ABSTRACT The study examined the relationship between conflict and migration. Specifically, the factors that influence a person‟s decision to either stay or migrate during the conflict were the focus of this study. The study also analyzed the challenges and opportunities encountered by victims of the conflict and the reasons for their return to Bimbilla. Using both qualitative and quantitative research techniques, a total of 226 questionnaires were administered to persons who fled during the...
ABSTRACT According to the non-reductive physicalist, mental properties are not identical to physical properties. In order to distinguish non-reductive physicalism from epiphenomenalism, the non-reductive physicalist considers mental properties as not just a by-product of physical processes but posits that mental properties can cause physical events thereby violating the principle of the causal closure of the physical domain. The problem which this thesis seeks to investigate, therefore, is th...
ABSTRACT Research into the developmental impact of remittances in developing countries suggests that remittances play an important role in alleviating poverty and improving households’ consumption welfare. Notwithstanding, some scholars are of the view that much of the impetus behind the significant contributions remittances make to wellbeing hinge on the uses to which remittances are put by households. Drawing on data from the 2012/13 Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS VI), this study emp...
ABSTRACT Jukun-Tiv relation has increasingly gone through disturbing phases over the years, especially as from the inception of colonial rule in the area. Every turning point appears to alter the level of cooperation between the two communities in the present day Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. This unfolding trend gives the impression that the two communities never enjoyed peaceful intercourse. This assumption has been examined and proved to be erroneous. A very thorough appra...
ABSTRACT Over the years, African writers have contributed immensely to the development of culture. Their contributions are made possible by the fact that, culture has become the main source of material for their creative works. Consequently, their works have become a documentation of their culture. There is therefore much evidence to support the assertion that theatre is a very important medium for cultural transformation and development. The study established the fact that colonialism and it...
THE EFFECT OF PLANT WATER POTENTLAL ON NITROGEN FIXATION OF SOYBEANS John Nene-Osom Azu, M.Sc. Supervisor: University of Guelph, 1975 Professor J.W. Tanner Field experiments at two sites, Elora and Arkell,were conducted to investigate the effect of plant water potential on the nitrogen fixation of two soybean cultivars, Vansoy and Anoka. The treatments were Vansoy and Anoka both under irrigated and non-irrigated conditions. The acetylene reduction technique was employed to estimate nitrogen f...
ABSTRACT This study examined the way in which socio – cultural identities and ideological motivation permeate English language learning and the effect on language competence. The investigation looked at two diametrically distinct schools (i.e. a Grade A and a Grade C school) particularly in the area of the students` background and motivation, to ascertain the effect of these socio – cultural and motivational factors that impinge on the learning of grammar and vocabulary, which reflects in...
ABSTRACT Apprenticeships play a key role in providing a qualified workforce. In Ghana’s informal apprenticeships have a wider reach to those who need work skills than formal apprenticeships. However, due to non-regulation and lack of supervision, informal apprenticeship is plagued with numerous challenges. This study explored the activities of informal mechanic apprenticeships in the La Dade Kotopon Municipality and reviewed apprenticeship models in other countries that can be adapted to im...
ABSTRACT The study investigates the performance of students in Colleges of Education in the English language.The researcher is an English language tutor at the SDA College of Education and has observed over a period that the students perform poorly in the English language examinations. The study is guided by four research questions. They are (1) Are trainee teachers’ performance in the English language affecting pupils’ performance at the basic school level? (2) What are the causes of tra...
ABSTRACT Looking at its geographical location, Ghana which is an Anglophone country is surrounded by francophone countries. This is a major factor for which great attention should be given to the French language. In the framework of the sub-regional integration policy initiated by ECOWAS, there is free movement of people and wealth from one country to the other. In view of that, we assume that some key Ghanaian administrative sectors should have their personnel trained in French for specific ...
ABSTRACT The Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme is a social intervention introduced in 2008 by the Government of Ghana to offer both conditional and unconditional cash grants to the vulnerable. However, payments to the beneficiaries have been irregular. This study therefore sought to examine the effects of delays and the coping strategies adopted by the beneficiary households to deal with the delays. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. A sample s...
ABSTRACT This study was inspired by the assumption that a consultative-based approach to pharmacy services offered opportunities for improving health service delivery outcomes in developing countries like Ghana, where there is a wide deficit of doctor-to-patient ratios. Specifically, the study was conducted to investigate: the nature of pharmacist communication; the factors that influence pharmacist communication; the relationship between pharmacist communication and patient medication adhere...
ABSTRACT The sharing of domestic expenses between conjugal units in Ghanaian households has changed overtime. The way and manner in which conjugal units in rural Ghana shared their domestic expenses tend to be different from how conjugal units in urban Ghana share their domestic expenses. This is as a result of the change in factors such as the shift from the farming system in agrarian economies of the rural areas to monetized urban economies where there is the market system, access to educat...
ABSTRACT The arrival of the North German Missionary Society, also known as the Bremen Mission, in the Volta Region of Ghana was of great significance. Their contact with the people of the Volta Region marked the birth of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, Ghana, and other developmental activities in Eweland. The study offers a missiological perspective of the influence of diverse activities of the Bremen Mission in early German missionised and colonial communities of Peki, Keta, Waya, Anyak...
ABSTRACT Physical aggression, psychological mistreatment and sexual abuse against women in intimate unions are public health concerns globally. They constitute infringements on human rights, and are a huge economic burden to nations. Research suggests that individual level factors and women’s subordinate position to men predispose them to male-perpetrated intimate partner violence (IPV). In sub-Saharan Africa where marriages are near universal, little is known about the cultural context wit...