ABSTRACT Poor health has been noted as a development challenge especially in developing countries. Inadequate nutritional intake has been cited as one contributory factor. Though many products are available and can be used as food, many people are not aware of this. Watermelon seed has been noted as one of the products that can be used for food and medicine. One product that uses watermelon seed is watermelon seed brittle. The objective of the study was to develop an acceptable food product ...
ABSTRACT This study examines gratitude expressions and gratitude expression responses in Akan. A qualitative design was adopted for the study and thirty native speakers of three dialects of Akan: Asante Twi, Akuapim Twi and Fante were conveniently sampled to partake in a role play. The findings indicate that there are various tokens used to realize gratitude expressions and gratitude expressions responses in Akan. However, the choice of a particular token is greatly influenced by sociological...
ABSTRACT This Archaeological research was undertaken at the town of Kpokeso now called Prince’s Town on the coast of Ghana, West Africa. Prince’s Town grew to fame in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as a trading post and a port of great importance in the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Traders of many European nations including the Brandenburg, Holland, Denmark, France, Portugal and England once maintained permanent trading establishments on the Gold coast and traded with the African...
ABSTRACT In this study radiological hazards to members of the public and workers from exposure to natural radioactivity as a result of mining activities from Kenticha Tantalum Mines in Ethiopia, have been studied through several exposure pathways using direct gamma spectrometry to determine 238U, 232Th, 40K, 226Ra and 222Rn in tantalum ore, soil, waste, waste tailing and water samples. Additionally, cancer risk assessment associated with NORM was estimated. The average activity concentrations...
ABSTRACT Self-efficacy is considered as one’s belief in the likelihood of goal completion and can be motivating in itself. To achieve the goals of education, it is very important for teachers to have high self-efficacy which has a direct positive effect on their delivery and the overall benefit of their pupils. In this study, the self-efficacy of teachers in the Bolgatanga municipality was studied. The purpose of the study was in three-fold. First was to access the influence of tea...
ABSTRACT Scholars have studied some African Initiated Churches in Ghana; notable among them are Christ Apostolic Church, The Apostolic Church of Ghana, and Church of Pentecost. Most of these churches emerged from the eastern part of Ghana and have spread across the whole country and even beyond the borders of Ghana. The Lord‟s Pentecostal Church is one of the first indigenous churches established in Peki in the Volta Region of Ghana and has spread across the country and beyond. However ther...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the comprehension problems of the S.H.S two (2) students of Parkoso Senior High School. The purpose of the study was to find out the reading ability of Parkoso SHS two (2) students, identify the reading skills that the students know, identify how students derive meaning from comprehension passages and determine the problems affecting Parkoso S.H.S two (2) students in comprehending comprehension texts. This research is a qualitative study that analyzed compre...
ABSTRACT The learner should be able to develop and apply the skills of good handwriting and use writing skills to communicate his/her ideas appropriately but where errors appear to overtake one’s writing, reading becomes somewhat difficult. Although errors are seen as a part of the teaching and learning process, it hinders communication and this was revealed in the writing of pupils of Ntoaso SDA Basic School. This is a qualitative study that analysed common errors in the written essays of...
ABSTRACT This is a qualitative study that examined orthographic and grammatical errors in the written essays of upper primary pupils of Gyahadze M/A Primary School. The instruments used for data collection were observation and test. From this, a total of 310 errors were identified. Six error types were identified on spelling, capitalization, punctuation, errors in the use of tense, errors in the use of articles and L1 transfer errors. Causes of these errors identified were from factors rang...
ABSTRACT Job satisfaction and teacher motivation are concerned for educational leaders and managers because teachers’ job satisfaction and motivation have significant effect on both teachers and student performance. The purpose of this study was to assess the levels of job satisfaction, teacher motivation and to explore the factors that affect job satisfaction, teacher motivation and effectiveness among teachers of Nkoranza North Senior High Schools. Descriptive survey design was used...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to look into the issue of conflict management in ten selected Junior High Schools in the Pru District of Brong Ahafo Region. Literature was reviewed to put the matter of conflict management into high perspective. The study researched into kinds of conflict that exist in Junior High Schools in Pru District, Junior High School teachers perception of conflicts in schools, the causes of conflicts in Junior High Schools and how conflicts are managed in...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to identify and examine the challenges affecting effective teaching and learning in the Hospitality and Catering Management (HCM) department of the Bolgatanga Technical Institute (BOTECH). The research design adopted for the study was the descriptive survey design. The population of the study involved second year students, teachers and non-teaching staff of the entire Hospitality and Catering Management department. The sample technique chosen for the s...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate female dropout and migration in basic schools in the Bibiani Anwiaso Bekwai District of the Western Region. The objectives of the study were to find out school factors that causes female dropouts, ascertain home factors that causes female dropouts and to determine the effects of female dropouts on schooling decisions in the Bibiani Anwiaso Bekwai District. A descriptive research design with quantitative approach was used for the stud...
ABSTRACT One of the main reasons why some children in Ghana do not attend school is that their parents simply cannot afford to pay the levies charged by schools. The Government of Ghana in 2005 introduced the capitation grant as a policy to alleviate the burden on parents. This survey analyzed the capitation grant scheme and its influence on basic school enrolment in the Amansie West District of Ashanti Region. Questionnaires and participant observation were among the methods employed f...
ABSTRACT The study is about the Gurenɛ riddle which precedes the narration of the folktale in most instances, among the Farefari people in the Upper-East Region of Ghana. The study examined the types of riddles, their themes, characteristics, composition and performance, and their functions as it pertains during the narration of the folktale and riddles. The riddle is an oral genre performed among the people of the Farefari society. Riddling serves as a major form of entertainment among th...