ABSTRACT This is a report of an investigation into the recruitment and retention of academic staff in the private university colleges in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Basically the study aimed at:(1) determining the sources from where academic staffs are recruited into the Private University Colleges, and (2) their background characteristics.(3), find out the reasons individuals have for deciding to enter academic employment in the PUCs;(4) determine the effectiveness of the process by w...
ABSTRACT Zibo music is a distinct musical genre in the Asogli area in the northern part of the Volta Region. This musical tradition has experienced important transformations in the last decades as some practitioners move it from its original secular status to a sacred one. The study is premised on the fact that musical traditions like all other aspects of culture also have the natural capacity to consciously or unconsciously effect changes in their performance modes. Taking a constructivist a...
Abstract The present study in chapter 1 has sheds light on the discussion that effect blended learning on secondary student in the present scenario of COVID-19. In the COVID-19 situation, the government has enforced a Movement Control Order which forces schools to shut down. The study has analysed that blended learning is one of the effective methods for the continuation of study from the home environment without any health concerns. In chapter 2, The literature review of the study has iden...
ABSTRACT in the quantity of information in this era of Information Technology calls response in public library operations. Public libraries as information centers. must automate their operations in order to meet the challenges of today's information provision. I his study H1S conducted to investigate the prospects of automating public libraries. the problems that hinder automating public libraries with particular reference to the' Accra Central Library. I he methodology adopted for the coll...
ABSTRACT Irish potato is the fourth most significant food crop in the world after rice
Abstract Spatial price transmission or market integration measures the degree to which geographically separated markets share long-run market information on homogenous commodities. One very contentious issue in Ghana is the concern about the implications of trade liberalization for spatial price transmission and integration of local tomato markets i.e. whether or not price linkages between tomato markets in Ghana improved following the countries adoption of trade liberalization policy in the...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of mobility techniques in facilitating the movement of persons with visual impairments in and around their homes and communities. Its main focus is to explore avenues and strategies for effective training of orientation and mobility skills to these individuals with visual impairments in the Garu-Tempane District. An action research design was used to guide the study. A sample size of 10 people was involved in the study. T...
Abstract The National constitution of Uganda clearly underscores the fact that education is a right of every Ugandan. The same document also stipulates the role of the Government and other stakeholders in providing education. It is from this mother document that also the other key providers of education services derive their mandate. In Uganda providers of education are either private or public. In some cases the government takes over the management and day today running of some schools whos...
ABSTRACT Celebrated in 2008, the United Nations International Year of the Potato (IYP) highlighted the important role of the Irish potato in agriculture, the economy and world food security. Globally, agriculture and food security are affected by a number of constraints including land conflicts. As population grows, land becomes scarce and its demand rises. In Uganda and Kisoro District in particular, there is an increasing level of land conflicts needing mitigation among smallholder Irish p...
ABSTRACT Smallholder farmers of Apac District received advice from extension agents on the production of high quality cassava flour from 2009 to 2015. Despite training, production remained low at 4000kg ha-1 compared to the expected output of 8000kg ha-1 , which called for an investigation conceived to establish the effectiveness of the group extension methods used in training for high output. A crosssectional survey design was used. Interviews, questionnaires, observations and focused group...
ABSTRACT Maize farmers in Hoima District have formed groups to overcome the challenges of low production, processing and marketing of maize due to lack of adequate extension support, inadequacy of transport facilities, limited access to inputs and output market. However, studies have shown that even when the farmers form groups, the challenges that farmers face as individuals continue to be experienced in their farmer groups. The challenges listed if left unaddressed, have the potential of c...
Abstract Bananas are the main staple food crop grown in Mbarara District but production is threatened by Mbarara’s declining soil fertility. Cattle manure has a potential of improving soil fertility as it is available and affordable through the good supply from the high cattle population of the area compared to scarce & costly inorganic fertilizers. In addressing the problem, the aim was to find out the rate of cattle manure adoption for increasing banana yields. A sample size of 226 respo...
ABSTRACT Effective young pupil’s learning requires friendly, engaging and enjoyable teaching and learning methods such as storytelling. Due to this fact, this study was designed to assess the practice and constrains of using storytelling as a teaching and learning method in public pre-primary schools. The study deployed descriptive crosssectional design pre-dominantly informed by qualitative approach. The study involved 64 informants (10 pre-primary teachers and 54pre-primary school pupil)...
ABSTRACT This study intended to assess the literacy skills development among rural primary school pupils in Kongwa District in Tanzania. Socio-cultural Theory guided this study. Qualitative approach was predominantly used in data collection by employing the case study design. Data were collected through semi- structured interviews, open –ended questionnaires, focus group discussion (FGD), observation and documentary review. The sample included 70 informants comprising of head-teachers, Tea...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate and document the experience of prisoners in accessing education. Specifically, the study examined the prospects and challenges of prisoners in accessing education through Open and Distance Learning (ODL) programme. Two prisons in Mbeya region were selected as a population of the study. The purposive sample of the study constituted of 39 respondents including prison learners, prison officers, programme coordinators, facilitators and a resi...