Misinformation in any society can harm various sectors of that society. It can debar democratic processes, cause social cohesion, and create a terrible public health system. Misinformation is very common in Nigeria, which has become a challenge to developing various sectors of the Nigerian economy. It is common knowledge that if the citizens and non citizens in a country have flourishing businesses in that country, the Gross Domestic Profit (GDP) of that country’s economy will increase. For...
Agriculture in Ghana is increasingly becoming vulnerable to climate change due to its dependence on rainfed. To tackle current food insecurity and climate change, the agricultural sector of Ghana must be transformed to become climate-smart. This requires reducing the vulnerability and enhancing the resilience of the sector to the changing climate. This involves the provision of access to and use of climate change information by smallholder farmers through climate change communication. The stu...
The use of radio programmes in agricultural extension became the best strategy employed to improve access to livestock farming information. This research work was to unveil and demonstrate the level of contributions of the Koob-Ne-Guliuk Radio Programme as an effective tool in enhancing technology adoption in livestock farming and to unearth the factors that affect livestock farmers' access to and adoption of agricultural information in the Bawku West District. The study used a mixed research...
ABSTRACT One of the social institutions that intervenes in and helps the development of communities, societies, and nations is the media. Farmers' adoption of new technology that boosts the productivity of agricultural practices depends heavily on the availability of farming information to agrarians. Radio is an important tool for providing farmers with relevant and timely information. The study sought to investigate how radio can help Ghana's Ejura-Sekyedumase region promote agricultural dev...
ABSTRACTSome Organizations see communication as a normal routine of daily organizational activity. This study set out to explore ‘the impact of effective communication on organizational performance with NOUN as case study with 53 sample size selected at stratified random sampling. The study finds that: the extent to which communication techniques affects productivity in NOUN is high. (X2c = 40.8 > X2t = 9.49; α = 0.05)..Similarly, the extent to which communication channel affect efficiency...
Community participation is the active engagement of people in solving their developmental problems and it is essential for the success of developmental programs. For community participation to happen all stakeholders need to be part and parcel of the process from the beginning to the end. The community members who are the major stakeholders should be actively involved and engaged in the order they can air out their issues and concerns to possess a meaningful impact and outcome. It is goo...
The industry of Sports, and in particular, football, has become a veritable avenue to keep societies alive especially in recent years around the world. The objective of this study was to examine the Influence of Socio-Demographic Variables and Television Broadcast on European Football followership among fans in Ibadan, South West Nigeria.The research design involved a mixed-method approach, with the use of both qualitative and quantitative techniques.
TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page iCertification iiApproval Sheet iiiDedication ivAcknowledgements vList of Tables viList of Appendices viiTable of Contents viiiAbstract xCHAPTER ONE1.1 Introduction 11.2 Historical Background 31.3 Statement of the Problem 111.4 Research Questions 141 .5 Aims and Objective of the Study 151 .6 Scope of the Study 161 .7 Clarification of Terms Used 17CHAPTER TWO2.1 The Concept of Public Relations 182.2 Communication as a Major Tool of Public Relations 232.3 Crisis ...
The Local Government Administration in Ghana is growing in terms of scope and functions and communication plays a key role in this process in creating understanding and mutually beneficial relationships with all stakeholders. This communication function is handled by the Public Relations Units that is a submit unit of the Complains and Public Relations Sub-Committee established by ACT 936 Section 26 of the Local Government Act 2006. It is in this context it is important to carry out a timely ...
ABSTRACT This study was designed to find out the use of smartphones for learning among students at the University of Ghana. The main objectives pursued by this study were to investigate the adoption factors most relevant in student use of a smartphone as a learning tool, and also to investigate the role of educators (lecturers) in students’ resolution to learning via smartphones, as well as investigate factors that inhibit the use of smartphones as a learning tool. In accomplishing the obj...
Television is a conduit for cultural learning, through which the mass society are constantly reminded of their cultural heritage. This paper examined the programming content of Akwa Ibom Broadcasting Corporation (AKBC) television based on the indigenization paradigm with particular interest on the use of indigenous language. It was aimed at determining the percentage of local to foreign content as well as ascertaining the level to which the cultural objectives of the National Broadcasting Com...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study This research emerge as a result of the researcher’s observation on the use of information communication technology in teaching Islamic studies in upper basics schools. The scope of the subject is very wide to be covered within the period of classroom lessons which needs the use of computer in order to have adequate knowledge about the content by the students. Information Communication Technology has a...
ABSTRACT This study examined the coverage the presses in Ghana give to events that occur in foreign countries through a content analysis of sampled editions of the Daily Graphic and the Ghanaian Times in 2013. The study employed quantitative research method in the collection and analysis of data from 614 selected editions of the two newspapers. The findings of the study revealed that lingual affinity (common or shared official language) was a critical determinant of countries receiving cover...
ABSTRACT “What is news?” How do journalists as producers and purveyors of news determine what news is? This study sought answers to these age-old questions by examining newsroom practices in a commercial and public radio station in Ghana, which is, Joy FM and Uniiq FM respectively. Underpinned by the theories of gate keeping, ownership and news values, the study sought to interrogate the continuing relevance of traditional hegemonic views about news determinants. This study argued that t...
The research addressed the factors that could influence performance in Mathematics in public secondary schools in Embu West District. It aimed at determining the teacher, student and school-related factors that influence performance in mathematics in the district. The study adopted descriptive research design. The target population was mathematics teachers and Form Three students. Stratified sampling technique was used to select fourteen (14) public secondary schools: 4 for boys, 4 for g...