Abstract Media studies has recently witnessed an upsurge in theoretical and empirical work that investigates the moral-ethical implications of the mediation of suffering. The research focus has largely been limited to representations of distant suffering by global media to audiences in the Global North. Contrary to the above, this work focuses on the mediation of suffering by media in the Global South. This study is underpinned by the understanding that suffering is also a proximal (local) ph...
ABSTRACT The anti-ulcer and other gastrointestinal effects of the methanol extract and fractions of Cucumis metuliferus were investigated in rats and mice. Ethyl acetate (EAFCM), butanol (BFCM) and water (WFCM) fractions obtained from the methanol extract of Cucumis metuliferus (MECM) were screened for anti-ulcer activity. The anti-ulcer effect was investigated on gastric ulcers induced by absolute ethanol, hypothermic-restraint stress and indomethacin in rats. The median lethal dose (LD50)...
ABSTRACT This study examined parents and teachers‟ strategies of guidance for socio-emotional behaviours among preschool children, using Moshi Rural District as the case study. The study deployed a case study design where the qualitative approach was used with some elements of quantitative approach. Underpinned by the Life Mission Theory IV, Social Cultural Learning Theory and Adlerian Theory of Behaviour, the study involved 41 informants who were 7 head teachers, 17 parents and 17 presch...
Abstract/Overview Developing countries are facing major challenges today with regard to food security because of changes in land use, coupled with population pressure and adverse weather conditions. Kenya government has responded to this by ensuring that farmers are given relevant information on farming through various sources such as availing information from research institutions, formal training, agricultural extension service agents, and media services through television and radio and...
Intermedia Agenda setting –Instances when the media agenda is shaped by other media (Lopez-Escobar, Llamas, McCombs, & Lennon, 1998). #KOT- This is an abbreviation of ‗Kenyans on Twitter‘. Operates as Kenya‘s virtual ‗town square‘ where pre-dominantly on Twitter, people meet to discuss the day‘s issues. Through the hashtag #KOT, Kenyans on Twitter unite against perceived government corruption, respond to media misrepresentations of their country, share jokes, and participat...
ABSTRACT The role of a teacher in determining the quality of education that a student receives in school cannot be overemphasized. However, a large number of teachers in the country are exiting the teaching profession for various reasons other natural attrition. The nation is thus facing a serious shortage of teachers as indicated in various media reports and government statistical records. Studies have also shown that relatively young teachers quit teaching within five years of employment. T...
ABSTRACT The notion that open and free communication is essential to the functioning of a democracy has existed for several centuries (Kumar, 1999 p 140). But for some time now, the media (particularly in Ghana) has come to face a number of challenges. Key among these challenges is the excessive politicization of media houses coupled with commercialization. This eventually raises the question as to whether the media is able to perform its expected responsibilities amidst these challenges. The...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at finding out the perceived effect of social network browsing on learning behaviour of University students in Mombasa County of Kenya. A cross sectional survey research design was employed in this study. Colleges in Mombasa County were stratified into private and public university colleges. Two colleges from each stratum were selected by convenience sampling and a sample size of 367 students selected. Students from each class in the nominal roll of the colleges wer...
ABSTRACT This study sought to analyze the effect of electronic financial services on operating costs in universities in Mount Kenya region. The study was guided by four specific objectives; to establish how on-line banking services affects operating costs; to determine whether on-line inter-departmental financial communications affects operating costs; to investigate the effect of electronic financial documentation on operating costs and to determine the effect of e-financial statements on o...
This study examines ownership, funding challenges and its implication for state media survival in Nigeria. The study adopted two research designs- survey and focus group discussion. The participants comprised of 66 registered journalists from Taraba State Broadcasting Service (TSBS) and Taraba Television (TTV). The researchers examined the entire population in order to totally eliminate sampling error.The instruments used for data collection were the questionnaire and the focus group. Sixty-...
ABSTRACT The primary motive of a minimum wage policy is to provide a wage floor for low income earners and improve their welfare. In Nigeria, real minimum wage declined by 83.0% between 1974 and 2010, thus lowering the welfare of workers. Low skilled relative to high skilled workers’ wages also declined from 29.0% in 1991 to 11.0% in 2007. While there is a growing body of literature on the direct effects of minimum wage, there have been little attempts to investigate its indirect welfare a...
This study is about the role of the press in the pol itical process in Nigeria; analysing its perception of political power, uses and interpretation of political realities in the country within the field of alternative media studies, using West Afr·ican Pilot newspaper and TheNews magazine as models. The study reviews relevant concP-pts such as political participation democracy, citizen's media, n·.odels of alternative press; its theories and practice, as well as the two publications...
ABSTRACT This work seeks to find out the causes of language contact in the Gbi Dzigbe community. It is also to identify the languages that are in contact with Gbi Dzigbe Dialect of Eʋe (GDDE), and whether those languages have had any effect on the GDDE, if they have, what effects have they had the on the GDDE. Data was collected through observation and interview. The indigenous people of Gbi Dzigbe (GD) were used. The study showed that Gbi Dzi Traditional Area (GDTA) is a multilingu...
This research project is designed to look into the moral teaching of the Qur’an and its impact dressings of youths. Following the effort been made by Federal Government of Nigerian to rebrand this country. In an attempt to achieve the aims and objectives of this write up the researcher will review various related literate to a loot at the youths and their inanition, moral and social impact of Qur’an on the undergraduate students West Local of Sokoto State University. Appraisal of the lite...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate how the Ghanaian print media frame or portrays female football stories in Ghana. The study was based on the Agenda Setting, Framing and Feminist theories. The study used qualitative method for the data collection and analysis. Two sports newspapers, the Graphic Sports and the Finder Sports, were selected and content analysed for the study. The study showed that the Ghanaian print media often portrayed female footballers and coaches as mentally weak ...