This study focuses on gender and home economics education in the contexts of Ghana and Finland. T... more This study focuses on gender and home economics education in the contexts of Ghana and Finland. The aim is to identify potential opportunities to understand how home economics education can promote gender equality in society. This research analyses how homeeconomics teacher students at two universities perceive gender in relation to home economics education, particularly in basic-level education, and how they assess the potential of home economics education to advance gender equality in their respective contexts. The data were drawn from Finnish teacher students' (N=16) online discussions during a course on gender and home economics and from two focus group discussions with Ghanaian home-economics teacher students (N=16) and subjected to qualitative content analysis. Instead of highlighting the gender-related differences in the Ghanaian and Finnish cultural contexts, the focus is on investigating students' understanding of the prevalent gender roles and structures.
Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants ... more Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants of the topic focus on rural Ghana where agriculture dominates economic activity with little or no attention given to the presence of child labour in educational institutions. This study set out to find out the contribution of child labour to the schooling of children in and around University of Cape Coast community. Structured interview and observation were used to collect data from respondents who were obtained through the snowball method. In all, fifty (50) respondents were involved in the study. It also found that, economic constrains, poverty and occupational background of parents compel children to get themselves involved in child labour mainly in the form of providing domestic services for students. The data shows that child labour has both positively and negatively contribution to the education of children in the study area. Positively, it enables some of the children to buy school items for themselves. On the contrary, the child labour takes most of the respondents' time making them get to school late among other. Based on these findings, it was recommended that the activities of these children be regulated to some extent to ensure that even as they engage in the labour, they do so in such a way to still have adequate quality time for their school attendance, and home work among others.
Despite the various reforms and attempts to relate the school curricula to the world of work, ver... more Despite the various reforms and attempts to relate the school curricula to the world of work, very few studies have been carried out to investigate the constraints and challenges of industrial and institutional linkages. This paper investigates specifically the department of Vocational and Technical Education (VOTEC) of the University of Cape Coast and the inability of the department to link its students with industries, a requirement of the University Curricula to propel its graduates into the world of work. Based on data from 60 respondents from within the university and industry, this paper argues that even though there is awareness of the need for these linkages, the curricula does not adequately cover practices in the actual industries. The results have important policy implications for curriculum and training of students in the VOTEC department and other institutions that provide similar training.
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2012
The main objective of the study was to explore the investment behaviour of rural households in th... more The main objective of the study was to explore the investment behaviour of rural households in the Ho Municipality of Ghana. The population used for the study was rural families in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana. The sample size of 160 households was drawn from the population using the multi-stage cluster sampling technique. Frequencies, percentages, mean scores and cross tabulations were used to present the findings of the study. The findings show that the respondent family heads preferred informal forms of investment to formal forms. Most of the items that the families invested in within the period were mainly for immediate use and the families invested for such reasons as leisure, employment security, financial security for self and children, to improve their standards of living among others. It was also found that the families’ ability to invest was constrained by personal, institutional and societal factors. The findings of this study have policy implications ...
Curriculum evaluation provides insightful information that helps make decisions to maintain, modi... more Curriculum evaluation provides insightful information that helps make decisions to maintain, modify or stop a program. Evaluating students' perspectives of an existing program is an important technique used in assessing its relevance to the global economy. The study evaluated students' perspectives of the food and nutrition program at the University of Cape Coast and its implications on curriculum change. Out of a total of 336 students, 129 made up of 62 first and 67 final year students were purposively selected for the study. Two sets of questionnaires were developed and self administered to students. In all, 116 questionnaires (62 final year students; 54 first year students) were retrieved giving a response rate of 90%. Results showed that 52% of the students were well informed about the program through the university admission brochure prior to enrollment. Students reported several overlaps in different courses and recommended synchronizing course outlines. Seventy (60%) of the students rated science based courses as very important (nutrition and health; food storage and preservation) and non science courses less important (food production and service; other catering related courses). Students labeled some courses as irrelevant in contemporary times and recommended their removal and replacement with more relevant ones. In addition, students requested for more practical lessons to equip them with the requisite skills needed to compete for jobs after graduating. Students indicated health related jobs as their first choice of employment with few interested in teaching. It was concluded that the existing program though developed to train students to teach food and nutrition in the second cycle schools in Ghana has lost its focus, rather students are more interested in being trained to work in the health sector rather than teach. Thus it is important to review the courses and update them to reflect changing trends in the global economy.
Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants ... more Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants of the topic focus on rural Ghana where agriculture dominates economic activity with little or no attention given to the presence of child labour in educational institutions. This study set out to find out the contribution of child labour to the schooling of children in and around University of Cape Coast community. Structured interview and observation were used to collect data from respondents who were obtained through the snowball method. In all, fifty (50) respondents were involved in the study. It also found that, economic constrains, poverty and occupational background of parents compel children to get themselves involved in child labour mainly in the form of providing domestic services for students. The data shows that child labour has both positively and negatively contribution to the education of children in the study area. Positively, it enables some of the children to buy schoo...
... Households in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region Manasseh Edison Komla Amu 1 * andEphrai... more ... Households in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region Manasseh Edison Komla Amu 1 * andEphraim Kumah Amu 2 ... 2003. [13] Ziorklui SQ, Barbee W. Financial sector reforms and savings in Sub-Saharan Africa, Savings and Development, Issue 1. 2003 ...
Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants ... more Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants of the topic focus on rural Ghana where agriculture dominates economic activity with little or no attention given to the presence of child labour in educational institutions. This study set out to find out the contribution of child labour to the schooling of children in and around University of Cape Coast community. Structured interview and observation were used to collect data from respondents who were obtained through the snowball method. In all, fifty (50) respondents were involved in the study. It also found that, economic constrains, poverty and occupational background of parents compel children to get themselves involved in child labour mainly in the form of providing domestic services for students. The data shows that child labour has both positively and negatively contribution to the education of children in the study area. Positively, it enables some of the children to buy schoo...
This study focuses on gender and home economics education in the contexts of Ghana and Finland. T... more This study focuses on gender and home economics education in the contexts of Ghana and Finland. The aim is to identify potential opportunities to understand how home economics education can promote gender equality in society. This research analyses how homeeconomics teacher students at two universities perceive gender in relation to home economics education, particularly in basic-level education, and how they assess the potential of home economics education to advance gender equality in their respective contexts. The data were drawn from Finnish teacher students' (N=16) online discussions during a course on gender and home economics and from two focus group discussions with Ghanaian home-economics teacher students (N=16) and subjected to qualitative content analysis. Instead of highlighting the gender-related differences in the Ghanaian and Finnish cultural contexts, the focus is on investigating students' understanding of the prevalent gender roles and structures.
Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants ... more Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants of the topic focus on rural Ghana where agriculture dominates economic activity with little or no attention given to the presence of child labour in educational institutions. This study set out to find out the contribution of child labour to the schooling of children in and around University of Cape Coast community. Structured interview and observation were used to collect data from respondents who were obtained through the snowball method. In all, fifty (50) respondents were involved in the study. It also found that, economic constrains, poverty and occupational background of parents compel children to get themselves involved in child labour mainly in the form of providing domestic services for students. The data shows that child labour has both positively and negatively contribution to the education of children in the study area. Positively, it enables some of the children to buy school items for themselves. On the contrary, the child labour takes most of the respondents' time making them get to school late among other. Based on these findings, it was recommended that the activities of these children be regulated to some extent to ensure that even as they engage in the labour, they do so in such a way to still have adequate quality time for their school attendance, and home work among others.
Despite the various reforms and attempts to relate the school curricula to the world of work, ver... more Despite the various reforms and attempts to relate the school curricula to the world of work, very few studies have been carried out to investigate the constraints and challenges of industrial and institutional linkages. This paper investigates specifically the department of Vocational and Technical Education (VOTEC) of the University of Cape Coast and the inability of the department to link its students with industries, a requirement of the University Curricula to propel its graduates into the world of work. Based on data from 60 respondents from within the university and industry, this paper argues that even though there is awareness of the need for these linkages, the curricula does not adequately cover practices in the actual industries. The results have important policy implications for curriculum and training of students in the VOTEC department and other institutions that provide similar training.
