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Assessing the effect of accounting information on planning and control in technical universities in ghana

The study examines the effect of accounting information on planning and control in technical universities in Ghana. The study used an explanatory research design as well as a quantitative research approach relative to the research objectives. The proportionate random sampling techniques were employed to select 155 respondents from the accessible 260 population for the study. Descriptive statistical tools, such as mean and standard deviation; and inferential statistics, such as the regression analysis were used to analyze the research objectives. The results revealed that the respondents totally agreed to the existence of the characteristics of accounting information in their respective institutions. The study also revealed that accounting information had a positive and statistically significant effect on decision-making relative to technical universities in Ghana i.e. planning and control. The findings again revealed that respondents completely agreed to the statements regarding the challenges faced by these technical universities in their quest to keep accounting information. Based on the findings of the study, the researcher is safe to conclude that accounting information influences decision-making ie planning, and control. It was then recommended that Management of the technical universities should consider recruiting qualified accounts staff with the requisite skills and knowledge so that accounting information produced by these people can be trusted and be relied upon to make decisions.

Source: UCC
Assessing the Effect of Computer Technologies on Science Students’ Academic Performance in Second Cycle Schools. (A Case Study: Selected Secondary Schools in Sekondi- Takoradi Metropolis)

The primary objective of the study was to access the effect of computer technologies on science students’ academic performance in secondary schools in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis (STMA). The study Assesses how the use of computer technologies affects science students’ academic performance. Many Senior High School Students in Ghana struggle a great deal in the Sciences related courses, this is because of the complex concepts, laws, theories and models. Teachers in the various schools seem not to effectively use computer technologies in their lesson delivery and this affects the quality of the students output in the Secondary Schools. Descriptive survey was employed, which used both quantitative and qualitative data. The target population included teachers and students in selected schools in the Sekondi College Metropolis. Data was gathered through the use of questionnaire. A sample size of about 345 participants was selected for the research. The results of the study revealed that computer technologies had the capacity to influence learning of science positively in Senior High Schools. The theoretical frame work adopted for this dissertation is based upon Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. (UTAUT). The results were analyzed and presented in the form of tables and bar charts.

Source: UCC
Assessing the Effect of Ghana School Feeding Programme Implementation at Fanteakwa South District

This study assessed the effect of the Ghana School Feeding Programme on enrolment, attendance and retention in some basic schools in the Fanteakwa South District. By using purposive sampling strategy, primary data were obtained from different members of staff of the Ghana Education Service, the Head teachers, Agric office, students, and caterers in the Fanteakwa South District. The results showed that the programme have influence on enrolment, attendance and retention in beneficiary schools in the District. The meals provided for the students have cuts down household expenditure on education. The programme also has reduced the incidence of child labour since food is provided for children at school. Moreover, the programme have motivated parents to enroll and keep their wards in school by generating direct or indirect livelihood sources for them. The study recommended that due to the magnitude of the impact, any Government that comes to power should continue the sustenance of the programme to help reduce the illiteracy rate in the district. Also it recommended that Government should make sure caterers payment are not delayed so that they can continue providing food on time to the beneficiary schools in the District Another recommendation is that recruitment of caterers should have nothing to do with political affiliation. Again, it is also recommended that kitchens need to be provided for the caterers so that they can desist from cooking from the homes.

Source: UCC
Assessing the Effect of Tax Identification Number (Tin) on Revenue Generation. A Study in The Upper East Region, Ghana

The study assesses the effect of tax identification number on revenue generation. The study focused in the Upper East Region. The explanatory research design, in the light of the quantitative research approach, was employed. The study used both secondary and primary data for the analyses. With respect to the sampling method, proportionate random sampling techniques were employed to select 108 participants from the accessible population. The main tool used for primary data collection for this study was the structured questionnaire containing closed-ended questions. Descriptive statistical tools such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation; and paired sampled t-test analysis, were used to analyse the study objectives. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between the revenue generated before and after the introduction of the Tax Identification Number (TIN). The results again revealed that majority of the participants agreed with the statement relative to the benefit of the tax identification number. The findings further revealed that respondents completely agreed with the statements regarding the challenges facing the implementation of Tax Identification Number. The study recommends that the government of Ghana through the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) should embark on a vigorous campaign or education on the need for taxpayers or potential taxpayers to register for their TIN because of its positive impact on revenue generation.

