ABSTRACT This study examines factors that account for spousal communication in Juo and Joa communities in the Nanumba-North Municipality. The study also examined how spouses communicate and how spousal communication can be enhanced. A case study research design was adopted while in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and non-participant observation were used to gather qualitative data. Twenty married couples were sampled for the study. Data were analyzed thematically and explained usin...
ABSTRACT The study examines the culture that surrounds the immediate viewing of the Hindi produced telenovela-Kumkum Bhagya at selected sites in Winneba. The study further probes the rationale that informants give for viewing the telenovela at the selected sites and for watching the specific telenovela. Using the theory of Popular Culture, Cultural Proximity and the concept of Third Places through an ethnographic approach and anchored on interviews, participant observations, and focus gro...
ABSTRACT Media sell both products and worldviews and in contemporary times, films have become a standard target to vend such products and worldviews. Some scholars have argued that media texts have ideological contents embedded in them for the reason that these media texts articulate either overtly or covertly the maker's attitudes, beliefs, political and sociocultural stances. This study through the lens of postcolonial theory, stereotype theory and theory of hegemony, and a qualitative con...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the nature of experiences of married female officers in the Salvation Army. Guided by the feminism theory, the study sought to understand whether gender inequality exist in officership of the Salvation Army Ghana territory. The research approach was qualitative. The study adopted a phenomenological research design to explore the lived experiences of eight participants. Data were collected via in-depth interviews and focus group discussion. Seven married female...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to highlight the various kinds of gender issues portrayed in the telenovela Saraswatichandra and the reception of these issues among viewers in Accra using qualitative content analysis. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 30 respondents. Data was collected using document analysis, interviews and focused group discussions and anchored on the gender theory as well as social constructionism theory. It probes further on how the viewership reception eithe...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the communication relationships that existed between lactating student-mothers pursuing graduate programmes and their cohorts, and lecturers and the influence such relationships had on their academic development and success. It focused on the sandwich session of students, lactating sandwich mothers on Graduate programmes. It delved deep into their experiences of combining childcare and studies by using the phenomenological approach. In-depth interviews wer...
ABSTRACT This study seeks to highlight the various kinds of gender issues portrayed in the telenovela Saraswatichandra and the reception of these issues among viewers in Accra using qualitative content analysis. The purposive sampling technique was used to select 30 respondents. Data was collected using document analysis, interviews and focused group discussions and anchored on the gender theory as well as social constructionism theory. It probes further on how the viewership reception eithe...
ABSTRACT Some learners at high school tend to have reading difficulties and teachers are confronted with the duty of helping them to overcome their reading difficulties. This study investigated the role of teachers in dealing with reading difficulties among students of Savelugu Senior High School. The study is a qualitative research which employed a case study design. The target population was all the English language teachers of the school. Using purposive sampling technique, eight (8) teac...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the types of communication in Nakpanduri Business Senior High schools. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to investigate the types of communication used by management and staff of Nakpanduri Business Senior High School: and to examine perspectives of staff and management of Nakpanduri Business Senior High School on the effectiveness of their internal communication. The study was qualitative approach and 15(fifteen) man...
ABSTRACT Films are a form of entertainment that reflects everyday lives, which often accentuates on romance, humour, invectives and violent elements. The Kumawood films which is an Akan language movies are premised on these elements. Some scholars have argued that the Akan language movies are sub-standard and full of invectives and violence. This study therefore examines the delineations of invectives and violence in Kumawood movies using the qualitative approach and scrutinizes the elements...
ABSTRACT This study examined the media coverage of women leaders in political and non-political spaces. The study identified the frames used in news coverage and the degree to which the representations reinforce the theoretical assumptions that the media engage in symbolic annihilation in representing women leaders. Again, the study sought to discover the reason behind the frames from the perspective of the journalist. The research also analysed the perceptions of the women leaders towards ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate how the Ghanaian print media frame or portrays female football stories in Ghana. The study was based on the Agenda Setting, Framing and Feminist theories. The study used qualitative method for the data collection and analysis. Two sports newspapers, the Graphic Sports and the Finder Sports, were selected and content analysed for the study. The study showed that the Ghanaian print media often portrayed female footballers and coaches as mentally weak ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate how the Ghanaian print media frame or portrays female football stories in Ghana. The study was based on the Agenda Setting, Framing and Feminist theories. The study used qualitative method for the data collection and analysis. Two sports newspapers, the Graphic Sports and the Finder Sports, were selected and content analysed for the study. The study showed that the Ghanaian print media often portrayed female footballers and coaches as mentally weak ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated adolescents‟ parasocial interaction with local entertainment celebrities in Ghana. It assessed the gender difference in adolescents‟ parasocial interaction adopted the quantitative research approach and the descriptive survey design was used. A sample size of 800 adolescents and 736 responses were gathered from students of Apam Senior High School and Winneba Senior High School who were the respondents for this study. Parasocial interaction was measu...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the perceptions of Sekondi-Takoradi residents in the Western Region, Ghana of the firefighting operations of the Ghana Nation Fire Service (GNFS) in the Metropolis. Being underpinned by the theories of perception, the study specifically sought to investigate how the residents perceive the firefighting operations of GNFS and examine measures needed to improve their operations. Using quantitative approach, survey was used to collect data from 120 respondents th...