ABSTRACTThe aim of this research is to determine the effect of electricity power supply interruption on electronic media user with particular emphasis on Television use and Radio.Thus, its aim at determining its impact and its effects on the social and economic life of the television viewers / Radio listeners. To ensure that adequate and appropriate data were used in the analysis, data were collected through primary and secondary sources, these include questionnaire and interview on one had...
Abstract/Overview Pre-school children come into daily contact with various forms of mass media which influence their academic and social behaviour. Though television has been used to play a monumental role in promotion of education and entertainment, children with full exposure to television have been found to perform poorly in class and fail to speak languages fluently. Public confidence in it is in question as many stakeholders have expressed concern about the amount of television and t...
ABSTARCT The aim of the research was to evaluate the influence of digital products on company performance with reference to the case of Manica Post. The purpose of the research was to examine the effects of online news on cannibalization of print media at Manica post, establishing customer perceptions on digitalization of Manica Post news posted online, determining whether Facebook page marketing influences customer preferences as well as examining the effects of websites on increase in web t...
Due to the sudden transition from junior high school to senior high school as well as the transition from the conventional way of learning to distance learning, it is imperative to understand the determinants of SHS students' academic achievement. Many researchers find that study habits play a vital role as another aspect connected with academic performance. The research aim of this study focuses on the impact of study habits to academic performance as well as how students of Grade 11 STEM-...
ABSTRACT Civic education builds students attitudes, morals and values necessary for good citizenship and effective life in the society. The academic performance of Senior Secondary School (SSS) students in Civic Education (CE) has been on the decline in recent past which has resulted in moral decadence and alarming incidence of social vices such as rape, cultism, unwanted pregnancies and addiction to social media. Previous studies have centred on the utilisation of conventional methods to fos...
ABSTRACT Mining companies in Ghana receive criticism from inter alia the media, civil society organizations, Governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for not properly responding to the challenge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to compensate for the negative effects of their activities in host communities. Although some mining companies plan and prosecute CSR policies and projects to improve their public image and increase economic opportunities and improve social welfare...
ABSTRACT Mining companies in Ghana receive criticism from inter alia the media, civil society organizations, Governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for not properly responding to the challenge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to compensate for the negative effects of their activities in host communities. Although some mining companies plan and prosecute CSR policies and projects to improve their public image and increase economic opportunities and improve social welfare...
ABSTRACT Mining companies in Ghana receive criticism from inter alia the media, civil society organizations, Governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for not properly responding to the challenge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to compensate for the negative effects of their activities in host communities. Although some mining companies plan and prosecute CSR policies and projects to improve their public image and increase economic opportunities and improve social welfare...
ABSTRACTThis study covers the ınfluence of mass medıa on chıldren mental development, specifically the use of media and technology, children’s educational TV, and some electronical gadgets ownership. Since some decades the media’s presence in children is completly omnipresent. The media is used by children as an agent of socialisation on their knowledge. Children’s news media use social intructions acquaintances function as primary sources of causal effects for each other. Thus the m...
The Micro and Small Enterprises play an important role in the Kenyan Economy, its role and importance in a knowledge-based economy has been highly appreciated and acknowledged. Moreover, in the present economy, Micro and Small Enterprises are facing tremendous challenges and threats to survive in a competitive environment. The study examined the effects of firm level characteristics on marketing effectiveness among Micro and Small Enterprises in Kitui County in Kenya. The study was guided by ...
ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of western films on teenagers as it affects the promotion of cultural heritage in African society. Much after the independence across African continent, one of the major preoccupations African leaders had to contend with is the restoration of African cultures in their pristine forms which were arguably polluted or collapsed by the colonial masters during their reign. No doubt, teenagers and youth generally, are vital segment of the society who could be ...
ABSTRACT This research established Socio-Cultural Violence and Discrimination against Women in Somalia. As specific objectives this study was set; to identify the major forms of socio cultural violence and discrimination against women in Mogadishu, Somalia; to examine the causes of violence and discrimination against women in Mogadishu; To establish the effects of socio-cultural violence and discrimination on the women in Mogadishu Somalia and to Suggest the possible ways of minimizing socio-...
ABSTRACT Evidence indicates that persons with disability are more likely to be victims of violence and discrimination relative to people without disability. The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) estimates the number of persons with disability in Ghana to be about 3% of the population. Evidence from the existing literature consistently indicates that discrimination and violence are negatively associated with subjective well-being. However, there are few studies in Ghana that have examined the ...
Abstract: The social reproductive inhibition evident in female common (Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus) and highveld (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae) mole-rats was investigated, focussing on intra- and inter-subspecies differences in gonadotropin¬releasing hormone (GnRH) neuroanatomy and neuroendocrinology and potential mechanisms mediating social infertility through the suppression of luteinizing hormone (LH) and/or GnRH synthesis or release. The molecular structure of the GnRH peptide ...
Introduction Research into epilepsy tends to be largely focused on neurobiological issues, but over the years a body of empirical research findings has developed that indicates that seizure di 'orders are often associated with a variety of psychological and social difficulties. Social anti psychological effect or epilepsy is basically disabling and could be more handicapping than the seizures themselves. Two models in research literature have been propounded to explain the increased psychosoc...