ghanaopendata/ghanaian-research-english huggingface dataset:
The morphology of student pidgin (SP), a case study of Valley View University in Oyibi, Ghana.

Language indeed is the main tool for communication. What actually identify a language are its morphological, phonological, and grammatical structures. However, research into Student Pidgin (SP) has often been on its sociolinguistic aspect with just a few research works on those aspects that actually identify a language. The study investigates the morphology of SP, which has been neglected, with the view to establishing the fact that SP is also a unique language or a code which employs some morphological processes in creating new words. It further looks at how tense, aspect, and mood are expressed in SP. The qualitative research design was selected for the study, using Valley View University as a case study. A sample size of 20 participants was used for the study comprising both male and female ranging between 17 years and 30 years. A purposive Sampling technique was adopted in selecting the sample. Recordings of SP, semi-structured interview, and non-participatory observation were the main instruments used to gather data for the study. Key findings, among others, are: that SP makes use of eight (8) main morphological processes in creating new words; that SP has no past tense inflections or past tense markers; that indicative, imperative, and subjunctive mood are expressed in SP. Regarding subjunctive mood, the study revealed that SP always uses the present subjunctive even in wish conditions and hypothetical statements. My recommendation was that studies on SP should not be focused on only the sociolinguistic part of it, but attention should also be equally directed toward the other grammatical facets like syntax, semantics, and phonology with the view of standardizing it.

Source: UEW
The morphology-vocabulary- reading mechanism and its effect on students� academic achievement in an English L2 context

The high lexical density and complex morphology of written standard English in academic and administrative contexts have raised concerns about their effect on reading proficiency across educational levels. This study provides empirical evidence of a serial multiple mediator model supporting the relationship between English L2 students� morphological awareness, vocabulary knowledge, reading proficiency and academic achievement. Comparisons were made at two levels: general English and academic English. Data were acquired from 454 second- and third-year English L2 university students in Ghana, West Africa. Using two different mediation analyses, the study produced significant evidence for a two-mediator model at both levels. Morphological awareness is modelled as affecting academic achievement through four different pathways: indirectly through vocabulary, indirectly through reading comprehension, indirectly through vocabulary and reading comprehension sequentially, and directly. This shows that knowledge of morphology both directly and indirectly influences academic achievement at tertiary level in English L2 contexts. � 2020 Elsevier Ltd

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Morphosyntatic analysis of whatsapp message among Prampram Senior High Students (SHS)

The study examined morphosyntatic structure of WhatsApp chats in Prampram Senior High School with concentration on selected classes and students in the school. The research was conducted qualitatively through questionnaire, WhatsApp chats and students’ compositions from class workbooks. The data collected were screenshots of students’ WhatsApp chats and exercises which were analyzed textually and thematically. The study was basically anchored on the structure of WhatsApp language, comprising standard and non – standard forms of the official, academic language in Ghana, English Language. These words and sentence structures are made up of acronyms, abbreviations, spoken word language forms, inversion, pidgin and vernacular. It also found that, these words and sentence structures were transferred to academic work in the school, where in essay writing, these traits were exhibited. Casual and brief interviews with teachers and students showed they had been soul tremendous consciousness as not all features in the WhatsApp data reflected in the essay data.

Source: UEW
Motivation and its perceived effects on academic performance of teachers of public basic schools in the Atwima Mponua District

The purpose of this study was to assess teacher motivation and its effect on students’ academic achievement, focusing on public junior high schools in the Atwima Mponua district. The objectives of the study were to establish how teachers feel when motivated on the job, determine teacher motivation and its effect on the academic achievement of pupils in basic schools of the Atwima Mponua District, and to find out the best motivational packages that promote teacher productivity. The researcher adopted the descriptive survey design using closed ended questionnaire for the study. The targeted population of the study was all the 170 JHS 3 teachers of the Atwima Mponua Educational District who were purposively sampled for this study. The study found, among others, that motivational packages for teachers in the study area were recognition and reward for high performance, empowerment of teachers to maintain discipline. Effects of motivation on teachers’ performance were that it creates supportive environment for staff to maximize their potential to be able to work effectively, students achievement are improved due to improved teaching strategies. The best motivational packages that promote teacher productivity were the provision of conducive and congenial working environment. Based on the findings, it is recommended that greater career growth and promotion opportunities should be accessible for teachers to motivate them to put in more effort in their lesson delivery to enhance students’ performance.