The International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 2012
The main objective of the study was to explore the investment behaviour of rural households in th... more The main objective of the study was to explore the investment behaviour of rural households in the Ho Municipality of Ghana. The population used for the study was rural families in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region of Ghana. The sample size of 160 households was drawn from the population using the multi-stage cluster sampling technique. Frequencies, percentages, mean scores and cross tabulations were used to present the findings of the study. The findings show that the respondent family heads preferred informal forms of investment to formal forms. Most of the items that the families invested in within the period were mainly for immediate use and the families invested for such reasons as leisure, employment security, financial security for self and children, to improve their standards of living among others. It was also found that the families’ ability to invest was constrained by personal, institutional and societal factors. The findings of this study have policy implications ...
Curriculum evaluation provides insightful information that helps make decisions to maintain, modi... more Curriculum evaluation provides insightful information that helps make decisions to maintain, modify or stop a program. Evaluating students' perspectives of an existing program is an important technique used in assessing its relevance to the global economy. The study evaluated students' perspectives of the food and nutrition program at the University of Cape Coast and its implications on curriculum change. Out of a total of 336 students, 129 made up of 62 first and 67 final year students were purposively selected for the study. Two sets of questionnaires were developed and self administered to students. In all, 116 questionnaires (62 final year students; 54 first year students) were retrieved giving a response rate of 90%. Results showed that 52% of the students were well informed about the program through the university admission brochure prior to enrollment. Students reported several overlaps in different courses and recommended synchronizing course outlines. Seventy (60%) of the students rated science based courses as very important (nutrition and health; food storage and preservation) and non science courses less important (food production and service; other catering related courses). Students labeled some courses as irrelevant in contemporary times and recommended their removal and replacement with more relevant ones. In addition, students requested for more practical lessons to equip them with the requisite skills needed to compete for jobs after graduating. Students indicated health related jobs as their first choice of employment with few interested in teaching. It was concluded that the existing program though developed to train students to teach food and nutrition in the second cycle schools in Ghana has lost its focus, rather students are more interested in being trained to work in the health sector rather than teach. Thus it is important to review the courses and update them to reflect changing trends in the global economy.
Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants ... more Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants of the topic focus on rural Ghana where agriculture dominates economic activity with little or no attention given to the presence of child labour in educational institutions. This study set out to find out the contribution of child labour to the schooling of children in and around University of Cape Coast community. Structured interview and observation were used to collect data from respondents who were obtained through the snowball method. In all, fifty (50) respondents were involved in the study. It also found that, economic constrains, poverty and occupational background of parents compel children to get themselves involved in child labour mainly in the form of providing domestic services for students. The data shows that child labour has both positively and negatively contribution to the education of children in the study area. Positively, it enables some of the children to buy schoo...
... Households in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region Manasseh Edison Komla Amu 1 * andEphrai... more ... Households in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region Manasseh Edison Komla Amu 1 * andEphraim Kumah Amu 2 ... 2003. [13] Ziorklui SQ, Barbee W. Financial sector reforms and savings in Sub-Saharan Africa, Savings and Development, Issue 1. 2003 ...
Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants ... more Child labour has become a global phenomenon especially in developing countries. Most discussants of the topic focus on rural Ghana where agriculture dominates economic activity with little or no attention given to the presence of child labour in educational institutions. This study set out to find out the contribution of child labour to the schooling of children in and around University of Cape Coast community. Structured interview and observation were used to collect data from respondents who were obtained through the snowball method. In all, fifty (50) respondents were involved in the study. It also found that, economic constrains, poverty and occupational background of parents compel children to get themselves involved in child labour mainly in the form of providing domestic services for students. The data shows that child labour has both positively and negatively contribution to the education of children in the study area. Positively, it enables some of the children to buy schoo...
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