ABSTRACT Globally, the childless population is growing fast with 37% of women in their peak reproductive years (30-34) remaining childless. Both voluntary and involuntary childlessness can have great psychological consequences for couples who are in their childbearing years. Surprisingly, there is relatively little documentation about the lives of childless women especially in the developing world. Childless people have been conspicuously ignored in social sciences, even in very pertinent fi...
ABSTRACT Consumers are often identified as a driving force for corporate organizations. In return, organizations perform Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities to support its customers by reaching out to communities. However, little is known about the effect of CSR activities on consumers and their communities. One of the primary roles of CSR is to ensure the continuing commitment by corporate organizations to behave ethically and contribute to economic development, while improving...
ABSTRACT This study explores how the jokes and cartoons that are circulated on WhatsApp fuel/challenge ethnic prejudices between the Shonas and Ndebeles. Ethnic differences and tensions which escalate into conflict between Shona and Ndebele ethinic groups date back to the pre-colonial period. Social media networks particularly WhatsApp seem to have presented the two groups with an opportunity to entrench or question these negative attitudes between them. To assess the way new social networkin...
ABSTRACT The study investigated two main issues; the types, causes and effects of immorality among students in the Second Cycle Institutions and the solutions to the problems of immorality among students in the various Second Cycle Institutions in the Asante Akyem North District. The research design used for the study is a descriptive survey. The decision to use the descriptive survey is based on the fact that this research is non-experimental as it deals with describing the existing conditio...
INTRODUCTION Just like water and air is important to the living human being for daily duties and a hitch – free survival, the importance of fuel to automobile cannot be over looked. A typical situation is in the cases halts because of the fact that there is shortage of fuel. The importance of fuels in this our developing and technically inclined economy is fast like the mixture of oil and salt as far as the economy forgets growth as one of its goals. Fuel is used in a variety of...
ABSTRACT The performance of candidates in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSSCE) normally generates negative public comments because of their below average results. Part of these results include those of Nigerian Prison inmates. The Nigerian Prisons Service (NPS) prepares inmates for SSSCE; however, very little is known about the inmates‘ performances, probably because of their confinement. Literature largely dwelt on the academic performance of regular students with l...
1.1Privatization and commercialization of electronic media in Nigeria (A case study of Minaj system T.V.)BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYBroadcasting in Nigeria, entered a new era with the decision of the federal government is allow private ownership of radio and television stations after more than 50 years of its advent in Nigeria.Privatization is the process which government either partly or wholly transfers equity investment of ownership in a business enterprise to private investors.Commercializat...
This study focuses on print media portrayal of Islam and Muslims and its influence on Christian-Muslim relations in Nairobi County. Islam has been accused of encouraging violence and Muslims perceived as people who thrive in violence. Islam enjoins its members to embrace peace and harmonious inter- faith coexistence. Print media as a powerful source of Christians’ knowledge about Islam and Muslims could have led to shaping of the opinion. The objectives of the study are: to evaluate the I...
ABSTRACT According to the World Health Organization, approximately 15% of the global population have some form of disability and are more likely to be unemployed compared to the general population. In Kenya, there is limited data on the number of persons with disabilities (PWDs) and like most developing countries PWDs experience low levels of employment and are more likely to be discriminated against getting paid employment. It is evident that Employers’ policies and practices play a criti...
ABSTRACT Comprehensive sex education is an important tool that enables adolescents to make informed choices concerning sex and sexual behavior and gives them the tools needed to grow up into sexually healthy adults. Sex education is non-existent in most Ghanaian schools and homes. Despite the silence that exists concerning sex and reproductive health issues a lot of adolescents are engaging in sexual behavior out of curiosity and the need to conform to peer norms. A school based cross-section...
ABSTRACT Career selection is one of the many important choices students make which have lifelong effects. This is because choosing a career that matches one’s interests, skills and values significantly increases their chances for social-economic success, personal fulfillment and happiness. However, whether or not a student is equipped with requisite career choice information to necessitate informed decisions is yet to be established. Although review of literature shows that students have n...
ABSTRACT The effect of HIV/AIDS is still a great challenge to the people's life, very little is known of its spread, prevention, and effects on the community control process. The main objective of this study is to assess the effects of HIV/AIDS in Maasai community in Monduli district with the idea of drawing awareness strategies to control the new spread of HIV/AIDS. Its focus is on the causes and impact and the knowledge of the effects of this pandemic disease to the Maasai community and ma...
ABSTRACT Secondary school student‟s sexual behaviour is one of the most serious problems facing the world. Secondary school students continue to be sexually active regardless of associated problems such as unwanted pregnancies, sexual transmitted diseases (STDs), unprotected sex and alarming incidences of HIV/AIDS. These problems lead to a burden on the part of the family, community and nation at large in terms of human pain, suffering and health care expenditures. Although efforts have bee...
ABSTRACT The aim of the research is to analyse the use of digital strategy in the events industry. Digital strategy has been used in various other organisation. It has had a high success rate in most of these organisations, as it has said that there are 15% chances of an individual becoming consumer of the set product or services after it is known through digital platforms (Hudson and Hudson 2013). The use of digital strategy in the event industry is said to have made an impact especially in ...
The study on the effect of training on employee performance was carried out from Observer Media Limited to establish the various types and methods of training carried out and why performance assessment is observed in order to establish the relationship between training and performance assessment. To comprehend this, the study reviewed literature from various scholars for qualification of the findings through use of a descriptive study analysis administered on a sample of 50 employees both 'fu...