There has been a dominant and persistent basic issue in African Philosophy, which has become disputations for over fifty decades now. This issue is raised in the question; in what sense can a philosophy, thought or idea be described as African? In an attempt to answer this question scholars have presented a specific brand of philosophy that had a fall back on humanism - African humanism.
INTRODUCTION The return of the National Theatre-Sponsored television epic, (1) 'Roots' on the, Nigerian Television screen, in 1992 was anything but a coincidence. The timing oft the return clearly shows how far television can be used to whip up national sentiments in support of the crusade for reparations for the 'injustices' done Africa and Africans during the over four hundred years of slavery and slave trade. , , No doubt, 'Roots' is a moving recapture of those terrible days. No one in his...
Abstract The paper gave a general overview of benchmarking and its novel application to library practice with a view to achieve organizational change and improved performance. Based on literature, the paper took an analytic, descriptive and qualitative overview of benchmarking practices vis a vis services in law libraries generally and with a particular reference to the Apex Law Institute in Nigeria – Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS). The paper highlighted the rationale...
ABSTRACT Same-sex relations also known as homosexuality has undoubtedly become a topical issue in recent years especially in Africa. Some scholars have argued that same-sex relations is not from Africa whiles others have also argued that it has been present in Africa since time immemorial. The Christian community has made some contribution in regard to the issue globally. The Metropolitan Community Church, Catholic Church, the Anglican Church and the Presbyterian Church have given much attent...
ABSTRACT Unemployment has been a challenge to many economies especially to those in the developing world. The main purpose of the study was to examine the causes and effects of unemployment among the youth in Ga West Municipality of Greater Accra Region. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed. The quantitative data on the youth were collected from 300 respondents in 10 communities while qualitative data on the youth were also collected through focus group discussions in th...
ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to compare the coverage received by Ghana’s male and female ministers in the Daily Graphic and Daily Guide newspapers and to determine what role gender played in the selection, framing and placement of these news stories. In order to achieve the aims of the study, a mixed methods approach was employed. Quantitative content analysis was used to examine and compare the coverage received by male and female ministers in the newspapers, in terms of quality...
ABSTRACT This study investigated sources of information and knowledge levels of adolescents’ on HIV/AIDS in two communities in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Using systematic sampling, one hundred and sixty adolescents (160) aged 10 to 21 were surveyed. Situated within the Health information-seeking behavior concept and the knowledge gap theoretical frameworks, the study revealed that Television (30.2%), Teachers (15.4%), Radio (10.3%) and Internet (10.3%) were the preferred sources; while Pa...
ABSTRACT This study examines rural-urban migration and its socio-cultural effects on an origin community- Kpatinga in the Gushegu district in the Northern region of Ghana. The findings could also have policy implications for developing countries in general and Ghana in particular. It could contribute to the debate on managing internal migration in such a way that it maximizes the positives while minimizing the negatives. A mixed method research design was adopted for the study. Questionnaire ...
ABSTRACT Disability is everyone's portion and therefore can befall anyone. Whiles some are born with it, others acquire it through ailment, accident or medications used in treating some sicknesses. All though most jobs can be done by people who have disabilities, their participation and integration in the labour market, particularly the formal market has not been very encouraging. Though the passage of the Disability Act by Government in 2006 was meant to comprehensively deal with disabled pe...
ABSTRACT The study was embarked upon to investigate the trends and technological advancement in stage lighting with Abibigromma and the National Theatre Players as case study groups. The study becomes significant owing to the limited literature in the area of trends and technological advancement of stage lighting in the Ghanaian theatre practice. The qualitative research method is employed, which allows the use of historical, literary and case study methodologies helped to unravel the use of ...
ABSTRACT Despite the apparent silence of librarians on the issue of conflict, conflict is alive in libraries as in other complex organisations. Peace and agreement among staff of libraries are required in order to provide efficient service to patrons and also guarantee the survival of libraries in Ghana This study set out to investigate how conflicts are managed among the staff of University of Cape Coast library. The study assessed the common sources of conflict, types of conflict, and the p...
ASEDA Mede aseda kñseñ ma Otweduampõn wõ mpñnmpñnsoõ a õde me abñduru yi, animuonyam ne nkamfoõ yñ no dea. Prõfñsa Kofi Agyekum, Prõfñsa Kwesi Yankah, Prõfñsa Akosua Anyidoho, meda mo ase pii sñ mobirii mo mogya ani, sirii pñ hwññ dwumadie yi. Akyerñkyerñfoõ nkaeñ a moboaa me; Dr. Reginald Dua, Dr. Charles Owu-Ewie, Dr. Grace Diaba, Dr. Clement Appah, Dr. Amuzu, Owura Apenteng-Sackey, Owura Asamoa, Owura Amoa, Owura Adomako, Awuraa Patience Obeng, Onyame nhyira mo ne ...
ABSTRACT The ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) has been the tool for ECOWAS to establish a free trade area in West Africa. The scheme that was drawn up in 1979 but began implementation in 1990 has seen some achievements, but it has also seen some challenges. Using the WTO-plus framework as a tool, an assessment is made of the ETLS and its implementation, and explores whether the scheme has succeeded in the creation of a free trade area in the West African sub-region. Some obstacles to...
ABSTRACT This study is a quantitative content analysis of the coverage of Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings when she contested the then sitting president, Professor John Evans Atta Mills in 2011, for the right to lead the NDC party in the 2012 elections. Using the framing theory and liberal feminists theory as the theoretical framework, the study investigated how four newspapers — the Daily Graphic, the Daily Guide, the Ghanaian Times and the Chronicle— covered Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings a...
ABSTRACT Given the increasing relevance of radio in education, this thesis is an effort at examining the place of campus radio stations in educational broadcasting in two tertiary institutions in Cape Coast. Data was collected with the aid of questionnaire and semi-structured interview guides. The questionnaires were administered to students in the two tertiary institutions and the semi-structured interview guide was used for the management the two institutions and the staff of the radio ...