ABSTRACT The study examined the effect of the Schema Reading Approach on pupils in Basic Two (lower primary) in the University Basic Schools, Legon. It also explored the effect of two language teaching approaches, The Schema Reading Theory as against the Basal Reading Approach in teaching reading comprehension. It involved experiments on two different groups, the experimental and the control groups. A preliminary investigation and test were conducted before the experiments. Pre-test and post-...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine the relationship between the constructs - organizational commitment and employee performance at Ghana Audit Service (GAS). After existing literature was reviewed and the context of the study discussed, appropriate hypotheses were developed. Structured questionnaire was employed to collect data from 96 Ghana Audit Service (GAS) employees in the central region of Ghana. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression a...
ABSTRACT Information plays a very vital role in every aspect of life activities. Information is used at all times irrespective of the situation and circumstance. The ability of teachers to teach depends on their ability to have access to information and use it to effect change in an individual. The study sought to examine the information needs of teachers in second cycle institution in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of Ghana, how they acquire and use information using Wilson’s (1999) In...
ABSTRACT Gender has become a central issue in world discourse. It is more so in Islam because there is a general perception that the theology of Islam is built on gender injustice. The Dagomba people of Ghana converted to Islam in droves after the conversion of their King, Naa Zangina in about 1700. Since then, Islam has become the state religion of the Dagomba people and all their customs and traditions have become underpinned by Islam, including the negotiation of gender. There is a palpabl...
ABSTRACT This thesis is an ethnoarchaeological investigation of indigenous buildings in Old Buipe, northern Ghana. It focuses on the types of buildings that are found in the contemporary settlement, the processes by which the buildings are constructed, used and abandoned, the layout of buildings and compounds in the settlement and how these relate to the environmental, historical, social and economic contexts of the local people. Using an eclectic approach that includes a study of information...
ABSTRACT It is projected that high rate of death attributed to the cause of diabetes shall rise by 2030. Until recently, however, issues relating to ill health, especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa used to be dominated by infectious diseases and not non communicable diseases like diabetes. The Ghana Diabetes Care Model is the approach used thus far in diabetes education. This investigation explores the Popular Theatre process as a possible complement to the ‘top down’ approach of the Ghan...
ABSTRACT This study examines migration aspirations among university students in Ghana. My interest is in undergraduate students, a group that is largely overlooked both in African studies and migration theory. The research was focused on migration aspirations, the first stage of any migration venture, and carried out at University of Ghana, a large public university, and Ashesi University College, a small private liberal arts college. A combination of methods was employed: focus groups, an e-...
ABSTRACT Much as a lot of intellectual activities go on in Africa, the limited avenues for espousing them, coupled with issues of copyright have led to little visibility of such intellectual output. Institutional repositories have thus been relied upon by many universities to preserve and share their digital resources. However, the few studies on the attrition of repositories often focused on cost and software engineering protocols, with little attention given to the needed collaborative effo...
ABSTRACT Human resource management (HRM) practices play an important role in ensuring that organizations deliver quality services. The study sought to examine the effect of HRM practices on job satisfaction among senior staff of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). A sample of 302 respondents, who were all senior staff, was selected from a population of 1469 using both the stratified and convenient sampling techniques. Questionnaire was the main instrument used to collect the data. The analysi...
ABSTRACT This thesis, on quest for identity and the use of resistance in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, Beloved and Paradise, examines the African-American’s search for an authentic self and the various forms of resistance they resort to in their quest. In Song of Solomon, the protagonist, Milkman leaves home in search of gold that would buy him his freedom but rather ends up on a journey in search for his roots; the discovery of which eventually earns him his identity. In Beloved, Seth...
ABSTRACT School leadership is supposed to be effective, strategic and transformative; resulting in high teacher commitment and motivation to do more than they are originally expected to do. The study examined the influence of headteacher’s transformational leadership practices on teacher organizational commitment in the Upper Manya Krobo District in the Eastern region. Cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used for the study. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 200 t...
ABSTRACT This study analysed the financial performance of Societe Generale-Social Security Bank Limited and Ghana Commercial Bank Limited for the period 2009-2011, using the banks respective financial statements. The study employed the case study design. The sample was Ghana Commercial Bank Limited and Societe Generale-Social Security Bank Limited. These two banks were selected purposively. The data were primarily secondary and quantitative in nature. Both descriptive and inferential statisti...
ABSTRACT The study examines organisational assimilation and employee socialisation of the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa. The case study particularly draws on Jablin’s organisational assimilation theory. Data for the study were collected through indepth face-to-face interviews. Six participants were selected for this study made up of two (2) senior members, two (2) senior staff and two (2) junior staff. The findings of the study indicate that participants went through assimilati...
ABSTRACT This study examined the sexual harassment policies of two higher educational institutions in Ghana and investigated how the sexual harassment policy documents have contributed to the understanding of the concept of sexual harassment of male lecturers in the two higher educational institutions namely University of Education, Winneba and University of Ghana, Legon. The study also investigated the reasons why the male gender is often alleged as the perceived perpetrator in instances of ...
This study x-rayed the relationship between social media and family relationship. Social media are communication platforms evolved by the technological revolutions of the 21st century where users of the channels log on to the Internet to chat and send pictures. These platforms included but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Telegram and Instagram. There is a grmving impression that physical interactions and communications which helped to bond the ties of families members are fast e...