ABSTRACT The study was a descriptive survey conducted to investigate the role of the Senior High School (SHS) counsellors as perceived by Senior High School students in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region of Ghana. A simple random sampling technique was employed to select eight (8) senior high schools from the eighteen (18) senior high schools in the Kumasi Metropolis. Stratified and simple random sampling techniques were employed to select female and male students for the study. In...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to ascertain the most appropriate leadership styles of Principals that enhance academic performance of students in the Nurses Training Colleges in the Central Region. The study was based on such research question as how do tutors perceive the leadership style of their respective principals? The assertions made by the authors in the literature review mentioned the issues of the attitude administrators, the level of female education, how females were perceived in all...
ABSTRACT Access to archives is an important component of archives administration. In the past, public archival institutions were credited with the dual role of preserving and making accessible the public archives in their custody, access being regarded as a secondary function (Jenkinson, 1937). Today, access to information generally seems to have been acknowledged as a critical element of participatory democracy (Adams, 2005) as evidenced in the clamour for Freedom of Information legislation ...
ABSTRACT Psychological well-being of adolescents with visual impairment has been a source of great concern. Most often, efforts have been focused on academic progress, achievements and performance, with very little attention given to their psychological well-being. The attainment of a good quality psychological well-being of adolescents with visual impairment is observed to be fundamental in order to cope with the challenges imposed on them by their visual impairment. Observably, the documen...
ABSTRACT The phenomenon of streetism is becoming a growing concern in Africa and Ghana in particular. The urbanization and industrialization processes being undertaken have focused on the cities and towns to the exclusion of rural communities and settlements. Unfortunately however, this is rather compelling many children to abandon their education and relocate in city centres without deep concern and assessment of the consequences. This research therefore assesses the contributions of Non -...
ABSTRACT The main focus of this study is the ‘integration’ or ‘inclusion’ of children with intellectual disabilities (mental retardation) in the general classroom system with children without such disabilities. There are growing concerns in both developed and developing countries with regard to changing the orientation in special education towards integration (inclusion), and this study is intended to address such concerns. One of the most important factors that would ensure success...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to assess the effectiveness of measures aimed at curbing the brain drain of nurses. The descriptive survey method was used, and a sample of 150 respondents was drawn from the four submetropolitan hospitals in Kumasi namely; South Suntresu Hospital, Tafo Government Hospital, Manhyia Hospital, and Kumasi South Hospital (Chirapatere). The study revealed that 5 out of the 7 incentive interventions that were implemented by the government to curb the ...
ABSTRACT Literature-in-English is taught in Nigerian secondary schools to develop students‟ literary competence and language proficiency. However, students‟ achievement in and attitude to Literature-in-English are below par in Ibadan metropolis. This has been partly attributed to students‟ deficiency in prose literature. Earlier studies focused largely on teachers‟ and students‟ factors influencing students‟ learning outcomes in prose literature with little emphasis on interventi...
ABSTRACT This thesis investigated some mental, personality and environmental variables among Form One girls in a secondary school as possible predictors of science aptitude. The variables were mental abilities, scholastic ability, interest in science, reading habits, personality traits and home environment. The variables were measured by using selected I-D aptitude tests-from Test Development and Research Office, West African Examinations Council, Lagos, a modified Edwards Personality Prefere...
Abstract Background: Breast cancer is a disease predominantly found amongst women. It is a disease which threatens an organ that is intimately associated with a woman’s self image, sexuality, as well as her reproductive and nurturing capacity. These threats have serious psychological implications for women living with breast cancer. Objective: To examine the pattern and predictors of depressive symptoms among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in the Lagos State University Teac...
ABSTRACT This research assesses the effectiveness of the internal auditors by assessing the factors which determine the Ghana Water Company internal audit effectiveness. The research design selected for this study was exploratorydescriptive and Cross-sectional design. This design was selected because it is flexible and a lot of information could be gathered in the course of the research. The purpose of this study was to carry out an investigation the efficiency and effectiveness of audit un...
ABSTRACT The diagnosis of cancer and its management result in several problems for cancer patients. This may result from factors some of which may be modifiable. This study was aimed at identifying the prevalence of depression and anxiety in patients attending the Radiotherapy Clinic in the UCH, Ibadan and to identify the variables affecting them. The Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI-II) and the Fear of Progression (FOP12) scales were used to assess depression and anxiety among cancer pati...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the sociological factors as predictors of academic emotion among Nigeria University students. The study adopted a survey research design. The participants in the study were 345 undergraduates in South-West, Nigeria. Their age ranged between 17 years and 24 years with mean age of 21.69 years. Three valid and reliable instruments were used to assess academic emotion, parental involvement and social support while birth order was assessed by requesting the partic...
ABSTRACT The natural fibres, abundantly available in nature and also generated as agricultural waste, can be used advantageously in improving certain physical and strength properties of cement matrix and concrete. As compared to fibres widely used in construction activities viz. steel, glass carbon synthetic etc., these are advantageous in the sense that they are renewable, non-abrasive, cheaper, comparatively more flexible etc. Also, the health and safety concerns during their handlin...
ABSTRACT The resarch was conducted in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District of the Central Region of Ghana. It investigated how truancy relates to academic performance of truant junior high school pupils. A descriptive survey design using mixed-methods sequential explanatory approach was employed for this study. Simple random and purposive sampling methods were used to select 114 study participants comprising 108 truant pupils and 6 teachers for the study. Questionnaire (Cronbach’s alpha = 0....