ABSTRACT The study examines the transnational practices and activities of Nigerian immigrants in Ghana. Specifically, the study explores factors that influence their migration, economic activities they engage in as well as the effect of transnationalism on the host country. The research design that was adopted was a mixed method. The sample size was made up of 70 respondents selected through stratified sampling procedure. Instruments were questionnaires and in-depth interview guide. The quant...
Abstract This study is predicated on the proposition that globally there is a shift from the hitherto emphasis on the retributive function of punishment to a restorative mode. This has informed a number of nations to subscribe to community service as an alternative to custodial sentencing for some non-violent offences. Ghana’s overemphasis on custodial sentencing has plunged it into some problems, as the nation’s prisons are unable to absorb the increasing number of offenders who are bein...
ABSTRACT The promotion of lifelong learning (LLL) through information literacy (IL) is all learning activity under taken throughout life with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competences within a personal, civic, social and/or employment related perspective. This study reports on survey carried out on ten (10) Regional Public Libraries in Ghana investigating the promotion of LLL through IL. The study used the single case method. The sample size of the population for the study was 37...
ABSTRACT Though several studies have shown an association between mobility and risky sexual behaviour, these studies did not distinguish between mobile and migrant population. However, the tendency for a mobile person to engage in risky sexual behaviour differs from that of a migrant because of the frequency of movement and the short duration of stay of a mobile person. This study therefore examined the relationship between mobility and risky sexual behaviour in Ghana using the 2014 Ghana Dem...
ABSTRACT This study examined the influence of gender role ideology and work life balance on career success of women. The study adapted the concurrent mixed method design. Two hundred and eighty-one (281) career women comprising of bankers and teachers in the greater Accra region of Ghana were purposively sampled and used for the quantitative approach. For the qualitative phase, one-on-one interviews were conducted with fourteen (14) purposively sampled career women. The quantitative study res...
ABSTRACT A key issue worthy of academic attention in the study of the Muslim experience in the postindependence Ghana is the proliferation of new religious movements. These new religious movements found their way in Ghana in consequence of Ghana’s diplomatic relations with some Islamic states such as Egypt and Libya from North Africa, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Middle East. For the first time. Muslims in the post-independence Ghana came in touch wi...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted to investigate the impact of safety climate and organizational learning on employees’ safety risk behaviour in the oil and gas industry in Ghana. A total sample of 140 employees was conveniently selected to serve as respondents for the study. The quantitative cross-sectional research design was employed. Standardized measures were employed to assess employees’ perception of safety climate, organizational learning, and their risk behaviours. The independen...
ABSTRACT A healthy nation is a national asset. Thus in Ghana where the doctor to patient ratio is 1 to 10,452, there is the need to have health information dissemination avenues where patients can get basic health information without travelling to the hospital or clinic. Radio with its ubiquity and mobility as well as being the most pervasive medium in Ghana, stand as the best medium to help bridge this gap. There is therefore the need to examine the content on radio to ascertain whether the ...
ABSTRACT This study investigates language Choice in the Ɔkere speech community in the Eastern region of Ghana, Ɔkere is a Guan language belonging to the Kwa language family. The study gives a broad perspective of language contact involving two unequal languages and the linquistic outcomes. This is done in reference to language shift and language maintenance. Instruments employed for data collection were questionnaires and unstructured interviews. Data was sourced from homes, churches, schoo...
ABSTRACT PR is an integral part of an organisation and its effective practice is bound to the health of the organisation. Public relations is integral to the efficient performance of many organizations today It is the means through which an organisation can effectively monitor, interact with other key groups within the organisational environment. Over the years PR has moved from being all about disseminating information (press agentry and publicity) to relationship management. Modern research...
ABSTRACT Due to the high maternal mortality ratios in sub-Saharan Africa, the United Nations has prioritized maternal health as part of its broad Millennium Development Goals. In line with this, Free Maternal Health Initiative (FMHI) was introduced in Ghana in 2008 to address the challenges of maternal health services in the country. The FMHI is an integral part of Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme. This study therefore examined the perceptions of women in the Ga-Mashie community, Ac...
ABSTRACT The Keta Municipality has the advantage in the production of a variety of fresh vegetables all year round through irrigation. The Municipality is known for its shallot production. However, if gains from shallot farming are not increasing to enable it compete with other produce; the system will be converted into other vegetable horticultures. This study aimed to assess how small scale irrigation is critical to the shallot value chain and the nature of relationship that exists among t...
ABSTRACT The Church of Pentecost (CoP) is one of the fastest growing churches in Ghana. In the last decade, the church has encouraged ministers to undertake theological studies to reach an in-depth understanding of the tenets of faith. However, two aspects need more attention: the study of a ‘specific’ hermeneutical approach to the readings of Scripture; and an exegetical study of the ‘pneumatological’ New Testament texts, widely employed by CoP ministries in their teaching and preach...
ABSTRACT The emergence of globalization has made the world a global village. It has thus made interactions between states easier to conduct as the world has become a smaller place. Consequently, it has made states to fashion their foreign policy in such a way that follows the current trends of the world. The purpose of this research is to examine how globalization has influenced Ghana’s foreign policy in terms of its decision making and implementation in the area of economic diplomacy, regi...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine if leadership does play a role in the performance of an organization. This was examined at Konnected Ltd- a multinational engineering firm in Ghana. The study employed the qualitative approach to gather data from employees. A sample size of eleven (11) mid to top level management employees were sampled using convenience and purposive sampling method to share their insight about leadership and performance at Konnected Ltd. From the findings of t...