ABSTRACT This work has its thrust as the harmful traditional practices against the rights of women among Nsukka Northern Igbo people and the role of the church in solving these problems. There are lots of problems which women encounter in a patriarchal world. These problems have caused a great havoc among them. They are generally detrimental to the health, psychological and social well being of our women whose fundamental human rights are also violated. These practices are widespread among m...
ABSTRACT The study is on “The Plight of Children of Un-identified Parents or Abandoned Children in our Society”. Children of un-identified parents refer to those human beings who are below the age of eighteen (18) years whose parents cannot be traced. Moreover, their parents have shelved their parental responsibility to unknown people. This act is always deliberate for different reasons. These abandoned children were found in the Old Testament era and are commonly located in many places ...
ABSTRACT For women of childbearing age, the major challenge is the risk of maternal death as a result of poor health during pregnancy and childbirth. Women face this challenge because of their reproductive biology, and in a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality ratio the dangers are particularly pronounced especially in rural areas. Deprivations and certain social-cultural factors combine to create poor health for women in developing countries and most especially in ru...
ABSTRACT Information structure provides a deeper understanding of how language is organised in Nigerian Pidgin English advertising discourse. Existing studies in Nigerian Pidgin English (NPE) advertisements have centred on describing its history, vocabulary items, standard orthography and aspects of grammar but there is a paucity of research on the information structure of pidgin texts. This study, therefore, investigated information structure in NPE advertisements in print and electronic med...
ABSTRACT Thesis reports findings of an explanatory sequential mixed method research design study that examined information seeking behaviours (ISBs) of veterinarians, laboratory scientists, veterinary hygiene inspectors, animal health and laboratory technicians in Namibia with a view to determine their information needs, information source preferences, familiarity with Directorate of Veterinary Services (DVS) information systems and Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) library ...
ABSTRACT The study examines the power the media play in driving public perceptions and makes a cogent case to challenge the traditional gender stereotypical frameworks assigned to women in media reportage in politics and corporate business. The study analysed gender stereotypical frameworks in the Namibian print media on women in leadership positions in Parliament and State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) by employing the triangulation method of using both the quantitative and qualitative tools of ...
ABSTRACT The introduction of Web 2.0 tools within libraries has become increasingly common and is being incorporated in many libraries’ services worldwide. This study investigated the status of Web 2.0 tools at the Namibia University of Science Technology and the University of Namibia main campus libraries. The study population comprised of library staff and students. The study adopted a mixed-methods research approach, employing a case study research design, with surveys and interviews as...
ABSTRACT Northern Ghana has been impoverished relative to the buoyant urban economy in the South. This process of development has created a spatial dichotomy between Northern and Southern Ghana. This in turn triggered the migration of economically active young people popularly referred to as “kayayei” from the North to the South in search of menial work. This study assesses the reintegration of returned “kayayei” migrants. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches of data collectio...
ABSTRACT Namibian health care workers (health care workers) are affected in providing quality health care services to people who are living with HIV / AIDS (PLWHA) if they do not have the necessary knowledge, as well as adequate interpersonal communication and counselling skills. In a health care facility set-up, all patients either come from the community or are referred from the wards or other departments by health care workers. The health care worker as a (sender) conveys information (mes...
ABSTRACT In many parts of the world, widowhood rites are widely believed to be practices that a bereaved spouse has to go through upon becoming a widow. It is a period in which a woman transitions from her marital status as a wife to a widow in the family and community.Different societies attach different customs and values to widowhood, and these have a strong influence on how it is experienced. The study therefore sought to examine the performance and effects of widowhood rites among the ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the relation of locus of control to the “big five” personality dimensions (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness) for 36 black managers in the private and semi-state organizations in Namibia. Spector’s (1988) work locus of control scale and the Revised NEO Personality Inventory were used to assess locus of control and the big five factors, respectively. It was hypothesized that external locus of control ...
ABSTRACT Yesterday, development initiatives favoured elaborate and costly programmes/projects. Today, emphasis has shifted to poverty reduction strategies. Diaz-Bordanave (1979) argued that the heavy investments in development programmes coupled with their very large number appear incommensurate with outcomes. Recently, Sachs (2005), in a study on achievements of Millennium Development Goals, aimed at poverty reduction, concludes that progress so far has been spotty, and extreme poverty is, ...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to satisfy the quest of uplifting the practical skills and the theoretical background of Namibian untrained actors. This research was structured to address both practical and theoretical components of the theatre process using laboratory theatre principles. The approach, the pursuit of quality theatre, resulted in the production of a play A Camel thorn and a Rhino horn. The challenge of the research was highlighting the need of the Namibian practising p...
Abstract Gender affects the communication of female reproductive matters in Ugep. Biological and cultural determinism of gender stratification theories help explain this sex-based interaction. The functionalists suggest that families are organized along instrumental-expressive lines, with men specializing in instrumental tasks and women in expressive ones. Accordingly, the study reveals that mothers play a greater role in the communication of female sexual and reproductive health matters. The...
ABSTRACT This thesis frames a study undertaken to explore key management challenges associated with the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) during the peace support operations (PSOs) mandated by the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) in the period 2004 to 2008. The purpose of the study is to conduct an in-depth analysis of the management challenges that confronted the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) during these operations. The Namibian Defence Force (NDF) was involved in a number of UN led pea...