ABSTRACT The thesis examined the career and educational aspirations of secondary school students in Ghana. The study, which was a cross-sectional descriptive survey specifically, aimed at determining the type of jobs students wish to do, sectors of the economy and places they wish to work, relationship of their career aspirations to the manpower needs of Ghana as well as factors influencing their career aspirations. Students' intention and desire to pursue further studies as well as the type ...
ABSTRACT This study takes a look at the issue of funding development at the local level. A case study of the Agona and Assin District Assemblies of the Central Region of Ghana in the period 1993-1997 is undertaken to help find solutions to the problem of inadequate funding for local development. The objective of the study was to analyze the system of financing local development, determine the degree of success of the system, establish the basis for the levels of success and propose an impro...
ABSTRACT The main purpose for this study was to explore community participation and sustainability of the School Feeding Programme (SFP), examine the existence of community participation within the implementation of the SFP, examine the essence for the sustainability of the programme and assess how community participation contributes to the sustainability of the SFP in CCMA. The study design adopted was qualitative with focus group discussion guide and key informants interview guide as instru...
ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine impact of the COMBAT community policing project on domestic violence in Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. The mixed-method approach, also known as methodological triangulation, was chosen for this study. Specifically, the descriptive case study design was adopted and a total of 89 respondents participated in the study. These included 31 police personnel, 30 COMBAT volunteers, 18 community residents, and 10 key informants. Data collection techniques ...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study One major phenomenon that is responsible for the setback in the development of human society is child abuse, specifically bullying. This global phenomenon, has, over the years, attracted the attention of governmental and non-governmental organisations all over the world (Farmer, 2011). Children of today indisputably are the custodians of tomorrow’s world. The continuous existence of any society depends on the ability of the society to sociali...
ABSTRACT The study aimed at assessing the effects of lending practices of Kakum Rural Bank on its borrowers. Both probability and non-probability sampling techniques were used to select a sample of 256 respondents from four agencies of the bank. The main instruments used to collect data were the interview schedule and the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and SPSS software were used to analyse the data. The results were presented in charts and frequency tables. The results disclosed that:...
ABSTRACT The livelihoods of farmers in the Upper East Region of Ghana, is based on crop production which is often been affected by floods. As a result, farmers have continuously been adjusting their livelihood against the impacts of floods. This study examined the effects of flooding on farmers‟ livelihood and the adaptation strategies of farmers to ensure food security. Using cross-sectional and descriptive designs, a concurrent mixed method approach involving both quantitative and qualit...
ABSTRACT In Ghana, the issue of managing the maintenance of water supply facilities still remains a big problem in rural water provision. One of the recurring issues in rural water supply is how to ensure sustainability of water supply facilities. The main objective of this study therefore, was to examine the maintenance structures as they exist for the effective management of water supply facilities in the Builsa District. The research was a non-interventional study, and using simple random...
ABSTRACT It is now a fact that the position of traditional authorities has undergone major transformations. The outcome has been that the power of traditional authorities has experienced ebbs and flows mostly depending on regime preferences and changes in the traditional institutions themselves. Some people are of the view that traditional authorities are no longer relevant while others think they are. This thesis uses the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese District as a case study and examines the role...
ABSTRACT One of the key attributes of ethnic conflicts is that they could be complex and intractable. The Alavanyo-Nkonya conflict is one such conflict that presents traits of a complex conflict since the first violence was recorded in 1923. To understand such complexity, a qualitative research design was employed to study the conflict. Primary data was collected through in-depth interviews of six key informants selected purposively from among conflict parties and mediators. Secondary data fr...
ABSTRACT The study set out to examine the utilisation of social networks among rural farmers in four rural communities in the Central Region of Ghana. Data were collected from 327 alters who were constituted via the egocentric approach based on eight(8) accidentally selected egos, and analysed with tools from SPSS (Version 21). Data were presented using frequency tables and percentages. The Kruskal Wallis and the median tests were used to test the differences in the communities with respect t...
ABSTRACT Proper solid waste management is key for sustainable environmental development. Despite high level policy efforts and technical investments, unmanaged solid waste remains a problem in Ghana. There is a paucity of information on gendered aspect of solid waste management in Ghana. It is in line with the gender and rural solid waste management gap that the thrust of this study is defined. The study sought to explore gender dynamics of rural solid waste management in Twifo-Ati Mokwa Dist...
ABSTRACT The study examined the role of traditional authorities in ethnic conflict management and resolution in the East Gonja and Kpandai districts in the Northern Region of Ghana. Case study research design was employed for the study. The study population included chiefs, opinion leaders, youth leaders, governmental and non-governmental agencies interested in peace building and development in the two districts. Purposive sampling technique was employed to sample 28 respondents for the study...
ABSTRACT There is an unpopular belief among Ghanaian workers that proceeding on retirement, especially in the Ghana Education Service, connotes sentencing oneself to impecuniousness due to ill-preparation and poor condition of service. The problem is compounded by volatile capital markets, rising medical-care costs and low saving rates among the working populace, making retirement behaviour and policy a major concern. The main objective of the study was to assess the state of retirement plan...
ABSTRACT Traditional authorities and their indigenous knowledge systems are indispensable for local level and national development. Yet, decision-making at the local government level has not involved traditional authorities in all decisionmaking process. The aim of the study was to explore how the integration of traditional authorities and local government actors in the West Gonja District of Northern Region of Ghana can lead to enhanced decision-making. The study used a mixed methods approac...