ABSTRACT In the wake of the 21st century, education has more than ever been the number one agenda on the minds of both developed and developing nations. In the developing world, there are a number of issues such as funds and access to quality education militating against quality education. There are these family and cultural issues which are also playing their subtle militating roles which have not been easy to tackle. This research focuses on the factors that contribute to the breakdown of ...
ABSTRACT This study was done to investigate the social and academic challenges of adolescents in senior high schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis. A descriptive research design was employed. A researcher-designed questionnaire was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of the questionnaire was established using the Cronbach alpha method. Reliability coefficient obtained was .72. A sample of 367 respondents was selected from five public senior high schools in the Cape Coast Met...
ABSTRACT The study sought to examine University of Cape Coast (UCC) male students’ attitudes towards counselling on UCC campus. Descriptive survey was used as the research design. Simple random sampling and proportional sampling techniques were employed to select the respondents for this study. Both closeended and open-ended questionnaires were administered to sample of 345 male students for the achievement of set objectives. Descriptive statistics and chi-square test were used to determine...
ABSTRACT Counselling plays a central role in reforming prisoners to re-live their lives in society with minimum problems. However, in many occasions, this essential service is relegated to the background. This study, therefore, examined the background characteristics of the prisoners, their perceptions on counselling services, their counselling needs, counselling programmes designed to meet the needs of inmates, and the roles of stakeholders in meeting such counselling needs. The study was un...
ABSTRACT Counselling services delivered by a professional to hearing impaired individuals will help them solve their problems and deal with issues, disregarding their special disability problem. This study was undertaken to assess the counselling needs and counselling services provided for hearing impaired students. The study examined the knowledge students have about counselling, its services and its importance, the various counselling needs that hearing impaired students have and the nature...
ABSTRACT This study focused on the factors that influence the career choices of University of Cape Coast students. The study investigated the educational, social, inherent and economic factors that influence the career choices of the University of Cape Coast students. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. Purposive, stratified, quota and simple random sampling techniques were used to sample 471 respondents for the study. The study also sought to know the best predictor of career choi...
ABSTRACT This study looked at the study habits of University of Cape Coast Distance Education learners in the Cape Coast Study Centre in the Central Region of Ghana. Descriptive survey design was used to conduct the study. Stratified and simple random sampling procedures were used to select 338 Business and Education distance learners. A self-designed questionnaire, which consisted of 40 items, was used to collect data from the respondents. Data collected was analysed by the use of descriptiv...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at exploring in-school early adolescents’ awareness, knowledge and opinion on various sexual issues that account for their sexual development and behaviour which may result in contracting sexually transmitted infections, unintended pregnancies and very early childbearing. Adopting the descriptive research design, the researcher selected 400 students and 35 teachers as respondents from four basic schools in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region of Ghana u...
ABSTRACT The fundamental thrust of the study was to investigate the social services provided by the Assemblies of God church in the Suhum District of the Eastern Region in Ghana. The study was guided by six research questions. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The target population for the study was made up of all the church members including the pastors and leaders and nonmembers in the Suhum, Asamankese and Nsawam towns in the Suhum District. Stratified proportional samp...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at examining the effect of Beck’s Cognitive Therapy on females who exhibit depressive symptoms due to their suffering from infertility in Cape Coast Metropolis. To achieve this, the study adopted the experimental design which included 29 infertile women, to better understand their thoughts, emotions and behaviours, purposive and census sampling techniques were used. These infertile women were grouped into experimental and control groups. Treatment was administered ...
ABSTRACT The main aim of the study was to find out whether St. Joseph's College of Education’s Guidance and Counselling programme is effectively run and based on the findings make the necessary recommendations to improve the programme. Descriptive research design was used for the study, in which questionnaires were used to collect data. Frequencies and percentages were used to organise the data in tables. These helped in answering the six research questions posed. The target population for...
ABSTRACT The study was conducted in Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology to investigate the effects of psychosocial education on the adjustment of students to the university environment. The study was guided by four research questions and one hypothesis. The cross-section survey design was used for the study. A total of 257 respondents were selected for the study using a stratified sampling method. A self-developed questionnaire was used as the research instrument and data were ...
ABSTRACT The study explored the challenges, coping strategies and consequences of bereavement for middle-aged Christian widows and widowers in Effutu Municipality. The exploratory two-stage sequential mixed method research approach was used. In the first stage, interviews were conducted with nine participants comprising five middle-aged widows and four middle-aged widowers. The cross-sectional survey design involving a purposely selected sample of 302 participants completed the questionnaire ...
ABSTRACT Stress can be destructive if not well managed. In addition to its effect on the health of the individual, it also has a direct bearing on the individual’s performance at work and productivity. The study was therefore aimed at finding the sources of stress and management strategies among ministers of the gospel in the Cape Coast Metropolis of Ghana. A descriptive research design was used for this study. The population for this study was 500 pastors serving in the Orthodox, Pentecost...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of single parenting on the academic performance of basic school pupils at the Yamoransa circuit in the Mfantseman Municipality. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The target population was basic school pupils in the Yamoransa Circuit. The total population was 200 made up of 80 males and 120 females. A sample of 200 was used by employing a purposive sampling. The instrument used for the study was two sets o...