ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the Glycemic Load (GL) of four types of rice (local brown rice, local polished white rice, perfumed rice and polished perfumed white rice) popularly consumed in Ghana in order to examine its implications on health nutrition. The study sampled 12 healthy individuals into the trial. They consisted of six males and six females. Also, they were made up of six young people and six old people. After a fasting blood sample test, participants wer...
Abstract Informed by previous research finding which established evidence of low satisfaction among undergraduates in Nigeria, the purpose of this paper was to examine the psychological variables that would predict satisfaction with life among undergraduates in Southwestern Nigeria. A cross-sectional ex post facto survey design was adopted and convenient sampling method was used. Three hundred and twenty (118, i.e. 36.9%) male and 202 (63.1%) female students, ages ranging between 16 to 27 yea...
ABSTRACT This is a study into the impact of domestic violence as experienced by women in the Grater Accra region. The main purpose of this study was to assess the emotional, health and economic impact of domestic violence on women. This study used the feminist and victim logical theories to explain gender inequity and patriarchy which enable gender violations to thrive. Descriptive survey design was used to guide the study. Data were gathered using questionnaire. Purposive sampling procedur...
ABSTRACT Despite the highly attractive and durable nature of most Ghanaian printed cotton fabrics they tend to depreciate faster in colour and strength over a short period of use due to poor laundry culture and fabric care. The effects of two Ghanaian locally produced soaps (Key soap and Azumah blow) on colour; strength and elongation of two Ghanaian printed cotton fabrics (GTP and ATL) were investigated using an experimental approach. Simple random sampling method was used in selecting sam...
ABSTRACT This study investigated students’ and teachers’ perceptions of organic chemistry topics in the SSS chemistry syllabus. It compared the perception of students’ with that of their teachers’ with the hope of ascertaining whether perceptions were correlated. The survey method was employed, where questionnaires were administered to 300 chemistry students’ and their 35 teachers. Students’ perception of organic chemistry questionnaire and Teachers’ perception of organic chem...
ABSTRACT All over the world. particularly in Ghana. the percentage of women 111 administrative positions is lower than that of men. Out of the 38 Training colleges In Ghana. at the time of study. there were 8 female administrators who were Principals and a few Vice-Principals. Heads of Departments and Senior Housemistress. The study was conducted in 9 Teacher Training Colleges in five regions namely in the Ashanti. Central. Greater Accra. Voila. and Western of Ghana. The focus was to examine...
ABSTRACT This study used the mixed method approach to examine the fidelity implementation of the SHS French curriculum among public SHSs in the Takoradi Metropolis. The study sought also to find out the relationship between certain teacher-factors and how those factors affected fidelity implementation of teachers. In so doing, 21 teachers and 129 students were surveyed and three teachers were also observed to ascertain the approach and the degree to which they implemented the curriculum wit...
ABSTRACT Civic education builds students attitudes, morals and values necessary for good citizenship and effective life in the society. The academic performance of Senior Secondary School (SSS) students in Civic Education (CE) has been on the decline in recent past which has resulted in moral decadence and alarming incidence of social vices such as rape, cultism, unwanted pregnancies and addiction to social media. Previous studies have centred on the utilisation of conventional methods to fos...
ABSTRACT The physical fitness of members of the Nigerian armed forces is of great importance to their mobility and health. Available studies have centred on growth, development and combat readiness of the Nigerian Armed Forces (NAF) but have not critically examined their Physical Fitness Characteristics (PFC) as recommended by the United Nations Military Fitness Established Norms (UNMFNs). Therefore, this study evaluated Resting Heart Rate (RHR), Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), Diastolic Blood...
The present study was designed to investigate the relative effectiveness of model-reinforcement and systematic desensitization group counselling techniques in fostering academic performance. The review of the literature is presented in the following sequence: (L) Dimension of the problem of poor academic performance (ii) Early and significant studies and writings on poor academic performance. (ili) Studies on group counselling in relation to academic performance. (iv) Some efforts qnd recomm...
ABSTRACT The task of combining motherhood with the demands of academic life is a difficult one. Academic women continue to have primary responsibility for housework, childcare and for instilling cultural values in the next generation. These social responsibilities, coupled with demands of academic life create a role conflict. The study aimed at finding out the challenges faced by student nursing mothers in tertiary institutions in the Greater Accra Region and the strategies they adopt to cop...
ABSTRACT Studies have shown that women are a minority in non-traditional careers, have slow career growth compared to their male colleagues and almost invisible in leadership positions, therefore excluded in power structure. These have been attributed to culture, socialisation, conditioning and self-perception of the women themselves. However, predicting factors of female academics’ career in Nigerian Universities are yet to be examined. This study, therefore, affirmed the efficacy or othe...
ABSTRACT The main objective of this study was to examine the causes, effects, and prevention of teenage pregnancy among students in Senior High Schools in the Agona West Municipality in the Central Region of Ghana. Four research questions guided the study. The study employed cross-sectional descriptive survey design. The target population of the study consisted of all third year Senior High School (SHS) students (1,370) in Agona West Municipality during the 2013/2014 academic year. A sample...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to assess the staff welfare services in the Central Administration of the University of Cape Coast. The descriptive survey research design was chosen for the study in order to observe, describe and document aspects of a situation as it were. The stratified and purposive sampling techniques were used to select the sample. The sample for the study was made up of 55 senior members, 70 senior staff and 250 junior staff. The instrument used for the study wa...
ABSTRACT The study examined the challenges and prospects of the UEW distance education programme. The design for the study was a descriptive survey whereby data were collected to answer the research questions. The sample for the study was 381 comprising 168 diploma students, 201 post-diploma students, 9 tutors/lecturers and 3 study centre coordinators. The stratified random sampling techniques were used in selecting the sample. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for the collection o...