ABSTRACT The study investigates some word formation processes in Sɩsaalɩ, under the frameworks of Optimality Theory, propounded by Prince and Smolensky (1993) and Hockett’s model of morphological analysis (IA approach). Four word formation processes were found, namely; borrowing, reduplication, compounding and affixation. The data on borrowing and reduplication were analyzed using OT and the data on compounding and affixation were analyzed using the IA. The study established that, words...
ABSTRACT In this study we examined the parental attitudes towards the education of the girlchild in the Birim Central Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The study was conducted with a sample of 140 respondents, who were made up of parents and girls in the Senior High Schools in the study area. The sample was drawn through the purposive sampling technique. The mixed methods were used in data analysis and presentation. The result of the study revealed that respondents still exhibited...
ABSTRACT The study was set up to investigate school leadership roles among heads in junior high schools in the Kassena-Nankana municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The quantitative research approach was used. The design used was descriptive survey. Simple random sampling technique was used to select head teachers. A sample size of 41 head teachers was used for the study. The study used questionnaire as the instrument to collect data from the heads of the Junior High Schools. The q...
ABSTRACT The Capitation Grant Policy (CGP) is one of the interventions adopted by the Ghana government to motivate Ghana‘s drive to achieve universal basic education. The purpose of the study was to examine the implementation of CGP on basic education in Atwima Nwabiagya District with respect to teachers and headteachers‘ perspective. The research design employed in the study was a descriptive survey through a quantitative approach. The overall reliability estimates for the instrument h...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of the study was to assess the perception of staff on internal job rotation and the performance of the workers of the Ghana Education Service in the Bosomtwe District of Ashanti Region. The researcher used descriptive research design. Quantitative research approach was used. The target population of the study was made up of employees at Bosomtwe District Education in Ashanti Region of Ghana that comprised of 108 employees. Census sampling techniques was used to sele...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the Ghana school feeding program and its effects on enrollment and retention of pupils in schools in the Kassena-Nankana West District. The study used the case study method research design. The total population was 250 respondents in the Kassena Nankana West District. Census method was used to select all the 250 teachers from the selected schools. Questionnaires were the main instrument used to gather primary data. Microsoft Excel and Statistical Package for Socia...
ABSTRACT The present thesis entitled “The Nature and Extent of Code-switching and Codemixing of Songhay Speakers of French” is a research work on language contact phenomena of code-alternation by Songhay speakers of French. The study aims at analysing the switches by classifying and categorising them according to the existing models on CS and CM constraints. It also aims at analysing the context that conditions this language practice. To achieve these goals, the study comprises five chap...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore parental support towards their children education at Betinko D/A Basic School. The study addressed the following research questions: to what extent do parent’s support their children to do their homework, to what degree do parents assists their children materially and to what extent do parents support their children financially. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. Cross sectional survey with closed ended questionnaire were...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the problems of clause subordination among students of Opoku Ware Senior High School in the Kumasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The study specifically investigated some prevalent errors and mistakes committed by students and the source(s) of problems for the errors and mistakes. To address the objectives of the study, the descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. One hundred and two (102) participants were selected throu...
ABSTRACT Poor service quality has the potential of harming the service provider in the long term, if not instantly. This is because, the relationship between service quality and customer satisfaction is direct. This position is most crucial especially when the goal of a business is to attract and maintain a large customer base for its services. But most often than not, issues of service failure hinder the fulfilment of this organizational goal especially in the hospitality industry. For this...
ABSTRACT This study examines the phenomenon of succession problems in ancient Israel during the transfer of power from David to Solomon. The study is an exegetical study and thus focuses on the text I Kings 1-2. The exegetical method used in the study is the reader-response criticism, specifically the text centred approach. This approach recommends that the reader oscillates within the world of the text and that of the reader. The world of the text is an insight into the historical an...
Abstract The purpose of the study was to examine the contribution of the NGOs towards basic education in Awutu-Effutu- Senya district (AESD) of Central Region Of Ghana. The study employed the descriptive survey design and drew samples from twenty communities of the district which were beneficiaries of the NGOs interventions. Two different set of questionnaires were used for the collection of data, one for the 15 field managers/officers of the NGOs who were into basic education and...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted to examine the challenges associated with mentoring of preservice teachers in selected Senior High Schools in the Kumasi Metropolis of the Ashanti Region. The objectives of the study were to determine the processes involved in mentoring teacher trainees in the study area, ascertain the factors that promote effective mentoring of teacher trainees in the study area and to identify the challenges associated with the mentoring process. Descriptive survey design w...
ABSTRACT This study focuses on the hiatus resolution in Ga, a Kwa language of the Niger-Congo Family spoken in Ghana. It looks at the strategies that are used in resolving hiatus and the contexts where hiatus is permitted. All languages in the world try to resolve this situation by using several strategies to break that cluster and Ga is no exception to that. Most often than not, when hiatus is resolved it has an impact on the syllable. Some of the repair strategies that have been reported ...
ABSTRACT There is evidence that poverty and low educational standards expose staff to exploitation by employers and to some extent high levels of occupational hazards. With insecure employment, particularly in small enterprises, accidents are likely to go undetected. It is against this background that the researcher decided to research into this area. The specific objectives of the study were to establish whether there were policy guidelines relating to prevention of occupational accidents a...