ABSTRACT The main thrust of the study was it examine the impact of is mastery of a set of knowledge, attitude and behavior of UCC students. the research was conceptually framed by three research questions and three hypotheses. descriptive survey design involving the quantitative approach was used in the study. the target population of the I study was all UCC students. A sample size of 382 students was chosen for the study using Krejcie and Morgan (1970) sampling table of determination. some ...
ABSTRACT The Church of Christ (COC), established in South-western Nigeria in 1959 as an offshoot of the 19th century sectarian American Restoration Movement, claims to be the only true church to restore primitive Christianity in both teachings and practices. Contrariwise, evidence from Early Church history contradicts this claim, which necessitates an investigation into the true position; existing studies having focused on the history of the church and the biographies of its leaders to the n...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to investigate the induction system and its effect on public basic schools in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region. The objectives of the study were to find out some of the training and induction programmes that are organized in basic schools in the study area, determine the causes of ineffective induction practices in basic schools in the study area and to ascertain the effects of effective induction programme on teaching and learning ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore the perception of student teachers on the nature of teaching practice they undertake and the nature of supervision they receive during practicum. The population of the study comprised final the year students of Offinso College of Education who had their teaching practice in the 2014/2015 academic year numbering 300 and all the tutors numbering 59.The sample for the study comprised 100(83%) student teachers and 30(51%) college tutors. The...
ABSTRACT Credit facilities continue to pose a major threat to the survival of the SME sector. Traditional banks have failed to advance credit facilities to the SMEs due to challenges with collateral securities and information. This study sought to assess the relevance of microfinance in terms of meeting credit needs and reducing poverty among the small business owners of Jukwa in the Central Region. Thirty-one (31) respondents were sampled for the study. Descriptive statistics were used for t...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in the Ayawaso East Sub-Metro in Accra. It assessed the effectiveness of DOVVSU in the promotion and protection of the rights of children. This purely descriptive study adopted the quantitative and qualitative paradigms using the mixed-methods sequential explanatory design. Two hundred and twenty (220) respondents comprising 121 JHS pupils, 22 teachers, 55 parents and 22 DOVVSU officials were sampled through simple random, proportionate quota, and purposive ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated adolescents‟ parasocial interaction with local entertainment celebrities in Ghana. It assessed the gender difference in adolescents‟ parasocial interaction adopted the quantitative research approach and the descriptive survey design was used. A sample size of 800 adolescents and 736 responses were gathered from students of Apam Senior High School and Winneba Senior High School who were the respondents for this study. Parasocial interaction was measu...
ABSTRACT Mining companies in Ghana receive criticism from inter alia the media, civil society organizations, Governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for not properly responding to the challenge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to compensate for the negative effects of their activities in host communities. Although some mining companies plan and prosecute CSR policies and projects to improve their public image and increase economic opportunities and improve social welfare...
ABSTRACT The study examines the concept of totemism in Dagaaba clans in the Jirapa Municipality in the Upper West Region. Dagaare is a Mabia spoken language in Ghana. The research was conducted in four communities around Jirapa and its environment. The target communities were Sigri, Ullo, Sabuli and Jirapa Township. The researcher used purposive sampling technique to elicit the data. The instruments used to collect the data were unstructured interview and participatory observation. The ages...
ABSTRACT After a decade of reforming policy, building and developing the multi-sector market economy, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana have developed strongly and contributed to creating employment, increasing GDP, and raising the nation’s volume of exports. However, SMEs have found difficulties on the way to development due to lack of risk management practices, and uncertainty within the business environment. As a result, SMEs often faced obstacles during their operations. This...
ABSTRACT Research articles (RA) constitute the most important means of communicating research findings in the academic community. Despite the crucial role played by RAs within the academic community, numerous studies across the world have shown that RAs are difficult to read and understand. In Ghana, there has not been any earlier works to evaluate the readability of RAs. The objective of this study was to explore the level of readability of RAs produced by lecturers in the Faculty of Arts in...
ABSTRACT This study was a descriptive survey which sought to find out stereotypical perception of the leadership of female heads of senior high school in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The sampled population for the study included three headmasters and 89 teachers from three second cycle institutions in the Kassena-Nankana Municipality. Questionnaire and interview were basically the instruments used to gather data from the respondents. The results from t...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of female head teachers’ leadership behaviour on teacher efficacy in selected public basic schools in Amansie west district of the Ashanti Region. The study used descriptive research design. Questionnaire that had closed-ended questions were used to obtain information for the study. The targeted population for this study comprised all the 17 female head teachers and 170 teachers who have females as their heads in the publ...
ABSTRACT This thesis examines how the Islamic State popularly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) construct their identity in an online magazine called Dabiq. The study employs the qualitative approach. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample the 14th edition of the magazine. Drawing on social identity theory (SIT) and the concept of clusivity, I analyze ISIS’s group dynamics and their use of linguistic and lexical elements to construct their identity in Dabiq. I ...
Abstract Training, a generic word for the process of perfecting a specific skill or purpose, encapsulates the rationale for parenting in the book of Proverbs 22:6. However, existing interpretations of the Hebrew ḥănōḵ (train) in the cited text limit it to the disposition, manner, morality and choice of vocation for adolescents while infant nurturing; a more foundational stage in parenting, has been ignored. Consequently, the study analysed Proverbs 22:6 to appropriately situate the nec...