Source: UCC
Assessing the Effectiveness of Child Protection Programme on Child Abuse in Ghana; A Case Study of Shai Osudoku District

The protection of children is a global concern as children remain the most vulnerable proportion of the population and the challenge of their vulnerability is without geographical boundaries. This study focus was to examine the impact of child protection programme on the child abuses and violence. The study used a quantitative research design and adopted a well-structured questionnaire to collect data from parent and caregivers in ten sensitized communities in the Shai Osudoku Distict of Ghana. Out of 300 questionnaires administered, 250 were retrieved entered into SPSS for analysis. The study found that 29 percent of the respondent were aware of the child protection activities in the communities and 81 percent indicating no knowledge of the existence of any committee in their community that oversees child protection activities. The study found relationship between activities of child protection and sexual abuse, emotional and physical abuse to be negatively correlated at 0.00 significance level. Also, there was no positive relationship for excessive controlling behaviours and economic abuses. The study found a positively significant relationship between child protection programme and child abuse and violence. The study found urbanizations and individualism of community and logistic issues to be the least challenge whiles untrained staffs remained the biggest challenges for the effective and efficient implementation of child protection activities. The study concludes that awareness creation about child protection advocacy in the community is low with ineffective communication mechanism that provokes community and engagement and collective action towards child protection against any form of abuse and violence. The study recommends that there should be an establishment and training of child protection committee in the various communities which will give lead to a more effective manner of receiving and practicing of safer child protection protocols thereby creating a more friendly and safer environment for the growth and development of the children in that space. The study further recommends that, economic activities relation to child development be subject to proper scrutiny as it appeared the most significant form of abuses in the district.

Source: UCC
Assessing the effectiveness of conflict resolution mechanisms used by National Peace Council in resolving the Alavanyo/Nkonya and Hohoe Conflicts in Ghana

In Ghana, a number of conflicts have assumed protracted nature. Most of these conflicts have been handled by state and civil society organizations with various conflict resolution mechanisms. However, these conflicts have been reoccurring over time which leaves one to question the effectiveness of the resolution mechanisms employed to resolve the conflicts. This study therefore sought to assess the effectiveness of conflict resolution mechanisms used by National Peace Council in resolving the Alavanyo/Nkonya and the Hohoe conflicts.The study used 15 respondents who were purposively selected for the study. Usingthe exploratory design, the study revealed that the National Peace Council mostly used mediation in the conflicts. Mediation was chosen because the conflicting parties had reached a stalemate over the issues.Mediationalso enables the conflicting parties toown the decision making process.Lastly, the mediation mechanism has not been effective because the mediators failed to identify the needs of the parties who were not represented in the mediation. The mediation committee failed to consider the structure of the society. The study recommended that the mediation committee (NPC) should consider the structure of the society when using mediation to enable them to know the individuals involved in the conflict so that they can contribute to the selection of the representatives to represent their interest on the committee.

Source: UCC
Assessing the effectiveness of guidance and counselling in St. Joseph’s college of education – Bechem

The main aim of the study was to find out whether St. Joseph's College of Education’s Guidance and Counselling programme is effectively run and based on the findings make the necessary recommendations to improve the programme. Descriptive research design was used for the study, in which questionnaires were used to collect data. Frequencies and percentages were used to organise the data in tables. These helped in answering the six research questions posed. The target population for the study was made up of students of all the three year groups (DBE1, DBE2 and DBE3) of St. Joseph’s College of Education, all the tutors of the college and the guidance and counselling co-ordinator of the college. The sample size was made up of the guidance and counselling co-ordinator (1), 20 tutors and 20 students from each of the year groups (DBE 1, DBE 2 and DBE 3) giving a total of 60 students. The total sample size for the study therefore was 81. The findings from the study revealed that there were certain constraints like, lack of office accommodation insufficient logistics, improper awareness creation among others which rendered the guidance and counselling programme of the college in question not as effective as expected. In this regard, recommendations made were, reduction of the counsellor's work schedule to enable him have much attention for the guidance and counselling programme, provision of counselling office and logistics, in-service training for the tutors, awareness creation and others.

