ABSTRACT This project is concerned about the comparisons between the usage of timber and steel formworks and their impact on the environment in the construction industry in Ghana. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, some selected construction companies in the Accra Metropolis were used. Although timber formwork has dominated the construction industry worldwide, forests all over the world has been depleted. This has led to greater impacts to economies of poor nations and its peop...
ABSTRACT Unlike choral art and popular music, the military band is still hooked to its umbilical cord of using fundamentally Western music as its repertoire. It has been my strongest desire that a sensitization be done on the need to adopt and adapt our rich cultural heritage to ensure that our military band music also becomes part of the global musical discourse. This quest ignited the study that focused on the Kinka genre of the Avenorpedo people of the Volta Region in Ghana. The res...
ABSTRACT The over-dependence on the primary timber species has resulted in increased focus on research in the Lesser Used Species (LUS). Cleistopholis patens is an LUS commonly found in Sierra Leone and Ghana, yet it is commercially underutilized. This study assessed some physical, mechanical, and natural durability of C. patens against termites in comparison with other known commercial species. Three C. patens trees, collected from Assin Akropong Forest Reserve near Assin Fosu in the C...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the use of computer assisted programme to improve the performance of first year General Arts students on digestion of humans. The study employed action research design. The sample used for the study was 60 first year General Arts students. The instruments used for data collection were pretest and posttest and structured interview. Data collected were analyzed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics were used to organize students’ test scores into means and st...
ABSTRACT Over the years, financial inclusion has gained interest in both economic and financial discourse and it has a development policy especially in developing economies. Developing countries such as Ghana are developing various policies and regulatory framework to ensure they reach all those excluded financially especially the rural dwellers. Mobile phone technology has served as an option for rural populace to embark on financial transaction such as payment, transfers, savings and mobil...
ABSTRACT The study explored Ghanaian primary school mathematics teachers’ conceptions and practices of constructivist instructional strategies (CIS). The study employed a descriptive survey research design to collect data from 205 primary school mathematics teachers in the Upper East region of Ghana. Out of the number, eight (8) teachers were selected for classroom observations and interviews. Purposive sampling was used to sample public primary school mathematics teachers in the Upp...
ABSTRACT This study examined Junior High School mathematics teachers’ perception and use of the principles of constructivism in the Effutu Municipality of the Central Region, Ghana. This study used the descriptive survey research design and adopted a mixed method approach to data analysis and presentation. The purposive sampling technique was used to sample one hundred and thirty-eight (138) JHS mathematics teachers for the study. Instruments such as documents, a structured questionnaire ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore primary school teachers‟ conceptions and use of multiple representations in the mathematics classroom in the Lower Manya Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The research was conducted in the Lower Manya Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The theoretical framework that underpinned the study was Lesh, Post, and Behr Multiple theory. The research design employed in the study was Case study. All primary three and six mathemat...
ABSTRACT This study evaluated taxation as a mechanism of revenue generation in Ghana. Relevant data were collected through primary and secondary sources. The secondary data covered period that span from 2008 to 2018 and were extracted from Ghana Statistical Service and the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning. The primary data was through the use of close-ended questionnaire administered to tax officials within the Kumasi Metropolis and members of Chartered Institute of Taxatio...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the state of Instructional supervision of Social Studies teachers in public basic junior high schools in the Aowin District in the Western Region of Ghana. The study employed descriptive survey as research design. The study engaged multi-stage sampling using stratified, simple random and quota sampling techniques to sample two hundred and ten (210) respondents. Questionnaire and interview guide were the main instruments used for data collection...
ABSTRACT Studies have found labour standard practices among construction companies to be generally low in Ghana. This study therefore sought to assess labour standard practices among building construction companies in the Sunyani Municipality, identify constraints that affect same and also strategies for implementation. The study adopted descriptive research design. The research approach was a mixed method which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The population co...
ABSTRACT Adolescent pregnancy among the youth is alarming and has become more or less a fact of life in different parts of the country most especially the central part of Ghana. The purpose of this study was to investigate the dietary practices of pregnant adolescents in the Effutu Municipality, Winneba, Ghana. A survey research design was employed in this study. The target population being all pregnant adolescents in the Effutu Municipality. Purposive sampling technique was used to se...
ABSTRACT The aim of the study was to examine risk factors in accidents at construction sites at the Northern Region of Ghana. The research approach used for this study is quantitative approach. The study population consisted of site managers and project managers. Questionnaire and interview guide were used to gather primary data. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 16.0) was used to analyse data. The findings of the revealed that the accident risk factors in construction si...
ABSTRACT Thestudy investigated the oncerns of SHS Social Studies teachers about the implementation of 2010 Social Studies Curriculum in the senior high schools (SHS) in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region of Ghana. Data were gathered from 70 Social Studies teachers in 11 public Senior High Secondary/Technical Schools through the use of questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of .75 and interviews. Analysis of academic background o...
ABSTRACT The study espoused the idea of music acculturation in the mode of creative dynamism, consciously searching the elements of the Samanpiid festival of the Kusasi people of the Upper East Region and amalgamating it with the Western compositional techniques to create a relatively atonal programmed music of the African and more especially the Kusasi tradition. The study was conducted among the Kusasi people of Bawku in the Upper East Region of Ghana. It adopted aesthetic functionalism t...