Social Work and Administration Research Papers/Topics

Psycho-Social and Financial Problems of Cancer Patients: An Empirical Study

Cancer is one of the major non-communicable diseases which increase morbidity and mortality in India. Many people become victims due to Cancer. WHO (2008) define Cancer as a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body. Cancer can start almost anywhere in the human body, which is made up of trillions of cells. The present study is conducted to understand the psycho-social and financial problems of Cancer patients and find out the respon...

An Evaluative Study Of The Impact Of Intervention Strategies Of NonGovernmental Organisations (NGOS) On Social Well-Being, Economic Empowerment And Health Of The Aged In Oyo State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT The world is aging at an alarming rate and the aged allover the world are facing a lot of health, social and economic problems. It is against this background that the present study examines the impact of NGO 's intervention strategies on social well-being, economic empowerment and health well-being of the aged in Oyo State. 

APPRAISAL OF TRADITIONAL AFRICAN SOCIAL WELFARE PRACTICE: A REVIEW OF THINGS FALL APART

ABSTRACT The paper briefly explains the concepts of African social welfare system and the present formal social welfare. It expounds on traditional charity and traditional means of meeting human needs in Africa before the coming of the Europeans. We examined the novel, "Things Fall Apart", to exemplify indigenous social welfare system. The study establishes the existence of well-organised social welfare that pre-dates colonialism in traditional African society and the importance of the welfar...

Child Labor in the Rural Setting: the Case of Employed Child Cattle Keepers (the Qenja) in Andabet Woreda, South Gondar Zone

Abstract     Cattle keeping duties are the most frequent task of children in rural Ethiopia. At worst, there are many children who are trafficked within and outside country borders for forced herding activities. This study explored child labor in a rural setting among employed child cattle keepers (in Amharic it refers to the Qenja) in Andabet Woreda focusing on perspectives of the Qenja towards the work, their tasks, and challenges they experienced. This study employed a qualitative ap...

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Vulnerable Youth Towards Sexual and Reproductive Health (Report for the Community Survey on Vulnerable Youth in Calabar South, Cross River State)

Adolescence is a pivotal time in a child’s life and a gateway to adulthood. This stage of life presents a  very critical point in life because the child is transiting into adulthood, decisions made at this stage  certainly does affect the child in life. There are 1.2 billion adolescent in the world today and nine out  of ten of these lives in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa. Despite increasing insights into the opportunities  that education and literacy can offer to children especially girl...

Effect of mass media on the society

Essay On Effect Of mass media in a society  (3067 words) OUTLINES:- INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA NEGETIVE EFFECT OF THE MASS MEDIA: POSITIVE EFFECT OF MASS MEDIA THE SOLUTIONS TO AVOIDING NEGETIVE INFLUENCE: POSITIVE EFFECT OF MASS MEDIA CONCLUSION

PATIENT’S PERCEPTION ON THE QUALITY OF PATIENT NAVIGATOR’S SERVICES AT LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NIGERIA

PATIENT’S PERCEPTION ON THE QUALITY OF PATIENT NAVIGATOR’S SERVICES AT LAGOS UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, NIGERIA                                                                                                                     Odumosu O*, Alabi AO**, Lawal AO**, Mbanugo E*, NICHOLAS IRURHE**, Yakubu CK**, Nwige**, Sowunmi AC**, Habeebu MYM** Fatiregun Olamijulo** *Run ...

Problems of leadership

The link between leadership, management and enterprise performance is widely understood and accepted.  Improving leadership improves management and raises the probabilities of better performance.  That boards often change leaders when enterprises are slipping confirms the importance placed on leadership. The flip side of leadership is followership.  It stands to reason that if leadership is important to performance, followership must have something to do with it too.  But curiously, follo...

How Policy and Public Administration can Contribute to National Development

INTRODUCTION: National development can be defined as the development of the people. Public administration represents the system of authority of a government in power, which in many cases make policies that determine a nation's development, this government is therefore saddled with the responsibility of improving the lives of its citizens. The decisions of any government can either improve the lives of its people or bring down the living standards of the people. However, it is import...