ABSTRACT This write up highlights the investigation of the problems the Shia Senior High Technical School students at Ho in the Volta Region encounter in the use of English grammatical concord. The purpose of the study was to identify concord problems. It had been noticed that the F2 C students of this school have a peculiar problem with the use of the English Language due to the challenges they have with the concord, or the grammar of the language. To find the root of these causes, students�...
ABSTRACT The rights of persons affected by leprosy (PALs) have been violated over the years and it appears policies and measures put in place to protect them have not been working. The specific objective of this study is to determine the extent of stigmatisation and discrimination against PALs. This thesis seeks to find out the factors and effects of stigma and discrimination and how public institutions are accessible to PALs. It further seeks to determine the relationship that exists between...
ABSTRACT This study looked into the demographic factors and the choice of insurance policies among the staff of Cape Coast Technical University. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive survey approach and explorative in nature. It was found appropriate to use this method because it enabled the researcher to explore the situation on the ground of demographic factors and the choice of insurance policies. One hundred and ninety-nine respondents were sampled using stratified sa...
ABSTRACT The study investigated conflict management in senior high schools in the Ahafo-Ano District and its implications on educational administration. A sample size of 162 including head teachers and teachers and non-teaching staff were selected for the study. A descriptive survey design was employed which focused on the administering of closed ended questionnaires. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was Cronbach Alfa of 0.78. Data was analysed by means of disruptive statistic...
ABSTRACT The Judicial Service as the third arm of government is the body mandated by law to dispense justice in the country to ensure that peace, tranquillity and stability prevail for socio-economic development of the country. However, productivity or efficiency on the part of Staffs is ordinarily low in the various courts in the Central Region, because, the Judicial Service of Ghana lacks the needed technological or Management Information Systems to propel efficiency in delivery of justice ...
ABSTRACT This study tries to identifY the impact of Dagara on the teaching and learning of French as a foreign language by third· year students in Senior High School in the Upper West Region. All the students who constitute our sample speak Dagara as their first acquired language (Ll). In the study, we try to bring out the similarities and differences that exist between French and Dagara. This is to enable us identifY the difficulties associated with the transfer of Dagara from the phonetic ...
ABSTRACT The study was “analysis of plastic waste management in the Bolgatanga Municipality”. The objectives focused on plastic waste disposal practices, factors that accounted for poor plastic waste management, effects of poor plastic waste management and prospects for recycling plastic waste. The study employed a descriptive survey design through which all views were taken from residents, traders and staffs of waste management institutions. The researcher used participatory approach in ...
ABSTRACT Successive governments in Ghana have pursued numerous public sector compensation reform programmes with the object of attracting and retaining a high calibre of trained professionals capable of rendering quality service in the public sector. In spite of the laudable goal, teachers in the country’s public service continue to search for greener economic pastures and as and when they find the opportunity elsewhere, they quit the profession, thus raising attrition of teachers. The stud...
ABSTRACT This research is a case study in Asuom Senior High School in the Kwaebibirem Municipality, Eastern Region. The objective of this study was to identify the role of learning prose in the written compositions of first year students in ASEC. It also sought to see the impact of the literature-based approach in the composition writings of students. To achieve this, the researcher employed the qualitative design and the instruments used to collect data were; interviews, lesson observations,...
ABSTRACT The study examined the view of people including the girl-child, parents and teachers on the enrolment and retention of the girl-child on school at the basic level, in GaWest Municipality. It considered the socio- economic characteristics of the girl-child that affect her education and other factors that motivates or de- motivates the girlchild to study in school. Qualitative research approach was employed, utilizing phenomenological design. Samples were drawn from the Amasaman circui...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between supervision and job performance among junior staff of University of Cape Coast, Ghana. A sample size of 400 clerical and non clerical staff from University of Cape Coast was used for the study. Proportionate stratification was used in selecting the 400 junior staff from a population of 3,070 from all the colleges and administration of the university. The mixed methods (Concurrent Embedded Design) was adapted and used in...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine the parental attitude towards female-child education at the Central Circuit Sampa. Mixed method approach was used for this study. The target population for the study comprised teachers, pupils and parents in Junior High Schools at the Central Circuit Sampa. Respondents were 240 consisted 30 teachers, 190 students and 20 parents. Descriptive statistics involving the use of frequency, percentages and pie chart were used to present the data. The ...
This research was designed to help basic three pupils of Kperiga D /A Primary School in the West Mamprusi Municipality-Walewale through the use of phonemes to improve upon their word recognition and spelling skills. The qualitative research design was used to guide the study. The sample size was made up of forty-eight (48) pupils. Pretest and post-test were used together with intervention activities to collect data for this research. After the intervention it was found that pupils exhibited h...
ABSTRACT Although Electronic Information Resources (EIR) have become an important part of research and learning in Universities, a growing body of literature suggests that its utilisation amongst students in especially developing countries tends to be low. It follows therefore that any evidence-based research that seeks to unravel the factors that drive this unresponsive behaviour towards EIR usage especially in private universities is of high demand. The main objective of this study was to f...
ABSTRACT The study on Adolescent Sexuality, Contraceptive Use and Reproductive Health was undertaken as part of the ongoing effort at understanding some o f the problems that confront adolescents in Ghana, With a general objective o f examining the magnitude of reproductive health-related problems pertaining to adolescent sexuality and contraceptive use, the study used a sample of 1,828 female adolescents aged 12-24 years (1,503 from Cape Coast and 325 from Mankrong) in the Central Region of ...