Abstract The “advent of Open Source Software has provided low cost opportunities for libraries to transit from traditional to technology-based library services, which also gives room for more efficient service provision. This study investigated the use of Open Source Software in the Sam Jonah library, University of Cape Coast. The study adopted the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT). The study was based on survey research methodology and questionnaire was used to gat...
ABSTRACT The Importance of African Literature in a Class Teaching French as a Foreign Language (FFL) in Ghanaian universities. Ghana's geographical position in relation to the surrounding French-speaking countries could be one of the main reasons for teaching/learning French. Learning a foreign language not only enables the acquisition of language competence but also provides a means of bringing the learner into contact with other realities of life, other social values, other forms and ways ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study is to investigate susceptible risk activities of insurers from the new risk-based supervision framework and determining whether a significant difference exists between the inherent risk exposures of insurers and their risk management control functions. The development of better and effective strategies for prioritizing resources as a way improving the financial health of insurance companies coupled with risk management controls to avoid insurers’ insolvency...
ABSTRACT Whilst there are claims that women in Ghana are involved in alcohol consumption behaviours that pose threats to the maternal health and social development of the country, extensive empirical research in Ghana to confirm these claims are unknown. Using a quantitative data sample of 548 women from the EDULINK Urban Health and Poverty wave II project, the study specifically examined the prevalence and socio-economic and demographic factors affecting alcohol use among women in Ghana. The...
ABSTRACT The study examined how Ghana could harness its the potentials of is Diaspora to complement its development efforts. One of the biggest diasporas in recent times is that of the African diaspora or more specifically the Sub-Saharan diaspora. It used both primary and secondary sources to review, since independence, how successive governments have exploited the potentials of Ghana’s rich Diaspora in their development agenda. It uncovered that the diaspora constitutes one of the most r...
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 This dissertation studied the need for contemporary mediation in Africa, specifically Ghana, and the effectiveness and efficiency of contemporary mediation in resolving conflicts in Africa. The study adopts a qualitative method, using both secondary data and primary data, which were gathered from the target population which consists of practitioners of ADR, academics with expertise in mediation and students of the University of Ghana. The findings of the study indicate that the admi...
ABSTRACT Following the core conversion of Ghana’s Miniature Neutron Source Reactor (MNSR) from high enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU), there has been a change in the fuel composition, fuel, clad and other reactor core parameters. Since, the allowable core power in a nuclear reactor is limited by thermal considerations, this study presents thermal hydraulic analysis of the LEU core of the Ghana research reactor - 1(GHARR-1). Neutronic parameters of GHARR -1 with LEU core w...
ABSTRACT This thesis, Islamic Reform in Ghana: The roles of selected Islamic scholars and movements, explored the concept of Islamic reform in Ghana through the analysis of the religious roles of Shaykh Abubakar Musah Baribari, Shaykh Nuhu Jihad and Shaykh Dr. Amin Bonsu that aimed at curbing the challenges facing the Muslim Ummah. Specifically, the study examined the measures put in place by these selected Ulamāh (Islamic scholars) to help combat the underlining factors influencing the dege...
ABSTRACT The term refugee connotes dejection and hopelessness especially for the vulnerable groups such as children, women and the physically challenged. The plights of refugees are often worsened by the fragile economies of host countries particularly in Africa, rise in numbers of refugees globally and the decline in donor support for humanitarian assistance. Nonetheless, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) which is the main body of the UN responsible for humanitarian a...
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 This study was undertaken to investigate whether selected SHS Students in the AkropongAkuapem Municipality are willing to choose a career in librarianship instead of other professions. The stratified sampling method was used to select 353 SHS Form Three Students’ in five selected Schools from a population of 3533 Students’. Using the survey descriptive method, structured questionnaires were randomly administered. 326 representing 93% questionnaires were retrieved and found usable...
ABSTRACT A significant challenge that confronted the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) throughout its establishment was the successful management of intra-state conflicts in member states. The OAU was criticised for its lack of intervention in these conflicts due to its Charter provision of non-interference in the internal affairs of member states. The launch of the African Union in 2002 signalled a new era in the quest for peace and security in Africa. The AU initiated important steps towa...
ABSTRACT Securing the future of citizens through a comprehensive social insurance policy has been of great concern to Social Protection theorists, advocates and governments who seek the ultimate welfare of their citizens. Given the physically worsening progression of the human strength due to the wear and tear as we age and yet imperatively expected to maintain a healthy life; the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Pension Scheme came in handy to cater for this need and even...
ABSTRACT Human population mobility has long been strongly linked to high HIV transmission among fishers, and yet little empirical research has been undertaken to establish any inter-connections. This study investigates the relationship between mobility and HIV risks amongst fishers, focusing on fishers in Elmina. The theories used are the Push and Pull Model, Social Control Theory, Health Belief Model, and Theory of Gender and Power. Using a cross-sectional approach which employed mix-methods...