Source: UCC
Assessing the Effectiveness of Monitoring and Evaluation Practice at the Local Level in Ghana. A Study of the Amenfi Central District

The increase in demand for greater accountability and the quest for evidence-based policies have made governments across the world to step up efforts regarding monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of programmes and projects. In order to ensure judicious use of resources and good governance at the local levels, government must ensure accountability, improve co-ordination and reduce corruption. This study examine the effectiveness of monitoring and evaluation activities on the performance of Wassa Amenfi Central District Assembly. The study adopted the exploratory research design. Case study approach as a research design was also used. Institutions were interviewed to support the secondary data from literature. The study revealed that institutions such as NDPC, DPCU, are responsible for undertaken M&E in the district. DPCU carry out M&E with the active participation of other stakeholders. It was revealed that CDA has outlined their M&E procedures and they were functional. Inadequate financial and human resources were challenges faced by M&E. Lack of an effective communication strategy to inform policy development and planning is also a challenge of monitoring and evaluation in ACDA. Based on the challenges, the study recommended that the implementing agencies or units of various development programs should consider it imperative to specifically make human, budgetary and material resources allocations for M&E. There should also be regular supervision of M&E system by RCC and NDPC. Capacity building plan, program review schedules and reflection plans are developed and followed as done for the other core tools when setting up an M&E system for the Assembly.

Source: UCC
Assessing the effectiveness of performance appraisal system of the University of Cape Coast

The study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the appraisal system of the University of Cape Coast. In order to achieve this purpose, a mixed method research design was employed to enable the researcher to combine the strengths of qualitative and quantitative techniques to arrive at its findings as well as improve the validity of the results by using each method to validate the data obtained from both sources. Within the context of a cross-sectional survey, 300 staff from the University were sampled from a target of 1304, but 93.3 percent of the respondents were successfully engaged. Questionnaire was used to solicit data from the senior staff and interview guides were used to collect data from the College Registrars. Statistical tools used to analyse the data collected included descriptive tools and inferential statistic like Independent-sample t-test, Mann Whitney U test, and Pearson's Chi-Square tests. The results were presented in tables. The study found that the performance appraisal system involved a participatory component in determining performance standards and also used multiple methods of performance assessment and feedback loops. It was also found that the system was useful for identification and building of capacity needs for most of the staff, in addition to improving the performance of staff and streamlining promotion opportunities. Moreover, the staff generally held positive perceptions about the conduct and manner of the appraisal system. The study recommended creating multiple committees at the departmental levels to handle the feedback and discussions of appraisal results, and paying more attention to building the capacity of non-teaching staff through the appraisal system.

Source: UCC
Assessing the effectiveness of the alternative dispute resolution mechanism in the Alavanyo-Nkonya conflict in the Volta Region of Ghana

Conflict resolution in Ghana has taken centre stage in the last decade with efforts geared towards developing alternative and acceptable mechanisms for dealing with the country’s numerous conflicts. One of such mechanisms that have been given prominence is the Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism (ADR). This research was set out to investigate the effectiveness of the Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Alavanyo-Nkonya conflict case in the Volta region of Ghana. The aim of the research was to ascertain reasons for the use of ADR in this protracted conflict, to investigate the structures adopted under the mechanism for the peace process and finally, to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the method. The research heavily relied on interviews as a data collection instrument. In all twenty interviews were conducted among members of the peace mediation committee, consultative committee as well as members and leaders from the two communities. The research revealed that the method of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) was preferred by the people of the two communities compared to the modern legal methods owing to the delays and judgmental posture of the legal methods. Again the research revealed that the people of the two communities were willing and prepared to negotiate and chart their own peace process hence the use of the method (ADR). The research equally revealed that the method has a large involvement of the people from the two communities and the decisions and outcomes were seen as a reflection of the decisions of the two communities. This makes the method have the buy- in of the two communities. The research therefore recommends that there should be more vigorous education on the importance of Alternative Disputes Resolution in Ghana. This can be done through the Chief’s courts promoting the method and through the District and Municipal assemblies also promoting the use of ADR in solving disputes.

