ABSTRACT The study investigated the effect of extensive reading on the readability of children with reading difficulties. The research design adopted for the study was experimental design specifically the quasi experimental design. A sample of 90 children was sampled using simple random sampling and purposive techniques. The experimental group consisted of 40 children and the control group consisted of 50 children. The major instrument used for data collection was reading tests. The study re...
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the relevance of biblical counselling in contemporary society of Pentecostal churches in the Kumasi Metropolis of Ashanti Region. The study sought to provide an insight into the effectiveness of biblical counselling. The methodology used to select participants for the study consisted of stratified random sampling, proportional ratio, simple random sampling and selection of the table of random numbers methods. The Population of the study consisted of thirty-four ...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out students’ perception of sources of conflict in senior high schools. The study was a descriptive survey involving a sample size of 300 participants. This included 100 first year students, 100 second year students and 100 third year students in the two public senior high schools in the Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District of the Central Region in Ghana. Besides the literature search, a 43-item questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. The questio...
ABSTRACT Dipo is a prominent transitional rite of passage among the Krobo which has been carried out for years in the Eastern Region of Ghana. This ceremony is held annually and it is expected that initiates (Krobo girls who undergo the rites) spend 3 days at a place called Dipo house. Its relevance is to prevent promiscuity, teenage pregnancy and premarital sex until Krobo girls were of age to marry. The present study examined 145 participants comprising 80 initiates and 65 non-initiates rec...
ABSTRACT It would be hard, if not impossible to overstress the importance of agriculture in the growth and development of Ghana's economy. Despite our concentrated efforts at industrialization, Ghana, like other African states, remains predominantly an agrarian society. Yet, despite agriculture's strategic role in the performance of the Ghanaian economy, financial institutions (especially commercial banks) have always shown a marked reluctance to plough funds into increasing the production an...
ABSTRACT The study investigated factors that may predict union member’s commitment towards their unions. In this regard, the study focused on the relationship between perceived union effectiveness, quality of work life and union commitment among union members in Ghana. The study also examined how the various dimensions of perceived union effectiveness and quality of work life account for variance in union commitment. Participants for the study were chosen from three mining companies in Ghan...
BSTRACT Homelessness is a pervasive social problem that has devastating impacts on affected individuals and poses severe challenges to policymakers in developing countries. This study investigated psychosocial distress associated with homelessness and the effectiveness of coping strategies used to manage such distress. Homeless individuals aged 10 years and above in the Greater Accra region of Ghana constituted the research population. An explanatory mixed-method design comprising a cross...
ABSTRACT Though commuting to and from work has some health benefits, depending on one’s mode of commute, commuters often face the risk of contracting health issues. Commuting to and from work has posed health problems among the worker population in many countries, including Ghana. Despite the fact that there is a lot of research on commuting, there are few studies which report on commuting stress among haulage drivers. This study focused on commercial drivers, specifically the haulage drive...
ABSTRACT The Construction industry plays a major role in any economy and its activities are also vital to the achievement of the socio-economic development goals of providing shelter, infrastructure and employment. However, the construction industry is also recognized as an accident prone industry in Ghana. The ever-increasing cost of medical treatment, tends have a negative impact on a company's profit. The aim of the study was to examine strategies for mitigating the causes of work-related ...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of selected traditional games on overarm throwing skill performance among kindergarten two pupils. A single group pretest posttest, quasi experimental design was used. Target schools for the study were 119 public preschools in the Akuapem North District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. The Sample size for the study was made up of 37 kindergarten two pupils from one public preschool which was selected using purposive sampling techniq...
ABSTRACT The main purpose of this study was to find out the community contributions to primary education with specific reference to Bouza Local Government Area. With an attempt to address the problem of community contributions in the development of primary schools in Bouza local Government the study employed sample survey research design. It was on this basis that 140 schools were drawn from the 231 schools existing in Bouza local Government. The instrument, the questionnaire was used a...
Abstract The main focus of this study was to find out the perception of married people in Sakata State on the causes and patterns of wife battering. The work also examined if sex, length of the marriage and ethnic group have any influence on the perception of the respondents. A total of three hundred and eighty-four (384) married respondents made up of one hundred and eighty-one (181) male and two hundred and three (203) female were involved in the study. The sample was from ten (10) Local Go...
Abstract An investigation into students performances in Science and Mathematics was conducted. Three selected secondary Schools formed the sample of the study. Mock and Wasc examination results in science and mathematics of One thousand one hundred and ninety-three (1193) students are the variables used for the investigation. The investigator developed and tested four hypotheses so as to find out the relationships between the students performances in science and mathematics examinations. Th...
ABSTRACT Computer simulations are well documented in developed countries but little is known about them in developing countries like Ghana. The main objective of the study was to examine the effects of using computer simulations in teaching chemical bonding on cognitive achievement of learners and to compare the results with those of learners who were taught using the traditional method (lecture). The study employed a non-randomized control-group pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental desi...
ABSTRACT Research in cognitive psychology suggests that cognitive factors such as spatial abilities and verbal reasoning are important in developing geometric knowledge of students in elementary school. However, these cognitive abilities are less explored in teacher education. The study adopted cross-sectional survey design to investigate relationships among knowledge types in geometry, and how spatial ability and verbal reasoning relate to and account for knowledge in basic shape and space a...