ABSTRACT Knowledge production is pivotal to the growth and development of people. As society has evolved so have knowledge production systems. Traditionally, ethnic communities have preserved and transmitted knowledge generated from their beliefs, institutions and customs from one generation to another. With the introduction of Western systems, such communities have also participated in the formalized knowledge system preserved and transmitted through formal institutions of learning such as ...
ABSTRACT This study ties access to rural electrification (RE) services with productivity and rural industrialization in Ghana. The benefit of grid-electricity is pivotal to rural economic growth. The increasing recognition of RE as a source of sustainable energy for agro processing and MSE activities translates into productive use beyond lighting. This variance is embedded in the fact that RE access is woefully inadequate for productive activities among MSEs and agro-processing industries in...
Abstract Domestic Violence is a phenomenon with grave consequences for individuals, families, and nations at large. Psychologically, abuses by an intimate partner can lead to suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide, posttraumatic stress disorder, insomnia, and anxiety disorders. The current study investigated domestic violence against men in Ghana due to the scanty scholarly attention given to the subject. The over-arching objective of the study is to understand the forms, causes of domestic ...
ABSTRACT Empowering women to contribute their quota towards community and national development has become a contemporary issue embraced worldwide. Despite the fact that women’s political participation right has been enshrined in the international law, little is known about the struggles and experience women in Africa face in their quest to participate in the development of the community and the country at large. The study sought to examine socio-cultural factors affecting the participation...
ABSTRACT The writing of the biographies of people who have gone before us is an important duty. The writing of biographies helps the present generation to have an experience of the past. It also helps people to learn good behaviors and avoid bad ones. The underlying concept of the study was the trait leadership approach and the transformational leadership approach. The study was conducted using qualitative method of collecting data. Interviews were conducted with the family, relatives, elders...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the effectiveness of rice farmer’s strategies in building climate resilience for sustainable adaptation in the Kasena-Nankana East Municipality in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The study adopted the mixed method approach which uses both quantitative and qualitative methods. Both questionnaires and interview guide were used in the collection of primary and secondary data with a sample size of 96 rice farmers and 8 key informants. The study revealed that; rice fa...
ABSTRACT Teacher job satisfaction has become an important issue in recent times given the key role of teachers in imparting knowledge and skills. It is for this reason that this study employed qualitative research tools to investigate the causes and effects of teacher job dissatisfaction on teacher performance in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region of Ghana. There were a total of 209 respondents, including teachers, head teachers, district educational administrators and...
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 This study examines the headdress of Ga women as it is worn now in 2012. It investigates why the wearing of traditional headdress is no longer common and seeks to understand the choices Ga women are currently making in what headdress to wear. It further inquires into whether the headdress of Ga women reflects their status, role and beliefs as much of the literature on African headdress describes. The study finds that traditional headdress is now viewed mainly as the preserve of thos...
ABSTRACT The focus of recent literature is on land grabbing through international investment in African agriculture has attracted much attention in the media but overlooks the processes of social differentiation in rural communities, which is also resulting in processes of accumulation of large expanses of farmland by emerging commercial farmers. There are multiple pathways by which agricultural commercialization and land consolidation can occur. This study explored emergent land markets wit...
ABSTRACT The struggle to rule gave room to chieftaincy dispute for which the study examined the impeding factors and the effects of the Chieftaincy Conflict in Funsi Traditional Area in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Dahrendorf’s Conflict and Relative Deprivation theories anchored the study. Case study design was used. A sample of 45 was chosen using purposive and convenience sampling. Semi-structured interview schedules were used to collect the data. The data was analyzed using content a...
ABSTRACT Micro-credit has been acknowledged as a resourceful means of enhancing people economic activities and eliminating poverty among the poor. In Ghana, many organisations including those for disabled persons have adopted micro-credit as a strategy for enhancing empowerment. This study sought to explore, highlight and provide scientific information on the role of micro-credit in the economic empowerment of disabled persons using the Anglican and Community-Based Rehabilitation micro-c...
ABSTRACT The phenomenon of children living on the street has become frequent worldwide and is of immense social concern. Street children devise varied survival strategies to cope with the hardships they encounter in their daily lives. This study investigates a particular group of street children in Accra, which is child street beggars. Using the qualitative research approach, the study uses interviews, observation, drawings and focus group discussions to interrogate the lifestyle and examine...
ABSTRACT Leadership as has been portrayed historically, carries notions of masculinity. And the belief that the male counterparts in most of the existential realities make better leaders than women is still common today. Despite this notion, a lot of women are taking up leadership positions in all spheres of society today. Women are also rising through the corporate, political and religious structures of society today. Several factors can account for this phenomenon. Nonetheless, it is being ...
ABSTRACT The concept of decentralization essentially is about public administration that is based on local government at the local level. Ghana has been practicing local government which has been embraced generally by the citizenry. The study examined the roles traditional leaders play in local government system in the Tamale Metropolis. A triangulation approach was used for the study and both primary and secondary data were collected. Questionnaire and interview guide were used with a sample...