ABSTRACT This study investigated the advertising factor in the growth and development of independent newspapers in Ghana and used the Business and Financial Times, as a case study. Objectives of the study were firstly to ascertain whether newspapers operating in Ghana, a developing country, faced similar challenges as American and European newspapers. The study’s second objective was to find out the measures management of the Business and Financial Times adopted to mitigate these challenge...
ABSTRACT The study explored the experiences of children with multiple disabilities (CWMDs) and their teachers in an inclusive education (IE) setting in the Ashiedu-Keteke Sub Metropolitan District Council of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). It also considered the challenges the CWMDs and their teachers encounter with the inclusive education (IE) policy using theory of Intergroup Contact by Allport (1954) as the theoretical perspective to demonstrate the understanding of the phenomena be...
ABSTRACT This thesis uses Ghana and Uganda as case studies to undertake a comparative study of Africa‟s development challenge and its policy response. Recognizing the state in Africa as the prime mover in the formulation and implementation of policies, the study utilises the Neoclassical Counter-revolution theory that enabled analysis of the central position of the state in policy making within the context of the larger society and the external environment. Methodologically, the case study ...
ABSTRACT This dissertation uses data from the 2000 and 2010 Ghana Population and Housing Censuses on the active labour force aged 15-64 years and carries out a comparison of 2000 and 2010 regarding the socio-economic differences associated with unemployment in both years. It examines the variation between the unemployed in 2000 and 2010 in terms of their level of education and place of residence and investigates the factors that explain these variations. The study sampled a total of 828,048 a...
ABSTRACT The study examined the role of farmer-based organizations (FBOs) in agricultural development in peri-urban Tamale in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study used the mixed method for the research. Both primary and secondary data were collected. It used a questionnaire and an interview guide with a sample size of 125 in the gathering of data and generating tables through analysis of data. The findings revealed that 97.1 percent of FBOs operating in Tamale Metropolis are officially re...
ABSTRACT Today’s business environment is very dynamic and undergoes rapid changes as a result of technological innovation, increased awareness and demands from customers. Information system strategy is a plan that aims to (1) identify the required IS assets, structures, monetary resources, and technologies and (2) Allocate the existing Information System assets in the most efficient way. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of information system strategy on the bank perform...
ABSTRACT In the wake of democracy and global enlightenment where the chieftaincy institution is expected to complement the modern form of governance to promote growth and development, it is rather seen as the main avenue to promoting instability and violence in some societies. The chieftaincy institution of Bole is one characterised by peace and smooth transitions. Except Mandariwura Kipo who was rejected by the elders of his gate, succession to Mandari has been peaceful, until the current d...
ABSTRACT In 1998, Ghana enacted the children’s Act 560 (1998) to harmonize its national laws to the principle of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This Act was enacted to protect children. Twenty years on, children in Ghana are still exposed to harmful practices which have extreme consequences on their development. Child marriage is one of the harmful practices to which children in Ghana remain exposed. Currently, the national child marriage prevalence rate s...
ABSTRACT The study showed that farmers cultivate different cassva cultivars based on popularity, duration to maturity and tolerance to African Cassava Mosaic Virus (ACMV) disease. All the five selected local were propagated in vitro using meristem explants on Murashige and Skoog (1962) basal salts and Gamborg B5 vitamins modified with benzylaminopurine (BA) (0.0 - 0.15 mg/I). There was profuse callus formation in all the cultivars. The optimal BA concentration for shoot proliferation in this ...
ABSTRACT In recent times, the critical issue of waste management has become a major subject of interest to most scholars of climate change and sustainable development experts. Protecting clean water and improving clean air are major concerns in the delivery of public service in the area of waste management in a manner that does not cause further damage to future generations. Thus the concern of government worldwide on the benefits and challenges faced by the government and the private sector ...
ABSTRACT The study revolved on how irrigation farming contributes to the livelihood of income generation as a source of support to farmers in the Ghanaian societies in the Wa West District, Upper West Region. The study is descriptive in nature and used both primary and secondary data. Also, a concurrent mixed method was used in collecting and analyzing the data. Thus, the data were discussed and presented quantitative and qualitative form. The data was examined with Statistical Package for t...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the theological-pastoral implications of the spiritual/religious activities of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement for the evangelizing mission of the Archdiocese of Accra, Ghana. It was conducted with the understanding that the Catholic Charismatic Renewal Movement was among the fast-growing ecclesial groups in the Church and its wide-ranging activities were, for the most part, charism-and-lay-driven. The research is a qualitative study which was ...
ABSTRACT Even though there has been massive deployment of technological innovations in electoral reforms in Ghana’s democratic governance processes, elections in Ghana are still bedevilled with a myriad of challenges often resulting in stakeholder agitations after elections. The aim of this study is to assess the use of technological innovations in electoral reforms in Ghana’s democratic governance processes especially the perception of the electorate within the Tamale Metropolis. To ach...
ABSTRACT The research was conducted in the Suhum Municipality. It investigated the implementation of the Care Reform Initiative in the Municipality. A qualitative research approach was adopted for the study. Nine (9) key stakeholders of the Care Reform Initiative were purposively sampled for the study. The respondents were sampled based on their different background in terms of their profession, length of service in their various professions and their role as stakeholders in matters concernin...
ABSTRACT This study assesses women participation in crop farming in Soboba District in the Northern Region of Ghana, the challenges and prospects. The study objectives were to examine the nature of women participation, challenges affecting the participation of women and to ascertain the prospects of women participation in crop farming in Saboba District. The study adopted a descriptive analytical survey design. This study was conducted by using quantitative and Qualitative research methods. ...