Abstract: The concept of development communication having originated from Asia has been absorbed and endorsed by various institutions, organizations and projects for the purposes of social change in a community or a country. Employing development communication in organizations, institutions and projects has proven to be very useful. The main techniques of development communication include information dissemination, social marketing, social mobilization, media advocacy and seminars/conference...
ABSTRACT This thesis examines ethics in the coverage and news presentation of socio-political issues in Kenya. There are a few studies on how the Kenyan newspaper media relates to the established code of professional conduct and regulation as stipulated in the Code of Conduct for the Practice of Journalism in Kenya. The research studied the levels of deviation from journalistic ethics in the reporting and coverage of the political drama that unfolded at City Hall; Nairobi after fist County Go...
ABSTRACT Introduction: The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) epidemic of 2014, which occurred in West Africa, is reported to be the longest and most severe outbreak of Ebola since the discovery of the disease in 1976. The outbreak was first reported in Guinea but, by the time the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the epidemic over, the disease had affected five other countries on the African continent-Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal and Mali. It was also reported in the United States o...
ABSTRACT It has been documented in the literature that customer engagement, defined as ‘‘customers’ behavioural manifestation toward a brand or firm, beyond purchase, resulting from motivational drivers”, leads to increased profits, sustained differentiation and superior competitive advantage. Scholars for a while have therefore focused on understanding the dynamics of this concept and, in particular, the factors that account for it. They have particularly called for studies that foc...
ABSTRACT It has been documented in the literature that customer engagement, defined as ‘‘customers’ behavioural manifestation toward a brand or firm, beyond purchase, resulting from motivational drivers”, leads to increased profits, sustained differentiation and superior competitive advantage. Scholars for a while have therefore focused on understanding the dynamics of this concept and, in particular, the factors that account for it. They have particularly called for studies that focu...
ABSTRACT Congenital glaucoma is a major public health issue because visually impaired children have a lifetime of blindness ahead of them with its associated emotional, social and economic cost to the child, family and society. The study sought to assess the level of knowledge and perception of parents of children with congenital Glaucoma seeking care at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. The study was undertaken at Komfo Anokye teaching hospital. A mixed method design comprising of one hund...
Abstract: The susceptibility of third instar Helicoverpa armigera to seven strains of three entomopathogenic fungal species, i.e. Metarhizium anisopliae, Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus , was tested under laboratory conditions using the larval immersion method. High efficacies ranging from 68 to 100% corrected mortality were recorded with more profound effects in treatments with B. bassiana and P. fumosoroseus strains. The median lethal concentration (LC50) for L3 was 6.0 10...
Lasswellian model of mass communication has been able to show in clear term that monopoly of mass communication process serves the dominant force of every society. Since it suggest a one line of communication which was debunk by two and multi-stage theory of communication, lasswellian model has shown in an unmistakable manner the chequered history of Nigeria media development in terms of its adjustment to different vagaries of the environment in the face of the explosion in community broadcas...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: 1.0 General Introduction or background of the study 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Purpose/objectives of the study 1.4 significance of the study 1.5 Research hypothesis 1.6 Scope and limitations of the study 1.7 Organization of the study/plan of the study synopsis of each chapter. 1.8 Definition of terms Reference CHAPTER TWO: 2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Introduction 2.2...
ABSTRACT The mass media an avenue for spurring the masses for political mobilization ensures the dissemination of political information to the masses and also ensures the free flow of information between the government and the electorate so as to create political awareness and participation. This research work has gone a step further to examine the roles which the mass media has played towards the political progress of our country Nigeria, through the use of social scientific method of field ...
ABSTRACT This work is designed to study how dwellers use Newspaper and Television messages to effect social change. It is pertinent to note that Newspapers, though rarely find their way into Adaba Community, only those who work in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Headquarter and those who are opportune to visit Urban areas, such as Enugu, Onitsha, Nsukka town, but a few, some times come home with few copies of these Newspapers on an irregular basis. Moreover, even the readership of these Newspape...
xiii ABSTRACT Climate variability is an emerging phenomenon that is threatening dairy farming globally. The dairy-climate change dilemma in Kenya cannot be mistaken. However, extensive research into dairy farming and an understanding of the dynamics of climate variability effects is greatly lacking.The study investigated the effects of climate variability on dairy farming in Masaba North Sub-county of Nyamira County, Kenya. The main objective was to determine the effects of climate variabilit...
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE: 1.0 General Introduction or background of the study 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Purpose/objectives of the study 1.4 significance of the study 1.5 Research hypothesis 1.6 Scope and limitations of the study 1.7 Organization of the study/plan of the study synopsis of each chapter. 1.8 Definition of terms Reference CHAPTER TWO: 2.0 Literature Review 2.1 Introduction 2.2...
ABSTRACT Rural household welfare remains low in Nigeria, as the traditional capital (physical, natural, human and financial) has not fully led to its improvement. There is increasing shift of attention to social capital as an element that explains household welfare. The nexus between social capital and rural household welfare in southwestern Nigeria has not been fully examined. The effect of social capital on rural household welfare in southwestern Nigeria was therefore investigated. Multis...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the social-economic impacts of domestic violence on women particularly in Karagwe District Council. The study used cross-sectional research design where both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed. A sample of 84 respondents was identified using purposive and random sampling. Data was collected through questionnaire, observation and interviews, while analysis was done using Statistical Package in Social Sciences (Version 16.0). Findings revealed...