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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN GHANA

ABSTRACT Domestic violence against women has been recognized globally as a major violation of a woman’s human rights. Women’s socioeconomic and demographic characteristic has made some women subject to abuse than other women. This study primarily examined women’s socioeconomic and demographic characteristics and their experience of domestic violence. The study also examined the regional differentials of domestic violence against women in Ghana. A total number of 1671 women aged 15-...

ENTREPRENEURIAL MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN GHANA: THE SKILL-SUCCESS FACTORS

ABSTRACT In the current global business environment, organisations are faced with constant change. The core objective of the study was thus, to assess change management processes and its effects on employee stress management in the organisation using the Ghana Scholarships Secretariat (GSS) as the case. The study utilised concurrent mixed method research design. Questionnaire and interview guide were used to obtain data from the respondents for the study. Fifteen (15) respondents were conveni...

DIFFERENT FORM OF SUBSTANCES MISUSED BY MUSLIM YOUTH IN SOKOTO METROPOLIS

TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover page. . . . . . . . i Title page. . . . . . . . . ii Approval page. . . . . . . . iii Dedication. . . . . . . . iv Acknowledgement . . . . . . v Table of contents . . . . . . . vii CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the study . . . . 1 1.2 Scope of the study . . . . . 3 1.3 Significance of the study . . . . 3 1.4 Statement of the research problems . . . 4 1.5 Aim and Objectives . . . . . 5 1.6 Methodology . . . . . . 6 1.7 Structure . . . . . . . 7 1....

CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF HOUSING POLICY IN NIGERIA VIS-A-VIS THE UN HABITAT GLOBAL HOUSING STRATEGY

Abstract The 3 basic needs of man are food, clothing and shelter. Among the 3, shelter whose scope has over the years increased to the term housing remains the most relevant on the global scale. Shelter refers only to the building while the concept of housing is inclusive of the quality of the environment in which such a shelter is located and the availability of necessary facilities and infrastructures that will make the shelter worth living in. The concept of housing therefore can tremendou...

ANALYSIS OF JUDGEMENT OF SHARI’AH COURTS IN MAIYAMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KEBBI STATE

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page………………………………………………………… i Approval page …………………………………………………. ii Dedication…………………………………………………………iii Acknowledgement………………………………………….…… iv Table of cases …………… …………………………………….. v Table of content …………………………………………………vi CHAPTER ONE: I...

AN INVESTIGATION ON THE LEVEL OF PHONOLOGICAL INTERFERENCE IN THE SPEECH OF HAUSA-ENGLISH BILINGUAL: A CASE STUDY OF USMANU DANFODIYO UNIVERSITY SOKOTO

ABSTRACT This study has set to find out "an investigation on the level of phonological interference in the speech of Hausa-English bilingual: A case study of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto". It was to find out the features that distinguish Hausa accent from the Received Pronunciation. The Recorded speech of ten selected native speakers of Hausa was used. Students who were native speakers of Hausa were sampled. Phonological approach was used using snowball sampling technique. It was ...

AN INDEPTH STUDY OF LEXICAL BORROWING FROM ENGLISH TO HAUSA

TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page - - - - - - - - i Approval Page - - - - - - - - ii Dedication - - - - - - - - iii Acknowledgements - - - - - - - iv Table of Contents - - - - - - - vi CHAPTER ONE 1.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 1 1.1 background of the study - - - - - - 2 1.2 Objectives of the Study - - - - - - 3 1.3 Significance of the Study - - - - - - 3 1.4 Definition of Terms - - - - - - 4 1.5 Purpose of the Study - - - - - - 5 CHAPTER TWO 2.0 Introduction - - - - - - - 6 2.1 Concepts of Borr...

