ABSTRACT This study assessed the utilization of miracle berry (Synsepalum dulcificum) and its sensory evaluation with a focus on the students in the University of Cape Coast. The study adopted an experimental research design. Four research questions were set in finding a solution to the problem under study. The data collected were in two folds, fruits and sensory data from the panellists. Purposive sampling technique was employed in sampling the panellists from the University of Cape Coast ...
ABSTRACT This study investigated upper primary school teachers ‘utilization of instructional time during the teaching and learning of integrated science. Teachers’ expectations of science lesson delivery and their actual practices in the classroom and their difficulties in teaching integrated science were also investigated. A multi-site case study approach was adopted for this study and the participants were purposively selected. Data were collected from primary four, five and six class...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the role of practical work in senior high school physics teaching. Action Research design was adopted. Form two, 30 science students from Ngleshie Amafro Senior High School Kasoa randomly selected were involved in the study. Five physics topics were taught over a period of four weeks. Five lessons were therefore held in which practical work was used as the main teaching strategy. Findings from the students’ practical activities ...
ABSTRACT The main aim of this study was to examine the challenges of financial management practices of pharmaceutical companies in Ghana using three selected pharmaceutical companies in Kumasi Metropolis. This was as a result of the fact that pharmaceutical firms mainly focus on bank loans and equity as their main source of funds in financing their operations giving less attention to efficient working capital as a feasible option. A set of questionnaires was administered on 25 persons from...
ABSTRACT Studies have found labour standard practices among construction companies to be generally low in Ghana. This study therefore sought to assess labour standard practices among building construction companies in the Sunyani Municipality, identify constraints that affect same and also strategies for implementation. The study adopted descriptive research design. The research approach was a mixed method which is a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches. The population co...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to improve key stakeholders’ understanding of the effects of irregular road maintenance on urban road project costs. The study adopted the survey research design. Quantitative research method was used to gather primary data. The population for the study was 23 consisting of Urban Roads Management experts at the Urban Roads Department in Accra specifically Okaikoi –North, Okaikoi –South, East Ayawaso and Osu-krotey. The researcher used purposi...
ABSTRACT It is widely acknowledged that, artists are creative people. They are also key to societal growth and sustenance when it comes to promotion, preservation and protecting societal norms and practices. The study sought to examine the professional or personal philosophies of the selected sculptors that defined their works, challenges faced by the selected sculptors and their major contributions to arts and culture. Through qualitative research, an enquiry was made into the first obje...
ABSTRACT This study investigated teachers’ perceptions of classroom assessment and their current classroom assessment practices in science. A total of 22 teachers comprising of 9 males and 13 females drawn from four primary schools in the Anyako/Afiadenyigba circuit of Keta Municipal Assembly (KeMA) were involved in the study. Questionnaire was used as the main source of data collection instrument. The data collected helped to establish the teachers’ perceptions of classroom assess...
ABSTRACT The study examined the factors influencing the project cost for works in Ghanaian public institutions from perspective of building contractors in Kumasi Metropolis. The study was descriptive in nature and involved survey of opinion by means of questionnaires. The target population of the study was registered contractors in Kumasi metropolis within the Ashanti Region. The number of registered construction firms was 80 out of which 50 were sampled for the study. Random sampling t...
ABSTRACT Glass is one of the very used and favored building materials with multiple applications, such as a building construction material, use in construction industries as material, use in containers and vessels, as windows in the automobile industry. Glasses in buildings are the weakest element of a house with regard to prevention of burglaries. The study aimed at assessing the effectiveness of glass in building and its security implication of buildings using Wa Municipality as a cas...
ABSTRACT Construction materials management process is a key to success of a construction project; however, globally, the problem of material management is a critical issue in the construction industry; especially in the developing economies of which Ghana is no exception. This study sought to identify and assess the material management techniques required for construction firms in the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana. The study adopted descriptive quantitative survey approach. Using empiric...
ABSTRACT The Ministry of Education (MoE)/Ghana Education Service (GES) requires all mathematics teachers to use manipulative materials to teach mathematics in Junior High Schools (JHSs) because they have the potential to demystify learning of the subject. The study was designed to examine the use of manipulative materials in teaching mathematics among junior high school teachers in the Wa municipality of the Upper West Region of Ghana. Three instruments, namely,questionnaire, interview guide...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study Education in its sense is to have a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. Thus, educational system of every country is designed to make learners acquire knowledge, skills, attitude, and values that enhance the total development of the individual, society and the nation at large. Quansah (1998) cited in Aboagye (2002) noted that ―the goal of education in Ghana, seeks to provide an improved and r...
ABSTRACT This research was aimed at examining the performance of small scale furniture industry in Ghana. The objectives that guided the research were to find out the challenges associated with sourcing of fund by small scale furniture companies, the challenges associated with obtaining raw materials by small scale furniture companies, the technology used by the small scale furniture companies and marketing challenges of small scale furniture companies in Ghana. The study used cross-sectiona...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to investigate Senior High School students’ conception of the sickle cell disease (SCD). The study was conducted in two schools from the Adentan Municipality in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The total population of sample consisting of four hundred and twenty (420) was selected from two different Senior High Schools forms one and two students. The accessible population included ninety-six (96) from Delcam and Two hundred and thirty-five (235) stud...