Abstract Contrary to the opinion of some scholars which holds that science is independent of particular worldviews in its presuppositions and method, this paper argues that although the presuppositions of science have no worldview content, science may provide evidence that has bearing on a certain worldview belief. This dependence on a worldview is what gives science some level of political autonomy, that is, some kind of ...
Abstract Human beings are by nature enshrined in an inescapable world-hood web called language. As a symbolic construction and human agenda setting in semantic space, language ensures the application of social meaning, control, culture and social knowledge. As a result o...
Abstract Among the Igbo of eastern Nigeria, symbols are not only important, but have become indispensable in their daily lives. Several symbols used include: Ofo, which is a symbol of authority; Ogu, the symbol of innocence; Ikenga, a symbol of strength, uprightness, success, integrity and ancestry; Mbari, the symbol of culture and aesthetic...
Abstract The relationships in the African universe point to the fact of the dynamics of a personal and universal world, and the reality that the human person is a composition of lived embodiment with the world while at the same time experiencing his/her own body. This interaction between the personal world of the human person and the universal world is possible because, just as the heart of the human...
Abstract African traditional political systems are often categorized as monarchical or aristocratic, as such, as having no place for democracy. European and African political thinkers see democracy as a system of government that began in Greece and was imported from Europe to Africa. Contrary to this opinion, this piece ar...
Abstract A cursory glance at the different developments in the different epochs in the history of philosophy reveals the continuous resurfacing of the problem of superiority in the scientific community of knowledge. In Plato we see an exaltation of the discipline of&nbs...
Abstract Every philosophical position has an origin and the principles that guide or gives value to the pattern of thought in question. The origin is usually the result of a reaction to a particular circumstance that is either real or conceptual. This work is a response to the question...
Abstract A cursory glance reveals that anthropologists, philosophers, historians, colonial masters and missionaries have understood Africa variously. Unfortunately, this understanding has often been in the negative. This has relegated Africa to the background of mere obscurantism, and misled the world into believing that Africans are savages, primitive and reside in a dark continent where they sleep on trees, eat raw fruits and consort with apes. The need to ...
Abstract The organic and departmental nature of reality calls for a method of research that both respects the organicness and departmentalness of realty. It is in this regard that this work introduces the Igwebuike research methodology, in an attempts at widening the scope of research methodologies. It is an indigenous, first because it has its origin in an African word- Igwebuike which literally means “there is strength in number” but speaks...
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Tourism is one of Zimbabwe's greatest industries, second only to mining and agriculture, and has the ability to contribute considerably to the country's economic recovery (Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, 2021). Given the importance of the sector, the goal of this study is to look into the elements that influence tourist growth in the country. Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that both internal and external variables influence the growth of tourism in Zimbabwe. Stakeholde...
The COVID 19 pandemic brought a global meltdown of the tourism industry. COVID 19 created a great deal of uncertainty, and there was little readiness in the event of a calamity within the hotel business sector due to an absence of knowledge about ways to act. The pandemic induced crisis conditions in the tourism industry led to a significant fall in travelers, occupancy levels, average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR), and trip cancellations. The study sought to devel...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS vLIST OF TABLESABSTRACT ixChAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background of the study 11.2 Statement of the Problem 21.3. Purpose ofthe study 31.4 Objectives of the study 41.5 Research Questions 41.6 Scope 41.6.1 Geographical scope 41.6.2 Theoretical scope 41.6.3 Contextual scope 51.7 Significance of the study s1.8 Operational of key terms 5CHAPTER TWO 6LITERATURE REVIEW 62.1 Socio cultural norms on ...
TABLE OF CONTENTDECLARATIONAPPROVALDEDICATION iiiACKNOWLEDGEMENTTABLE OF CONTENT VLIST OF TABLES VULIST OF ABBREVIATION viiiixCHAFFER ONE IINTRODUCTION ICHAFFER TWOLITERATURE REVIEW 72.0 Introduction 72.1 ‘Theoretical Review 72.2 Emipirical Review 92.3 The Role of Television in the Promotion of Community Development Initiatives 112.3.1 Television Effects on Social Development II2.3.2. Television in Public Service Delivery 132.3.3 Television Affects Development Communication Through Its Prog...
TABLE OF CONTENTSDeclaration ..................................................................................................................................... 3APPROVAL ................................................................................................................................... 4CHAPTER ONE ··································:······: ................................................................................. 5INTRODUCTION ...