ABSTRACT Civil society organisation (CSOs) have been working in the Talensi Nabdam District to promote and strengthen participation to ensure that resources meant for basic education delivery are fully accounted for and used as agreed. They have designed programmes to improve primary and secondary stakeholders involvement and commitment in basic education delivery. However, teacher workload, poor quality and participation in management of education delivery are still issues of great concern....
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the impact of decentralisation in the governance of the Kwahu North District. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The data collection tools used were questionnaires and Focus Group Discussion guide. the study covered 136 respondents selected by means of purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The primary data collected were analysed using the Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) Version 15.0 This study r...
ABSTRACT Alternative livelihoods programmes (ALPs) have been adopted as an alternative form of livelihoods for people whose original means of livelihood have been taken for other purposes. ALPs have been seen as viable option for people of the under privileged class. However, despite the increasing importance of ALPs in Ghanaian mining communities especially in the Obuasi Municipality, little studies have been conducted to assess the real impacts of the ALPs on the livelihood of the inhabita...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study was to explore the extent to which the culture of the Church of Pentecost influenced the outcomes of change efforts of the Church during the period 1991-2009. Through an exploratory case study research design, 55 interview respondents and seven focus group discussion participants provided the data. Three embedded change efforts undertaken during the period 1991-2009 by the Church were used as the basis for data collection. The Statistical Package for ...
ABSTRACT The term free and fair election has now become a common phrase associated with the conduction of elections across the world. However, different interpretations are often given to free and fair elections which sometimes lead to misunderstanding among election stakeholders resulting in election conflicts. The study sought to assess the perceptions of the electorate on the extent to which the 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections were free and fair. A total of 156 respondents ...
ABSTRACT In both developed and developing countries, there has been a contemporary debate on the nature and merits of decentralisation and local government. However, most literature on decentralisation focused more on expectations and discourses than on practices and outcomes. This indicates that a comprehensive empirical rethinking is needed. This study examined the effects of decentralisation on local development in the Yilo Krobo District with specific focus on the capacity of the District...
ABSTRACT The objectives of the study were to assess the extent to which team building interventions have helped to promote teamwork; examine how these interventions have enhanced organizational effectiveness; assess the extent to which the interventions have helped to address obstacles to employees’ performance and identify the constraints in operationalizing team building interventions. Research questionnaires were administered to seven teams to diagnose work group/team effectiveness. Inte...
ABSTRACT Every organisation has its own unique culture which defines its existence and operation. This culture is so critical to the existence of any organisation and it could either be a barrier to change or a catalyst to the same in an organisation. This study sets out to assess the organisational culture of the Business schools of University of Ghana and Central University College within the context of Van der Post, De Coning and Smith (1997) dimension of organisational culture. The study ...
ABSTRACT The concept of decentralisation as a developmental phenomenon comes with it, financial decentralisation and autonomy in which case the subnational institutions are enjoined to generate their own revenues for their developmental activities within their geographical areas. The study was to find out to what extent the Ahanta West District Assembly prosecutes its service delivery functions with its own internally generated revenues, and to examine the potentials and the challenges in the...
ABSTRACT Population trends currently indicate that more than half of Ghana’s population live in urban areas. The pressures of urbanisation and fast growing population in the cities have impacted on land management. This exploratory study examined land management practices in Cape Coast in the light of rapid urbanisation. Purposive sampling was used to solicit information from the Land Sector Agencies and snowballing was used to gather information from private land owners. Interviewing was t...
ABSTRACT Educating individuals on their rights and responsibilities is an essential ingredient for developing and consolidating democracy in the world, especially in developing countries. This study sought to find out the impact of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) in Ghana’s democratic dispensation in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Essentially the study explored the awareness of people about the NCCE and its activities, challenges and effective ways of disseminating government...
ABSTRACT To ensure its democratic governance, Ghana has established the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in particular to promote and protect human rights and freedoms and administrative justice. There is not enough comprehensive literature from studies on the effect of a national human rights institution like the CHRAJ on the development of a culture of human rights and its impact on promotion of good governance. Non-interventional and descriptive study design w...
ABSTRACT The dissertation, which was a cross-sectional descriptive survey, aimed at investigating the causes and effects of political violence in Berekum Municipality. The study was informed by deepening intensity with which violence germinates and multiples before, during and after presidential and parliamentary electioneering campaigns in the Municipality A sample of 226 respondents made up of 84 party members and 142 members of the public were selected for the study. The sample also consi...
ABSTRACT This study examines some of the roles non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play in promoting rural development in Ghana using Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN); an NGO in Cape Coast as a case for study. The study identified some of the programmes and activities of CRAN in two of the communities it operates in, namely Duakor and Abakam, all suburbs of Cape Coast. Simple random sampling was used to identify 188 households using their house numbers for the study. The study identified ...
ABSTRACT One major problem found in the Ga districts is indiscriminate sand winning and its associated negative effects on the environment, farming and health. This study therefore aims at identifying and measuring the impact of sand winning on the socio-economic life of communities in the Ga districts. To achieve these objectives, the study examines and evaluates institutional and operational framework controlling sand winning communities and provides recommendations. I apply a cross se...