ABSTRACT Despite the constant efforts in developing English Education in Ghana, it is still obvious students at almost all the levels display poor skills in composition. In view of this, the researcher decided to find out the effective ways that teachers of the English language could use to help students at the colleges of education level to overcome their writing difficulties. Among the tools used were test, observation, interview and the design took the form of pre-intervention, intervent...
ABSTRACT This study which is purely qualitative examined the extent to which the Nyanyano and Kokrobitey land conflict has undermined human rights of the people of the two communities. Sixteen (16) study participants were sampled via purposive and snowball sampling techniques for the study. Face-to-face interview, personal observation and documentary review were used to gather data. Data collected was analyzed using thematic and content analysis as well as narratives (verbatim quotes)....
ABSTRACT This study examined access to microfinance by Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the Accra metropolis. A survey was therefore designed to evaluate the access to SMEs in the metropolis of Accra. The population of the study was 50, which comprised SMEs and Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). A sample of thirty-four SMEs and 6 MFIs were used for the study. An interview guide and a questionnaire were used separately to collect data from MFIs and SMEs. The return rate of data was 6 (75%) fo...
ABSTRACT The roles to prevent and also fight fires, in order to save lives and protect property, are still fundamental to the goal of fire service departments in many Countries This study therefore set out to assess the effectiveness of training and development programmes on the Central Regional Fire Service department. The study adopted a mix of qualitative and quantitative research approaches and a descriptive design to study 30 fire service personnel who had participated in any of the trai...
ABSTRACT 1 i I :] I The study reviewed two models namely the mainstream and pro-poor tourism II models including the three pathways of benefits from tourism to the poor model and some elements ofthese two were used to adapt the Sustainable Livelihood Framework. Eight hotels which had restaurant facilities were purposively chosen for the study whilst three communities with attractions in the study area were also selected. A sample size of 192 respondents was obtained for the communities. Other...
ABSTRACT One of the inevitable results of the co-existence of English and the Ghanaian Languages is the fusion in their form and function. This natural sociolinguistic symbioses has invariably brought about the emergence of an artificial language that some people term « mixed », « hybrid », or even « third» language. This phenomenon is common with Ghanaian languages, as with local languages elsewhere. Today many socio-linguists are interested more concretely in the phenomenon of code-mi...
ABSTRACT Using students from two Libyan private schools of English as the source 0 f information, this study focused on grammatical errors committed by some Libyan students of English, which in the view of this dissertation have not received the attention that they deserve as far as grammar teaching and research are concerned. The data for this research were collected from one main source, namely, written scripts of students. The research then employed the descriptive survey design by making ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed to explore how journalists construct news bulletins on Ghanaian radio stations. Specifically, the study sought to examine the generic structures of news bulletins and how journalists draw on other sources for the writing of their texts. Four radio stations (Joy FM, Citi FM, Radio XYZ and Radio Ghana) were selected. The total number of data set comprised 20 transcribed episodes of radio news bulletins from the four radio stations. The analysis of the data set was done ...
ABSTRACT The Millennium Development Goals is a key scheme of the United Nations to empower all nations to develop using their own resources. The scheme aims at assisting nations to realize potential areas of the economy from which revenue can be generated for national development. National revenue is raised through direct taxes, indirect taxes, royalties, etc. The formal and informal sectors of the economy contribute in mobilizing revenue for national development. While the formal sector is w...
ABSTRACT This study investigated how the Ewe language realizes cohesion in comparison with English. The study also sought to find out the extent to which either language in question interferes with the other in the use of cohesive devices among coordinate bilinguals, specifically Ghanaian undergraduate students reading Ewe as a major course of study. The findings revealed that both English and Ewe realize cohesion almost the same way, that is, by means of reference, substitution, ellipsis, co...
ABSTRACT This study examined time management on academic performance in Yikrosec – Somanya. The survey covered Yilo Krobo Senior High School (Yikrosec). The study population comprised one thousand five hundred and forty (1540) students and seventy (70) Teaching staff. Therefore the population was one thousand, six hundred and ten (1610). Simple random sampling, stratified sampling and purposive sampling methods were used to select respondents for the study. Responses were gathered from 237 ...
ABSTRACT This study examined effectiveness and efficiency of the internal control system and its practices at the Akatsi District Assembly (ADA). The assessment considered the extent to which control environment consistent with policies at the ADA, how risks are assessed, and the extent to which the accounting systems are consistent to required standards, the extent to control procedures are adhered to, and monitoring and control mechanisms at the Akatsi District Assembly. Descriptive researc...
ABSTRACT Tourism which has been described by some tourism scholars as multifaceted industry, generating huge revenue for various governments may impact positively or negatively on socio-cultural, economic and environmental segments of local tourism communities or destinations. The study assessed local residents` perception of tourism impact on socio-cultural and economic activities and the environment in communities surrounding Ankasa Conservation Area. Though, there are many factors which in...
ABSTRACT Literature has proved that the sustainability of a country‘s tourism industry is based on domestic tourism as against international tourism which is sensitive to political instability, natural disasters and diseases. The objective of the study was to examine the characteristics and the motivations of domestic tourists to Nzulezo. The methodology employed for the study includes the quantitative method of data collection which is based on the positivist research paradigm. Questionnai...
ABSTRACT Before the introduction of conventional midwifery, Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) or indigenous midwives were the only maternal healthcare providers. With the introduction of conventional midwifery came the introduction of policies to scrutinize the practices of TBAs. These policies depicted efforts to ban TBAs and eradicate the reliance of pregnant women on TBAs. No research has explored policies affecting TBAs and how they affected their status as the original providers of mat...