ABSTRACT Effective and efficient security systems of organisations guarantee their safety. It is in this context that security personnel absenteeism poses a serious challenge to managements worldwide. It is on this basis that the study was conducted to find out the causes, effects and management implication of absenteeism on the Wa Campus of the University for Development Studies (UDS). The large student numbers, scattered locations of facilities both on the main Campus at Bamahu and the sate...
ABSTRACT School Feeding Programmes have been popular in developing countries as an instrument for achieving the Millennium Development Goals 1, 2 and 3. With respect to the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) the role of the farmer in contributing to its success has received little attention in academic discourse. On that basis, this study therefore focused on investigating farmers’ participation as a critical component to the implementation of the GSFP in the West Gonja District. Case s...
ABSTRACT Since the return of Ghana to multiparty democratic regime from 1992 to 2008, Ghana has gone through five major successive general elections and has received numerous commendations all over the world. Incidentally, all these elections were associated with electoral violence. This study aimed at studying the causes, nature, and effects of electoral violence in the Upper West Region of Ghana. The objective of the study included how electoral violence affect the credibility of the elec...
ABSTRACT Community participation in educational management is seen as a measure to enhancing educational provision and quality educational achievement in the face of competing demands on government resources and declining educational achievement. In the context of the Nadowli district, the author assessed community participation in educational management with particular reference to the Parent Teacher Association. The study was a survey of 25 PTAs out of a total of 54. PTA executives, Head t...
ABSTRACT Since the introduction of multiparty democracy in Ghana from the early part of 1940s, funding of political party programmes and activities has been done by party members and sympathizers. This has generated a lot of debate among political analysts, social commentators and academia. The study therefore sought to contribute to the ongoing debate on the topic. The study adopted a multi-case study approach focusing on three different Constituencies in the Upper West Region of Ghana. Eig...
ABSTRACT Community Based Ecotourism Projects (CBEP’s) are concerned with acknowledging economic, social and environmental impacts, catering for the current needs of society without damaging the well-being of future generations. Many researchers in developed and developing nations are of the view that community participation in ecotourism development is a major tool for achieving “sustainability” in ecotourism, of which Ghana is no exception. It is difficult to confidently say that loca...
ABSTRACT The National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has been designed to find a lasting, efficient, and acceptable solution to the nagging problem of health care financing. The introduction of the NHIS in 2003 sought to provide a clear way out and make quality health care not only affordable but also accessible. However six years down the lane after the introduction of the NHIS, health indicators still remains appalling in the Lawra District. The Study sought to find out whether the Nationa...
ABSTRACT Although several indicators have been used to enhance maternal health including adequate health facilities and the number of health personnel to help provide quality healthcare in the facilities provided, the indigenous role of the family as well as cultural practices on maternal health seemed to be limited in the global literature especially the role of the family in maternal health in the Lawra District. In this regard, this study investigated the role of culture and the family in...
ABSRACT Since the 1970s and 80s, there has been a rapid proliferation in Ghana and particularly northern Ghana of both indigenous and international Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). The education sector has benefitted in diverse ways from the contributions of NGOs through the provision of school infrastructure, furniture, uniforms, teaching and learning materials and staff training among others. Among these many NGOs that have operated in the field of education in Ghana has been the Wor...
ABSTRACT This study explored the capacity of property rate valuation institutions at the level of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) and its effect on the potential of property rates for local governance finance in Wa Municipality and Nadowli Kaleo District. Methodologically, data was collected from the Municipal Valuation Office, Municipal Assembly, Nadowli-Kaleo District Assembly, Non-exempt Real Property Owners, and Rate Collectors. Intuitive method was relied upon fo...