ABSTRACT The study investigated the reading comprehension difficulties among students of Fodoa Community Senior High School. The purpose of the study was to find out the reading comprehension difficulties these students face, the causes of these difficulties and role teachers can play in improving students’ reading and comprehension. A cross-sectional study was used. A non-probability quota sampling was used to obtain a representative sample of the population. The sample size used was thr...
Abstract Macroeconomic literature is replete with discussions on fiscal policy in both developed and developing economies but not much research has been done on zakah, a compulsory tax on Muslims, especially its role in alleviating poverty and generating inclusive growth. Zakah primarily aims at taking surplus money or wealth from the comparatively well-to-do members of the Muslim society and give it to the destitute, the needy and the wayfarer, among others, to improve their purchasing powe...
Abstract This study was designed to examine the effects of covert sensitization and group therapy interventions in fostering tobacco smoking cessation among commercial motorcyclists in Ibadan metropolis. The study then adopted pre-test, post-test, control group experimental design with a 3X2 factorial matrix. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 61 participants from ten randomly selected motorcycle parks in three local government areas in Ibadan; Ibadan North, Ibadan North/Wes...
ABSTRACT The Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) is a church that recorded remarkable proselytising success among the Maguzawa in Kano and Katsina States despite the people‟s resistance to Islam or Christianity. This achievement notwithstanding, little attention has been paid to the history and strategies adopted by the church to Christianise the Maguzawa. This study, therefore, investigated the evangelistic strategies the ECWA deployed in the Maguzawa communities in Kano and Katsina ...
ABSTRACT A lot of individuals are joining credit unions because of its advantages over the formal banking sector and other microfinance institutions. This study primarily sought to identify and examine the corporate governance systems and financial performance of the University of Ghana (UG) credit union. More specifically to identify the corporate governance systems in place, examine the risk management structures, and examine the financial performance of the credit union over the last deca...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this thesis is to determine the meaning and the idea behind inscriptions(signboards) on commercial vehicles. From the study, it was rea1ized that those who create these inscriptions really have some interesting experiences to share with the larger population. The writings are also made up of ideas relating to culture, socio-politics and shared knowledge of a given linguistic group in which they occur. The writings serve as a means of identification of the vehicl...
ABSTRACT The study examined the ethical implications of the use of miracles for conversion in the Word Miracle Church International, now Perez Chapel International in Accra, Dzorwulu Branch. The motivation for the study was the heightened and seemingly competitive activities of different PentecoCharismatic Churches in their bid to win members to their fold. The research chose to focus on miracles because they form one of the most important attractions, which appeal to Ghanaian Christians. The...
ABSTRACT The disabled constitute 10% of the total population of the Central Region. Since the introduction of tourism in the region, only a few of them tlllve participated fully in the industry. In the Cape Coast municipality, for instance, apart from traditional dances and cultural performances that are put up at the castle and at durbar grounds by the deaf, little is heard of the disabled in the town. Using data from a survey involving 145 respondents some disabled and others without disabi...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess the impact of Plan Ghana’s Microfinance Scheme on the livelihoods of female beneficiaries in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study specifically analysed the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of female beneficiaries, and how loan from Plan Ghana’s Microfinance Scheme helped them to meet their health, education, personal and social, political and economic requirements. A descriptive surv...
ABSTRACT Translation has been with human interaction from the time of creation. Scholars have found it necessary to set up frameworks for the regulation of translation due to variation and the peculiarities of languages. The study examines and analyzes the problems that may be encountered in the process of translating collocations. The source text is a legal document. Chapter one looks at the history of translation and the process of organization of translation as a field of study. The implic...
ABSTRACT This research was conducted to explore Social Studies teachers’ use of the integrated approach in their teaching in senior high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. A case study design with qualitative methodology was adopted for the study. A sample size of 20 was purposively sampled. The data was gathered using interview and observation guide. Template analysis was used to analyse the data qualitatively. The results of the study indicated that in most cases, Social Studies teachers ...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to find out the perceptions textiles teachers and students have about Textiles, and how these perceptions influence the teaching and learning of the subject. Using the mixed methods approach (questionnaires and group interviews), the study sampled 30 Textiles teachers and 225 Textiles students offering the Visual Arts programme in 16 schools from four districts in the Ashanti region of Ghana. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’...
ABSTRACT In this contemporary and complex world youth face all kinds of problems and challenges, especially with moral issues. The youth of Awutu Efutu Community are no exception. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to draw attention to the moral challenges that youth in the Awutu Efutu Community face. The researcher therefore identified the causes of indiscipline among the youth of the Awutu-Efutu traditional community. Evaluation of the role of traditional moral values was made and tr...
ABSTRACT This thesis is an examination of epistemic injustice and how it legitimizes feminist epistemology. The argument is that the prevalence of epistemic injustice in mainstream epistemology has a positive implication for the legitimization of feminist epistemology as a sub-field of study. Epistemology, conventionally, has been construed as a discipline that deals with inquiries about knowledge devoid of social dimensions. These scholars hold the view that political power and other social ...
ABSTRACT End-stage renal disease, which is a public health problem that tends to take dimensions of an epidemic, is now prevalent in Ghana. The treatment modality available in Ghana for ESRD is haemodialysis. However, haemodialysis is both lifesaving and life altering. As such, ESRD and its treatment create turmoil that affects all aspects of a patient‟s life. This study, therefore, aimed at evaluating the correlation between psychosocial factors and health-related quality of life of haemod...