ABSTRACT Mining companies in Ghana receive criticism from inter alia the media, civil society organizations, Governments and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) for not properly responding to the challenge of corporate social responsibility (CSR) to compensate for the negative effects of their activities in host communities. Although some mining companies plan and prosecute CSR policies and projects to improve their public image and increase economic opportunities and improve social welfare...
ABSTRACT The estimated population of forcibly displaced people worldwide as of 2017 was about 68.5 million. Out of this number, 25.4 million were refugees. By these figures, there was an increase in the number of refugees by 2.9 percent from the figures recorded for the immediately preceding year - 2016 figures. As at the end of 2018, 19.9 million refugees were under the mandate of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) whiles the other 5.4 million were under the mandate of Uni...
ABSTRACT This is a qualitative study that investigates the sources of errors in the English sentence constructions of the deaf in the Senior High Secondary School for the deaf at Akuapim Mampong in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The instruments used for data collection were observation and test. The total number of instruments used were 30, these were randomly selected from the Home Economics, Visual Arts and the Technical Departments. From these a total of 310 errors were identified. Sources...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the communication strategies used by three Civil Society Organisations in the Northern Region of Ghana. It identified the nature of the communication strategies of the selected Civil Society organisations; and as well, the reasons for using these communication strategies and how they meet the needs of the community members. The three CSOs engaged in the study were the Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA), the Youth Empowerment for life, and the Wes...
ABSTRACT The study examined Galatians 4:21-31 as a covenantal discourse. The research used the Hermeneutical theory of Ricoeur, which is a double dialectic movement from understanding to explanation to comprehension and then appropriation. The study also adapted Ricoeur’s theory to African biblical interpretation by creating an encounter between Ricoeur and West (2001) at the pre-understanding stage. The study considered covenantal discourse as that which appraised existing covenant event, ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate rationale behind the resort to the use of instructional technologies in the classroom by teachers in the Afigya Kwabre District. The objectives of the study were to find out how frequent teachers use instructional technologies in basic schools of the Afigya Kwabre district, determine the reasons for non-usage of instructional technologies in basic schools of the Afigya Kwabre district and to ascertain the factors that influence the use of...
ABSTRACT The study investigated parental attitude towards public basic school in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality. It aimed at looking for the reasons why parents who have their children in the public basic schools ignore their responsibilities in educating their children. Mixed method was used in the study. Purposive sampling was used to select the respondents while simple random sampling method was used to select the schools which were used for the study. Questionnaire and interview guide were in...
ABSTRACT Students’ information management holds a strategic position in the effective and efficient administration of the higher education system. The growing student populace in institutions of higher learning has hastened the requirement for ICTs in order to effectively process, store and retrieve reliable information in a swift and precise manner. The study aimed at examining the use of ICTs for students’ information management in Technical Universities (TUs) in Ghana in ways that addr...
ABSTRACT Studies have been conducted on causes of spelling errors in essay writing and comprehension. However, these studies conclude that additional spelling errors is the best way to increase a student’s spelling level. The study adopted quantitative research design with a population of one hundred and eighty (180) students. The study was conducted in all the three Departments of Tempane Senior High School. The finding was that students committed seven categories of errors with the total...
ABSTRACT The research was conducted to find answers to questions concerning the incidence of sexual harassment among Senior High School female students in the Effutu Municipality by examining student‟s knowledge on the forms, causes and impacts of sexual harassment among students. The objectives of the study were to examine students‟ level of knowledge about sexual harassment in schools, to assess students‟ perception about sexual harassment in educational settings and to assess the f...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to find out the challenges of supervision in public junior high schools in the Techiman West and South Circuit of the Techiman Municipality. The objectives of the study were to find out the challenges supervisors face in the discharge of supervisory duties. Descriptive survey design was used for the study. The study involved head teachers of the public junior high schools in the Techiman West and South Circuit. Purposive sampling was employed to select 8...
ABSTRACT This study discusses Riddling (Salinlɔha) among the Dagbamba in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study shows that the Dagbamba riddle has the antecedent and a response and an opening formula as the basic structure. It is also shown that there may be a semantic fit or mismatch with the relationship between the antecedent and the response. There are three types of Dagbamba riddles; these include the simple riddle, the tone riddle and the song riddle. The song riddle is peculiar beca...
ABSTRACT This study examine the factors affecting girl child education in Dabaa Community in the Atwima Nwabiagya District. The objective of the study was to establish the socioeconomic factors, socio-cultural factors and school -based factors that affects girl child education in the Darbaa Community. Descriptive survey design using mixed method approach was adopted for the study. Purposive sampling technique was used to select seventy (70) participants comprising of 62 students, 4 teachers ...
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to identify the impact of phonological awareness on the reading and spelling abilities of Form 1 students of St. Francis Junior High School. It was also meant to find out factors that inhibit the teaching and learning of phonological awareness in the school. Lastly, the study was to identify phonological awareness strategies that would help pupils improve upon their reading and spelling competences. Qualitative research design was used to carry out th...
ABSTRAC The Non-Formal Education Division was established under the Ministry of Education, Ghana in 1991 and mandated to eradicate illiteracy in Ghana by the year 2015. Unlike formal education institutions which have standardized processes, procedures and certification systems that enable and facilitate monitoring and evaluation of programmes, non-formal education systems, by virtue of their peculiar characteristics, are relatively difficult to monitor and evaluate. This study sought to asse...