ABSTRACT This collective case study on the effect of hygiene practices on the operations of hospitality businesses in the Nandom District had premised that the sub-sector faced a myriad of hygiene and sanitation problems requiring empirical investigation. Qualitative and quantitative information gathering techniques were employed to collect primary data from 30 respondents using a semi-structured interview schedule and observation. Results indicated that all 6 businesses were legally reg...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of Ghanaians on TVET programmes, a case study of ICCES in the Ashanti Region. This study employed the case study design using qualitative approach. This was because the study sought to solicit responses from Ashanti ICCES on their perception on technical and vocational education and training programmes (TVET). Purposive sampling was used to select twenty participants which include five teachers and fifteen student lea...
ABSTRACT Costume and design within indigenous societies are transmitted from one generation to another and are established through periods of relatively long usage establishing what is known as clothing customs. Costume and designs at Asorgli State during festivals has become too adulterated and lost its finesse. The costume that patrons of the Asorgli festival wear for the occasion has dramatically deviated from what it is supposed to be and this trend has made Asorgli festival lose its...
ABSTRACT The performance and adherence of Ghanaian customs and traditions are cherished by society. The Dipo Rite among the Krobos is one such cherished traditions conducted to prepare adolescent girls into womanhood. The study sought to explore modified designs of Dipo costumes for the contemporary Ghanaian society. A descriptive survey was adopted for the study. Qualitative and quantitative techniques were adopted and sample size of 68 (organizers) and 60 (community and other stak...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at finding out the contemporary fashion trends in men’s wear in Kumasi Metropolis, Ghana. The objectives of the study were to identify and describe the contemporary fashion trends in men’s wear in Ghana; to investigate into factors that influence the changes in the men’s wear in Ghana, and to find out measures that can be put in place to help ensure that fashion changes in men’s wear impart more positive effects on Ghanaians. The researcher employed the surv...
ABSTRACT The fashion industry remains a vital component influencing countries Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and economic growth. Fashion has financial and social or emotional rewards. The study sought to assess fashion design as a tool for socio-cultural and economic development of Upper Manya Krobo District in Ghana. The study was descriptive in nature. Questionnaires were used to solicit for data from 260 fashion designers, tailors and dressmakers and 35 District Assembly officials from 13 ...
ABSTRACT This study was conducted with the objectives of assessing the kind of meals provided for boarding students in Senior High Schools in Ghana; examining meal preparation patterns and the hygienic practices in the school‘s kitchen and assessing the relationship between meals and the health status of students. The main aim was to provide baseline data on the pertaining food safety practices in boarding schools in Ghana for future improvements. The research covered all the three ye...
Improving our educational system is a very important issue in Nigeria which need to be looked into,the article gives importance of education and why education needs to be improved in the country. The declining standard of the Nigeria educational system should trouble the mind of any well meaning Nigerian, because, Education is the bedrock of development. But unfortunately, a lot of problems bedevil the education system in Nigeria.Poor funding from the government leading to lack of educational...