement history of an ancient settlement called Kolon-Yiri in the Nadolwli-Kaleo District in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The objectives of the study were to identify and document the cultural resources of the people of Kolon-Yiri as a means of safeguarding their cultural heritage in the light of socio-cultural and economic transformations. It has also examined some aspects of their indigenous religious belief systems and practic...
ABSTRACT Transnational migration has become a reality and is on the increase globally. Most of the parents travel to provide economic and other support for their children and families. As a result of this, millions of children are growing up with single or no parent staying with them. However, children’s wellbeing is very dependent on parental care. The roles of parents are delegated to caregivers when they migrate. These have necessitated the concern about the effect of migration on left-b...
ABSTRACT In recent years, the religious dimension of life has become a central issue in develop-ment discourse, but it has been generally ignored or dismissed by development policy-makers. Recent events, however, suggest that religion has become an important force in the world. Religion shows no sign of diminishing in public importance as some de-velopment theorists have universally claimed. In fact, in Africa, religion constitutes the foundation of upliftment and transformation of lives. In ...
Abstract The study was designed to determine how the Daily Graphic and Daily Guide newspapers covered four (4) major social protests in Ghana using qualitative content analysis and individual in-depth interviews as means of verification. A total of 57 news stories were analysed, and nine (9) media practitioners were interviewed. The specific aim was to find out the nature of portrayal of protest events and protesters, the factors which informed protest news selection decisions, considerations...
ABSTRACT The study is a quantitative content analysis of the coverage of the proceedings of the Judgment Debts Commission by the Daily Graphic newspaper. The Commission was set up by President John Dramani Mahama to inquire into payments made from public funds for and on behalf of the state arising from judgment debts, arbitration awards, negotiated settlements and related processes. The study had the purpose of determining the news worthiness of, and the frames given to the proceedings of th...
ABSTRACT This research examined how much knowledge formal sector contributors of social security in the Akuapem-North Municipality have on their contributions and benefits and their agency in seeking such information. Underpinned by the knowledge gap hypothesis and Wilson’s 1996 model of information seeking behaviour, the study also sought to test if socio-demographic variables such as gender, income and age affected contributors’ level of knowledge of social security issues. Also, it exa...
ABSTRACT The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a global blueprint for member countries including Ghana to translate the shared vision of sustainable development goals (SDGs) into national development plans and strategies. Over the past decades, Income Generating Activities (IGA) is increasingly used as a tool for poverty alleviation and livelihood empowerment. IGA therefore, plays a critical role towards the attainment of SDG in general and specifically the SDG4 agenda. The st...
ABSTRACT Rural women face several constraints as they seek economic empowerment for themselves and their families. Around the globe, countless NGOs and institutions have supported rural women’s economic empowerment. Development projects take place amidst a context of structural constraints but the same structure also allows women to assert their agency, whether overly or covertly. As a result, this thesis examines the role of PFT/CDP in the economic empowerment of rural women in the Eas...
ABSTRACT Higher education plays an important role in reducing poverty, inequality and facilitating sustainable economic growth and development. However, despite its relevance to national development, it comes with an enormous expenditure and challenges that most governments in both developed and developing countries continuously attempt to resolve. Students loan as a form of cost sharing element and funding mechanism has been introduced in most countries such as Australia, Kenya, Uganda and...
ABSTRACT Across the world, teachers are one of the most important factors in determining the quality of education that children receive. Governments and other stakeholders have taken it as a responsibility of ensuring that teachers are well motivated to put up their best. The objective of this study was therefore, to assess how teacher motivation influences pupils’ performance in public basic schools in the Wa East District. Both primary and secondary data were collected through both prim...
ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of organizational cynicism on commitment and job satisfaction of employees in Ghana’s public sector organization, with a specific focus on three employee groups (Senior Member Teaching Staff, Senior Member Non-Teaching Staff and Senior Staff) of University for Development Studies. Using quantitative research approach, results of the ANOVA analysis revealed significant differences in mean scores of organizational cynicism of the three employee groups; ...