ABSTRACT The study is a synchronic sociolinguistic analysis of personal names among Ewe people in Ghana. It treats as its background Egblewogbe’s (1977) thesis in which he describes vividly the various types of Ewe names, their linguistic structure and their semantics. In this study a variationist sociolinguistic analysis is made to determine age, gender and regional and variations in personal names being given among the Ewe people. Four types of data were collected: registers from three Se...
ABSTRACT Accessing justice has been challenging, particularly for the poor due to the cost involved in seeking legal services. This has resulted in the recognition of the need for legal aid in improving access to justice for marginalized, excluded and impoverished groups. The purpose of this research was to compare two legal aid schemes with respect to their capacity and delivery of social justice. Theoretically, the arguments of this study are grounded in the justice theory, vertical equity ...
ABSTRACT The contents of television programmes have different meanings for teenagers. In order to obtain an understanding of the meanings of such content for teenagers within the Madina municipality, this study examined why teenagers watched television serials, what lessons they learnt and whether they equated situations in the serials with their own real lives. The study employed a quantitative research design that surveyed 120 teenagers selected from the following areas of the Madina Munici...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the place of taboos in contemporary Akwamu traditional society. Its primary aim is to identify taboos which are observed in Akwamu traditional society and the philosophical explanations underpinning the practice of these taboos. It is also to examine how taboos affect ethical values in the daily lives of the people and their relevance in the maintenance of social order in contemporary Akwamu traditional society. A qualitative design and phenomenological approa...
Lßuzrsrmcr The project work hinged on management perception of public relations (PR) in ' service organisations, based particularly on GNAT. The aim was to bring to light the lapses Y _ in PR of GNAT and examine management plans to check or minimize these setbacks in order to prornote effective public relations. Y - A descriptive study involving a total population ot 140 members was carried Out. Respondents were made up of ful1·time senior management staff at national, regional and district...
ABSTRACT Countries worldwide could either be origin, transit or destination countries, or all three. Migration can be voluntary or forced, and the resultant effects for migrants and countries involved presents diverse challenges. In this regard, migration is therefore an important area of study. Research has been done on issues related to migration and identity. However, little is known about the inter-relation among migration, identity and land rights focusing on a particular group of long-t...
ABSTRACT University libraries have experienced the infusion of technologies in their processes due to the advancement in technologies and also as a result of the information age that has transformed traditional methods in almost all academic libraries as well as other human institutions. The introduction of the library integrated software and OPAC has resulted in the need for library staff to be well equipped in the use of ICTs in order to remain relevant in the library profession. Hitherto l...
ABSTRACT In today’s corporate world, there has been so much emphasis on pride and personal achievement at the work place thus the concept of teamwork seems to be overlooked by managers and employees. In view of this management sees less essence of teamwork as a major tool of performance which has led to poor performance and productivity in the industry market. This study therefore seeks to identify the impact teamwork has on organizational performance. The objective of this study is to iden...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to examine the migration experience of the highly skilled Ghanaians who migrated to Canada through the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP). The study particularly seeks to find out the expectations of participants before emigration, their experiences as they attempted to participate in sectors for which they gained admission into Canada. The study was done in “multiple sites” in Canada: Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta Provinces and in Accr...
A B S T R A C T Four experiments were undertaken to evaluate the e f fe c t of various treatment conditions on the nu tr itiv e value of urea-ammoniated r ic e straw. Experiment 1 was carried out to determine the optimum condtions necessary fo r ammoniating r ic e straw with urea. The factors investigated included urea concentration (3 .5 , 4.0, 6.5 and 8.0% W/w), treatment period (7, 14 and 21 days) and moisture le v e l (40, 50 and 60%), in a 4 x 3 x 3 fa c to r ia l experiment. Samples wer...
BACKGROUND OF STUDY In 1980, Samuel Doe seized control of the government of Liberia. Doe was the first non Americo-Liberian President in the country‟s history. Americo-Liberians are the descendants of freed African-Americans who founded and became the ruling class in Liberia. During his presidency, Doe gave virtually all positions of power to people from his own Krahn ethnic group and maltreated most other ethnic groups (Adebajo 2002). In 1989, Charles Taylor, an Americo-Liberian, formerly ...
ABSTRACT Organizations in the hospitality industry are employing various strategies to retain customers to their facilities due to the increasing competition in the industry and the complexity of customers demand. One key strategy is to ensure efficient customer service to patrons of hotels. This study examines the influence of customer service features on customer retention in one of the prestigious indigenous hotels in the Obuasi municipal-Cofkans hotel. The study used a qualitative design ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated asset allocation of defined contribution (DC) plan in Ghana using the Tier 2 Master Trust Occupational Pension Scheme (MTOPS) as a case study. The focus of the study was to compare optimal asset allocation solutions under quantitative restrictions and prudent person’s principle and further assess the risk exposure of portfolio returns using CVaR. The financial market invested by MTOPS predominantly consisted of six financial assets: government securities and ...
ABSTRACT This study examined labour migration and associated development in the Nandom Traditional Area. The objective of the study was to find out whether labour migration is an option for improved livelihoods and development in the Nandom Traditional Area. Both returned migrants at Nandom and migrants at destination, Accra were interviewed. The field work was undertaken in two areas, namely Accra Metropolis and Nandom District. Mixed research method was used. Data was collected from both pr...
ABSTRACT Sarah R. Addison: A Study of Pain Behaviours in Postoperative Patients This study was designed to investigate behaviours which appeared to be related to pain postoperatively of forty patients on the third and fourth day after major abdominal surgery and nurses' responses to such behaviours. The method employed to identify and analyse these behaviours was that of participant observation and of concurrently collecting, coding and analysing data from the empirical situation. Two main ca...