ABSTRACT This thesis examines how the Islamic State popularly known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) construct their identity in an online magazine called Dabiq. The study employs the qualitative approach. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample the 14th edition of the magazine. Drawing on social identity theory (SIT) and the concept of clusivity, I analyze ISIS’s group dynamics and their use of linguistic and lexical elements to construct their identity in Dabiq. I ...
Abstract Training, a generic word for the process of perfecting a specific skill or purpose, encapsulates the rationale for parenting in the book of Proverbs 22:6. However, existing interpretations of the Hebrew ḥănōḵ (train) in the cited text limit it to the disposition, manner, morality and choice of vocation for adolescents while infant nurturing; a more foundational stage in parenting, has been ignored. Consequently, the study analysed Proverbs 22:6 to appropriately situate the nec...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to examine environmental sanitation attitude among residents of Amanfrom. Specifically, the study focused on examining environmental sanitation attitude, environmental sanitation behaviour, determinants of poor environment as well as the effects of poor environmental sanitation on residents of Amanfrom. The study adopted a mixed methodology by combining interviews, questionnaires and field observation in the data collection processes. The population fo...
ABSTRACT Prices are a key determinant of demand which influences revenue and in turn the business' profits. A business may fail if products and services are priced incorrectly. Pricing decision is, therefore, one of the critical success factors of a business, including SMEs. Studies on pricing in organisations have progress from past decades. However, these studies have focused on the bigger companies and have neglected the issues in the context of SMEs. This study sought to assess the pricin...
ABSTRACT Sustainable peace is a great need in post-war Liberia. The Lutheran Church in Liberia is determined to provide an appropriate Christian response to building sustainable peace in the country. The main objective of this study, therefore, was to do a theological appraisal of the post-war peacebuilding work of the Lutheran Church in Liberia. In order to do this, a conceptual study of conflict in general and a contextual study of the Liberian civil war in particular were conducted to enha...
ABSTRACT This study aims at examining the discourse elements in posters used to advertise christian events at UCC and how they influence selected students to attend events advertised. The discourse elements were used to prepare questionnaires for sampled students. The data was collected at the Students’ Reference Section of the Main Library using accidental and purposive sampling methods. In all, data were collected from 144 respondents and were analyzed based on the Communicative theory of...
ABSTRACT While the number of entrepreneurship education programmes is growing, their impact is under-researched and studies paint an ambiguous picture of the impact of entrepreneurship education. This study therefore examined the role of entrepreneurship education in new venture creation in the tertiary education. This study was basically quantitative in nature. Descriptive statistical methods were used to analyze the data obtained from 227 participants who were students and lecturers from Ku...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the trend of Public Relations practice in a non-profit organisation, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, using the Grunig & Hunt Model of Public Relations. Utilising the purposive sampling technique, a sample of twenty-five (25) people was drawn from the Clergy and Laity of the Presbyterian Church and other para-church groups. An in-depth interview was conducted and relevant Public Relations documents on the Church were also analysed. The findings indicated that ...
ABSTRACT This research sought to examine the effectiveness of supervision of instructions in the Junior High School (JHS) level using a case study of the Dichemso and Ashtown circuit in the Kumasi Metropolis. The study population included all circuit supervisors, teachers and managements of public educational institutions in the district. The study utilized a quantitative research approach along with a descriptive research design. Questionnaires were used to collect data from 200 respondent...
ABSTRACT Classroom interaction refers to the exchanges that occur between the teacher and the learner during a classroom discourse. This study examined the application of Sinclair and Coulthard‘s (1975) model of exchange structure (IRF) in classrooms in schools in Pokuase in the Ga-North Municipality. In examining the classroom interaction, the study focused mainly on Initiation-Response and Feedback (IRF) as a pedagogical technique used in the ESL classroom. To achieve the objectives, da...
ABSTRACT Ghana carries a heavy burden of medical emergencies, trauma and injuries that have long become of public health concern. Overall, there is a huge injury burden not in an isolated occurrence but occurs daily or weekly resulting in severe disability and preventable deaths. Ghana through its National Development Planning Commission adopted the Sustainable Development Goals as part of its national policies. The Ministry of Health have inculcated some of the indicators of the SDGs es...
ABSTRACT The private sector in recent years has been recognized as a key engine of economic development in Ghana. However, Productivity is commonly low in the various private firms in Ghana mainly because employees are poorly recruited and retained. This therefore makes it necessary for a critical look into how some private organizations recruit their employees and the measures they put in place to retain them. Also, ways of improving current recruitment and retention strategies of these firm...
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...
ABSTRACT The purpose of instructional supervision is to improve the quality of teaching through bettering skills of teachers which in turn enhance students’ academic achievement. Informal discussion among the people in Bolgatanga suggests that poor students’ performance in public senior high schools is as a result of ineffective supervision of teachers by headmasters. This study sought to examine the influence of instructional supervisory roles of the headmasters on student’s academic ...
ABSTRACT This study sought to investigate the experiences of doctors and patients during their encounter in the consulting rooms of the health facilities in the University of Cape Coast and University of Education, Winneba in the Central Region of Ghana. A qualitative study was used to ascertain the actual lived communication experiences of doctors and patients in the consulting rooms. The study was anchored on Goffman’s facework and politeness theory. In all, a total of 23 patients and 6 ...