After the holocaust the society of states formulated rules of international engagement which prohibited genocide, mistreatment of civilians, and recognizing basic human rights. (Baylis,2008,985) Among the most important notions of human rights the right of life, liberty, and security preceded all others (Kolb,2003,119), as claimed by the United Nations “Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, Human rights include the right to life and liberty, the right to work and education�...
ABSTRACT This study was to examine the available adaptive technologies and the role they play in supporting PWDs in public academic libraries in Ghana. University of Cape Coast library and University of Ghana library were purposively selected for the study since these institutions were known public universities that practice inclusive education. Interview guides were used as data collection tool. A total of 20 respondents were selected and the interviews targeted 16 students with disabilitie...
ABSTRACT In recent years, divorce rates have been on the rise over the world and sub-Sahara Africa has not been left out. One of the factors that have been agreed by researchers to be a cause of divorce is ethnicity. In the African society, each ethnic group has its own social structure and organization. This structure and organization of ethnic groups can predict the potential of divorcing and rates of divorce in the society. Using the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (2014), a sample of...
ABSTRACT Traditionally, complementary childcare arrangements and practices in Sub Saharan Africa and specifically Ghana depend on the reliance on networks of support from the extended family. This kind of informal arrangement provided the needed support for the growth and social development of young children. The communality of childcare provision as expressed in sayings such as “it takes a whole village to raise a child” further emphasised the belief that apart from kin, other members o...
ABSTRACT Traditional African societies are not oblivious to examinations. The introduction of formal ed-ucation to British West Africa, however with school examinations, date back to the eighteenth century. This system brought a different understanding of assessing learners with its own unique form of examination, administered after a period of study. The aim of this study is to provide a historical survey of second cycle external examinations and the two common inter-twined problems of annua...
ABSTRACT The presence of sickness/illness in society has inadvertently taken out the joy and happiness in most people across the world. This has led to the emergence of many healing strategies spanning from the conventional/orthodox to the non-conventional. The spread of conventional healing methods in many societies have contributed significantly in addressing many health concerns. However, its limitation in dealing with certain illnesses which are spiritual, emotional, and other chronic rel...
ABSTRACT Most farmers in Ghana are not aware of the linkage between inappropriate farming practices such as tillage and water management practices on one hand, and environmental degradation on the other. With an estimated 64 per cent of the natural wealth of Ghana locked up in croplands, there is the need for a more focused attention to address poor agricultural land use and management. The study investigated how communication activities are conducted under the Sustainable Land and Water Man...
ABSTRACT This study adopts a mixed method approach to interrogate how social media is being used by individuals, both experts and non-experts in the promotion of diet and exercise. Using the social cognitive theory and the uses and gratifications theory as the theoretical framework, the study investigated how Ghanaians are using the Facebook and Instagram applications in their exercise and diet promotion behaviours. The objective of the study was to find out why people join these virtual comm...
ABSTRACT Migrant associations in different part of the world have been acknowledged by scholars due to the current expansion of such associations and their roles in the integration and adjustment processes for their members in host communities within destination countries. Though these associations have become globalized, existing literatures mostly focus on those in the developed countries like the USA especially migrants from Central and Latin America. Generally, in Ghana and Africa, litera...
ABSTRACT Universities have unique features from regular business entities. However, like any other organisation the environment in which they operate is constantly changing, and they need to change not only to survive but to compete successfully to achieve set objectives. This study examines universities and how they achieve success in change implementation, given their culture and readiness for change tendencies. A total of 528 participants made up of academic and non-teaching staff, as well...
ABSTRACT The elderly go through diverse challenges during their course of life. One of such difficulties affects the health of the elderly and the outcomes of elderly health delivery services. There have been many mechanisms used to enhance elderly health care considering the fact that there has been an increase in the aged population over the years. This study sought to assess the implementation of SDG3 in elderly health care delivery in Ghana. To obtain this objective, qualitative research ...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to examine how organisational structure affects organisational effectiveness at the Ministry of Defence. The study employed the qualitative research methodology where senior management staff comprising civil servants and military officers on attachment from the Ghana Armed Forces were interviewed. The use of semi-structured interviews were employed to collect data from twelve (12) senior staff members of the Ministry. The findings from the study revealed that the or...
ABSTRACT Dance in many cultures is performed as a form of arousing emotions, social communication, and spiritual fulfillment. Traditional dances are mostly associated with indigenous people of a particular ethnic group. Therefore, any art form emanating from the indigenes is perhaps likely to be termed traditional. Members of similar community sometimes create new dance forms within the framework of existing dances. A typical example is the Fumɛfumɛ dance created in the late 1960s. The stud...
ABSTRACT There are several drives, both internal and external, which influence people to act. Reason, fear, love, hate, money, and pleasure are a few of such driving forces. More often than not people are driven by the motivating forces which are not based on sound ethical reasoning. They end up disappointed or causing harm either to themselves or to others, depending on the consequences of their action. This study examines the motivations of Socrates’ ethical behavior, concentrating on th...
ABSTRACT Notwithstanding the bourgeoning compendium of literature on Prayer Mountains (PMs), scholarly discourse on them in contemporary African and Ghanaian Christianity seems limited only to their role in enhancing pilgrims’ spirituality. Using Atwea Boↄ, Ͻboↄ Tabiri, Abasua Prayer Mountain (APM) and Nkawkaw Mountain Olive Prayer Camp (NMOPC) in Ghana as contextual examples, this study argues that scholarly focus on PMs as sacred spaces should not be limited only to the conventiona...