Source: UCC
Assessing the Effectiveness of the Teaching and Learning of Information and Communication Technology in the Ghanaian Public Junior High Schools

The study was undertaken in the Akuapem South Municipality. The purpose of the work was to assess the effectiveness of the teaching and learning of ICT in the public Junior High School. Pupils, head teachers, teachers, School Management Committee (SMC) and Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) executives were the target population of the study. Two main instruments, questionnaire and interview guide were used to collect data for the study. Among the findings were that the teaching and learning of ICT is basically theoretical; that in-service training was not organised for ICT teachers to help upgrade their skills and knowledge; and that the duration for the study of ICT at the teacher training colleges is not uniform. The government did not involve all stakeholders of education in decision making before the introduction of the subject into the school curriculum. Furthermore, most schools don’t have computer laboratories. The main recommendation is that the authorities of Ghana Education Service and the teacher training colleges should extend the duration for the study of ICT in the teacher training colleges and that Government, through the Ghana Education Service should organise regular in-service programmes to update the knowledge and skills of the ICT teachers.

Source: UCC
Assessing The Effects Of Climatic Variability And Anthropogenic Activities On The Flat Sardinella (Sardinella Maderensis) Fishery Of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos

This study assessed the effects of climatic variability and anthropogenic activities on the Sardinella maderensis fishery of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Fish and water samples were collected from six sampling stations, while primary data were obtained from 360 fishers across 30 fishing stations from October 2020 to August 2022. Genetic analysis of the fish samples revealed that the species had 89.38 - 100% similarity to Sardinella maderensis in NCBI. Multiple linear regression shows that variability in climatic indicators such as rainfall, chlorophyll-a, mean sea level, sea surface salinity, and sea surface temperature explained approximately 21.90% of the variance in catch per unit effort (p < .001, R2 = .22). Similarly, anthropogenic variables as land use, social amenities, and fishing effort explained approximately 4.62% of the variance in the fish catch (p < .001, R2 = .05). Although the condition factor indicated fish is still in relatively good condition, the result revealed a decrease in the average size (SL) of Sardinella maderensis (from 32cm to 23.2cm). Water samples indicated heavy metals’ levels were above international limits, presence of high total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) pollution in all stations (27.56 mg/L- 3985.40 mg/L), TDS levels were higher than acceptable limits (Mean = 24971.1 mg/L) and inadequate chlorophyll-a level (Mean = 0.01 μg/L). The ARIMA model corroborated the results with fluctuating trends in rainfall, temperature, and rising sea levels. It also has a declining chlorophyll-a and fish catch trend. Hence the need for urgent management intervention through coastal management policies and Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) of the Sardinella maderensis fishery.

Source: UCC
Assessing The Effects Of Exchange Rate Volatility On Foreign Direct Investment In Ghana

The study analyzed the effect of exchange rate volatility on foreign direct investment of Ghana. In order to achieve the purpose of the study, three objectives were stated. The first objective was to analyze the long run impact of exchange rate volatility on foreign direct investment of Ghana. The second objective of the study was to analyze the short run impact of exchange rate volatility on foreign direct investment of Ghana. Thirdly, the study objective was analyze the causal relationship between exchange rate volatility and foreign direct investment of Ghana. Control variables including Gross Domestic Product, interest rate, inflation rate and Investment Freedom. The annual data for exchange rate, interest rate, inflation, FDI, GDP and investment freedom were downloaded from WDI, IMF databank and GSE websites. Secondary data from 2000 to 2021 were employed. Unit root test was run to analyze the stationarity of the variables. ARDL was appropriate for the study. The Granger causality test was also used to analyze the causal relationship between exchange rate volatility and foreign direct investment. The study found that exchange rate inflation, and interest rate had a negative long run effect on foreign direct investment. GDP had no significant effect on foreign direct investment. In the short run, lag 1 of stock return was positive and significant on current foreign direct investment. Exchange rate had a negative and significant effect on foreign direct investment. Finally, the study found that there was a unidirectional causal relationship between foreign direct investment and interest rate, inflation and exchange rate. The study recommended that the central bank should put in measures to reduce the inflation rate.

Source: UCC