ABSTRACT The introduction of sport into development programs can and will provide a better and greater social impact and benefit. Beyond the immediate experience of participation, sport as a tool for development has a profile with extremely high expectations and is consequently widely applied by various organizations. The mobilization of sport as a vehicle for contributing to social responsibility can be seen as a distinct opportunity for all development organizations. It was against this ba...
ABSTRACT This study is an analysis of the bilingual modes or technique in the writings offour Ghanaian journalists. I ask whether the incorporation of elements of Ghanaian English usage in the writings offour renowned Ghanaianjoumalists is a slip or a stylistic device meant to achieve an effect. I contend that the bilingual situation in Ghana resulting from the contact between EngI ish and Ghanaian languages poses a linguistic problem to the Ghanaian journalist. I argue that the nativization...
ABSTRACT When mention of the narrator in fiction is made, the point that immediately comes to mind is the voice that speaks the story into the reader`s ears. But the narrator does much more than just tell the story. Narratologist such as Gerard Genette and Monika Fludernik discuss other roles that the narrator plays even as it narrates the story. The narrator articulates its ideology, commenting or expounding on events in the story and in the process raising moral concerns. The narrator may ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to carry out an experiment to determine whether or not misspellings (in the English language) on signage (the Linguistic Landscape) has a potential effect on the spelling competence of Senior High School learners of the English Language in the New Juaben Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. A quasi-experimental research design was adopted for the study. Fifty (50) learners out of a population of eighty-nine (89) learners from two Senior High Scho...
ABSTRACT The study examines how the frequent occurrence and severity of extreme events affect the demand, supply and the profitability of insurance companies in Ghana. Secondary data collected from NIC, NADMO, Ghana Statistical Service and Open Data Initiative on eight classes of business as well as thirteen life and non-life companies over the period 2007 – 2016 was analysed using a panel regression method. The results indicated that the unexpected frequency of extreme events negatively a...
ABSTRACT The Arab Spring is an ongoing wave of demonstrations and protests in the Arab world, which began in December 2010. Popular protests have led to the overthrow of regimes in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya; civil uprisings in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen; major protests in Algeria, Jordan, Morocco and Oman; and minor protests in a number of other countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This study examined the political, economic, social and security aspects of...
ABSTRACT Communication is vital for the success of all human institutions and the Agona East District Assembly is no exception. This study set out to determine the communication strategies used by the Agona East District Assembly in its daily interactions with its numerous clients and publics. Particular attention was given to communication channels and methods the Assembly used in interacting with community members. The study was guided by two communication theories- two-step flow communica...
ABSTRACT Over the last two decades, healing practices of the neo-prophetic Groups in Ghana have attracted attention. However, reasons why people resort to the neo-prophetic healers despite the technological improvement in medicine, is largely under-researched. The study was based on qualitative methods of which 30 respondents were interviewed within three selected churches, namely: Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre in Kumasi, headed by Rev. Prophet Ebenezer Adarkwa Yiadom; House of Power Minis...
GENERAL BACKGROUND TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING Human trafficking, technically known as Trafficking in Persons (TIP), was first defined in international law through the UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children also known as the Palermo Protocol or the Trafficking Protocol-which supplements the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (2000) 1 . This provides the most widely endorsed definition of trafficking and the ess...
ABSTRACT Childhood obesity has been established to be a major public health concern globally. Children who are obese are more likely to stay obese into adulthood and to develop non communicable diseases (NCDs) at a younger age. The study sought to investigate childhood obesity and its associated factors among primary school pupils within Tema Metropolis. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 363 upper primary school pupils in the Tema Metropolis. Both inferential and descriptive stat...
ABSTRACT The relationship that the author of the book of Ruth shows to exists between his characters, Ruth and Naomi has been read or interpreted by scholars in various ways. Some say it is a lesbian or bisexual relationship, others a type of patriachal structure that ties a woman to her mother-in-law even after the death of her husband (Nelson, 1967 & Fuchs, 1983) and still for Dube it is an unfair relationship where mutual love is lacking (Dube, 2001). This thesis, on the other hand under...
ABSTRACT There has been a tremendous increase in student enrolment on hospitality management programmes in recent years. However, industry practitioners consistently complain about shortage of skilled staff in the hospitality industry. This study sought to examine factors that influence undergraduate hospitality students‘ choice of careers in the hospitality industry in Ghana. The study was informed by the social cognitive learning theory, social cognitive career theory and self-theories,...
ABSTRACT Linkages are the social and material links and networks that connect migrants to their places of origin. Linkages are employed by migrants to sustain relations as well as improve the socio-economic status of their places of origin. It is against this backdrop that the study sought to assess origin-destination linkages as livelihood strategy among migrants from the Northern, Upper East and Upper West regions of Ghana who are resident in the Cape Coast Metropolis. To accomplish this, a...
ABSTRACT With the insight from critical discourse analysis (CDA), there have been many attempts at revealing the ideology and power that reside in many discourses. As a result, there has been a keen interest in the study of political discourse, particularly presidential speeches. This study is intended to contribute to those studies in political discourse, specifically presidential speeches, by using CDA and Halliday’s transitivity to explore Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings’ June 4 speeches....
ABSTRACT This study focused on parents’ perceptions and intentions to provide condom education for adolescents. A descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study was employed using self-administered questionnaire. A total of 398 parents from rural and urban communities in Cape Coast Metropolis completed the questionnaire. The study discovered that though some adolescents have knowledge on condom use, parental contribution to such knowledge was very minimal because they do not feel comforta...