INDUCTION AND TEACHER PERFORMANCE: PERCEPTION OF NEWLY TRAINED TEACHERS IN SOME SELECTED SCHOOLS IN TAMALE METROPOLIS

ABSTRACT This research was conducted in Tamale metropolis in the Northern Region of Ghana to examine induction and teacher performance: perception of newly trained teachers in some selected schools in Tamale metropolis. A descriptive survey was the research design employed; whiles the instrument used was survey questionnaire. A purposive sampling technique was employed to select a sample size of 18 respondents in the selected schools. Descriptive statistics such as percentages and frequencies...

EXPLORING THE INFLUENCE OF HEADTEACHERS LEADERSHIP STYLES AND TEACHER PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF DUNKWA SENIOR TECHNICAL SCHOOL

ABSTRACT The study focused on teachers in the Dunkwa Senior High Technical School in the Upper Denkyira East Municipality. The main study was to identify the leadership styles and the relationships with teacher performance. The specific objectives were to explore the factors that influence leadership styles, the effects on teacher motivations, to examine the performance of teachers. The mixed methods of research were used as the research design where the data was analysed qualitatively and qu...

THE PERSISTENT USE OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT CONTRARY TO GES POLICY ON CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: A CASE OF EJISU-JUABEN MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT The Purpose of the study was to find out the extent to which Teachers are aware of Ghana Education Service policy banning corporal punishment and the reasons why corporal punishment persists in schools in the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality. The study was a Cross-Sectional Survey, which used descriptive survey (structured questionnaire) to gather the data from 340 respondents (100 teachers and 240 students). Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results. The results of the study...

VIOLENCE AGAINST SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE WA MUNICIPALITY: PREVALENCE AND CONSEQUENCES

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and consequences of violence directed at teachers in Senior High Schools in the Wa Municipality. The study adopted an applied research using a cross-sectional survey design. Primary data were collected from a cross-section of teachers in the Wa Municipality. Seventy-seven (77) teachers across different schools were contacted and their ideas used for this survey. The total population of teachers in the selected municipal sch...

TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY OF IMPROVING ACADEMIC STANDARDS THE CASE OF BOLGATANGA MUNICIPALITY

ABSTRACT    Self-efficacy is considered as one’s belief in the likelihood of goal completion and can be motivating in itself. To achieve the goals of education, it is very important for teachers to have high self-efficacy which has a direct positive effect on their delivery and the overall benefit of their pupils. In this study, the self-efficacy of teachers in the Bolgatanga municipality was studied. The purpose of the study was in three-fold. First was to access the influence of tea...

ASSESSMENT OF JOB SATISFACTION AND TEACHER MOTIVATION AMONG SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN NKORANZA NORTH DISTRICT

ABSTRACT Job satisfaction and teacher motivation are concerned for educational leaders and managers because teachers’ job satisfaction and motivation have significant effect on both teachers and student performance. The purpose of this study was to assess the levels of job satisfaction, teacher motivation and to explore the factors that affect job satisfaction, teacher motivation and effectiveness among teachers of Nkoranza North Senior High Schools. Descriptive survey design was used...

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN SOME SELECTED JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE PRU DISTRICT OF BRONG AHAFO REGION

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to look into the issue of conflict management in ten selected Junior High Schools in the Pru District of Brong Ahafo Region. Literature was reviewed to put the matter of conflict management into high perspective. The study researched into kinds of conflict that exist in Junior High Schools in Pru  District, Junior High School teachers perception of conflicts in schools, the causes of conflicts in Junior High Schools and how conflicts are managed in...

FEMALE DROP OUT IN BASIC SCHOOLS IN THE BIBIANI ANWIASO BEKWAI DISTRICT

ABSTRACT  The purpose of the study was to investigate female dropout and migration in basic schools in the Bibiani Anwiaso Bekwai District of the Western Region. The objectives of the study were to find out school factors that causes female dropouts, ascertain home factors that causes female dropouts and to determine the effects of female dropouts on schooling decisions in the Bibiani Anwiaso Bekwai District. A descriptive research design with quantitative approach was used for the stud...


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