ABSTRACT This research investigates the causes of transliteration errors among the pupils/students from Basic Four to Seven in the Pokuase Community of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. It unravels why the Twi language has such a strong influence on the English language usage among the basic school children even in a cosmopolitan community. The research employed a mixed method approach which was executed through the use of questionnaire, interview, essay writing and picture description to ar...
ABSTRACT Advertising enables companies to meet communication and other marketing objectives. Consumers’ purchase behaviour in today’s information-saturated world is based on how a service or product is advertised. In spite of the apparent wide-spread and huge-scale adoption of E-advertising on a global scale, one does not see this trend happening on a big scale in Ghana. Thus, using the descriptive study design the study sought to explore and unravel the influence of e-advertising on cons...
Abstract: An analysis of the social behaviour of the roan antelope (Hippotraqus equinus equinus Desmarest, 1804) is presented in this thesis. The study commenced in A herd of 10 animals in an enclosure - 1,6 kilos square and simulating natural conditions - provided ideal opportunities for intensive study: Further observations were made on free-roaming herds in the main roan habitat of the Park i.e. the Lebombo flats north of the Letaba river, The basic discipline regulating the interactions ...
ABSTRACT The changing patterns of media ownership as a result of media liberalization and technological advancements have been globally acknowledged. Of particular interest is the growing phenomenon of media concentration in the hands of a few owners who are becoming conglomerates in the sector and the implications on the development of programming diversity. The study examined the programming patterns of three radio stations Joy FM, Hitz FM and Luv FM owned by an emerging conglomerate, Multi...
TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration .................................................................................. . Dedication .................................................................................... 11 Acknowledgement.......................................................................... 111 Table of Contents........................................................................... 1v CHAPTER ONE ....................................................................................
Abstract leaders and social groups (age grades) individually and collectively engaged in the practice of public relations. For instance, the communal pe2ce and harmony enjoyed by our forebears was occasioned by effective communication through good public relations. The honour and respect accorded traditional rulers and institutions in African societies are attributes of public relations practice. The town crier mode of communication is akin to today's mass media of communication. Traditional ...
ABSTRACT Football game, as a social activity, plays a significant role in promoting the well being of the society. People engage in football games as a way of spending their leisure time, to boost individual health and at the professional level, as means of economic gain. The transformative growth and professionalism that football has undergone throughout the world has increasingly attracted the attention and interest of many people, becoming the leading global source of sports entertainment....
ABSTRACT This study examined the Old and the New Three-Tier pension schemes in Ghana with respect to their respective benefits and extent of coverage specifically in the informal sector. It has become an accepted norm for individuals to have some sort of economic security and assistance after retirement. About 80% percent of the Ghanaian workforce belong to the informal sector hence, the relevance of this study on this particular sect. Even though the study found the New Three-Tier system to ...
ABSTRACT The study investigated the role of print media in promoting human rights in Kampala, Uganda using new vision newspaper owned by new vision publishing company as a case study. Eighty (80) people were sampled using a non probability sampling techniques. The study employed a case study approach and data was collected using closed ended questionnaire. The study focused more on the role of print media in promoting human rights. The result specifically showed a positive change. The find...
ABSTRACT The Arab Spring is an ongoing wave of demonstrations and protests in the Arab world, which began in December 2010. Popular protests have led to the overthrow of regimes in Tunisia and Egypt; a civil war in Libya; civil uprisings in Bahrain, Syria and Yemen; major protests in Algeria, Jordan, Morocco and Oman; and minor protests in a number of other countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This study examined the political, economic, social and security aspects of...
ABSTRACT The demographic analysis shows that young people constitute the majority of the population yet, are underrepresented in democratic structures. Civil society organizations have made attempts to increase youth participation in the broader framework of enhancing citizen participation. The study therefore looks at ways Youth Empowerment and Transformation Trust (YETT) as representative of civil society organizations is using media advocacy in increasing youth participation with a critica...
ABSTRACT The experiments were conducted at Zimbabwe Sugar Association Experiment Station, Chiredzi, Zimbabwe during the period 2015-2016 to study the growth, yield and economic benefit analysis of sugarcane as influenced by plant media, intra-row spacing and varieties. Two experiments were conducted with the 1st experiment that evaluated the best plant media to raise sugarcane bud chips and the 2nd experiment on determining the best intra-row spacing that gives best yield, using different sug...
ABSTRACT Counselling services in higher learning institutions are very important and inevitable for smoothening students’ social and academic adjustment as well as career development. Socio–cultural background of the students has great contributions in influencing their counselling seeking behaviours in higher learning. This study assessed the influence of students’ socio-cultural backgrounds towards counselling seeking in higher learning institutions by drawing examples from the Unive...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the communication channels used by the Government of Ghana to communicate the national youth policy to its ultimate beneficiaries, the youth. The policy communication between government and the youth was ascertained from two 200 undergraduate students of the University of Ghana between the ages of 15-34 who are aware of the existence of the policy. An interview guide and a survey questionnaire were utilised in collecting data and data were analysed with the h...
ABSTRACT This study rethinks the legitimacy of the political economy theory in so far as it assumes that media owners unproblematically determine content in newspapers, radio or television stations that they own. The study was stimulated by The Herald’s political news content in the period between 2015 and 2017, which scandalised some senior politicians in the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU PF) Government. This occurred notwithstanding the fact that the ZANU PF Gover...