Source: UEW
Motivation and job performance among teachers in junior high schools in the Kwadaso Municipality

The study was conducted to investigate motivation and job performance among teachers in Junior High Schools in the Kwadaso Municipality. The objectives of the study were to find out the level of teachers’ motivation in Junior High Schools, determine the effect of motivation on teachers’ job performance in Junior High Schools and to identify ways to improve teacher motivation to enhance job performance in Junior High Schools. Descriptive survey design was used. The target population includes all Junior High School teachers both public and private in Kwadaso Municipality. The accessible population was all 153 teachers in public Junior High schools. The lottery type of the simple random sampling technique was used to select 110 teachers. Questionnaires with closed ended items were used. The reliability test yielded Cronbach Alpha of 0.81. The data collected were analyzed with simple descriptive statistics such as tables, percentages and frequencies. The study revealed that as motivation, teachers were provided with incentives on the job and teachers’ salaries and other needs were met. Teacher motivation enabled teachers to go the extra mile to teach and give the required assignments to students, and enabled teachers to prepare their lesson notes as and when due. Ways to improve teacher motivation to improve job performance were presence of salary and other incentives and use of open administration. It is recommended based on the findings that the Ghana Education Service and the Kwadaso Municipal Directorate of Education should provide teachers with more and regular professional development training to sustain their motivational level to promote job performance and retention.

Source: UEW
Motivation and job satisfaction in Ghana, a case study of the garment manufacturing sector in the Upper East Region

The potential of the textile and clothing industries to contribute to long-run growth and development will depend not only on the quality and effectiveness of government policies and institutions in developing countries but also on motivation and job satisfaction. The purpose of the study was to assess the levels of motivation and job satisfaction in the garment manufacturing sector in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The Descriptive research design was used to conduct the study. Using the multistage sampling technique where both the convenience and purposive sampling techniques were used to select a total 150 participants from 15 dress making shops in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Questionnaires were used as the main data collection instruments. The study found that workers in the garment manufacturing industry in the Upper East Region of Ghana are both intrinsically and extrinsically motivated even though most of them agreed the work pressure puts stress on them. Also, workers enjoyed professional relationships with their colleagues, enjoyed such relationships outside of work and the businesses do a lot to improve such relationships amongst staff. In addition, the study observed that workers in the garment manufacturing industry in the Upper East are generally satisfied with the work processes, competences of their supervisors, the working conditions and business policies. From the findings the study recommended that the dressmakers association must develop a standard remuneration and motivation protocol for its members to boost morale of workers in the garment manufacturing industry and also, stakeholders in the industry must be encouraged to take the issues staff motivation seriously which goes a long way to increase the satisfaction of employees on the job.

Source: UEW
Motivational packages and their effects on employee performance in the Ghana Education Service, a case study of five selected junior high schools in Atebubu- Amanten Municipal

The study sought to determine the extent to which motivational packages influence performance of employees in the Ghana Education Service. The research design used for the study was cross-sectional study. A target population of the study was 50. A set of questionnaire consisting of both closed and open ended questions were used to collect data from 50 teachers as respondents. The data collected was based on the available motivational packages in Ghana Education service. The extent to which motivational packages influence teachers at Atebubu Amanten Junior High Schools were examined. The relationship between motivation and teacher performance at Atebubu Amanten Junior High Schools and the causes of poor performance of teachers were also looking at in the study. The data collected was analysed using SPSS version 12 and the results were presented using tables, percentages and frequencies. The results of the study indicated that majority of the respondents were satisfied with the levels of supervision, in-service training /workshops and planning. Majority however believed that the community does not give financial assistance and as well the atmosphere in the school were not conducive enough. It however showed that there was a strong positive correlation between teachers organisation, in-service, training and teachers satisfaction. Also majority of the respondents agreed to the effectiveness of achievement, recognition, responsibility, job security and relations in and their impact on teacher performance. Again, the results showed that there was a strong relationship between most extrinsic factors and intrinsic factors. It was also concluded that both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators are considered important by teachers. The study suggested that Ghana Education Service should put in place policy statements binding schools administration to render their unflinching support to teachers.

Source: UEW
Motivational techniques and teachers’ performance the case study of some selected Senior High Schools in Sefwi Wiawso municipality

Schools are expected to offer quality educational services through the effort of highly committed and motivated teachers doing more than they are originally expected to do. The study assessed the impact of motivational techniques on teacher performance in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality in the western region. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to select 297 teachers and 3 head teachers from the municipality for the study. A 22-item Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. Basic descriptive and inferential statistics were computed and a Regression Analysis marked by significant measure of 0.00 was conducted to assess the relationship and degree of impact between motivational practices and teacher performance. The study revealed that teachers perceived motivational practices to have higher effect on the performance of teachers in the municipality. The study recommended that the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education should promote the betterment of workers especially in educational institutions to ensure that their welfare issues are timely met, whiles the management of senior high schools in the Municipality make conscious efforts to outline better strategies to roll out effective conditions of service to boost the morale of their teachers.

Source: UEW
Motivational techniques and teachers’ performance, the case study of some selected senior high schools in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality

Schools are expected to offer quality educational services through the effort of highly committed and motivated teachers doing more than they are originally expected to do. The study assessed the impact of motivational techniques on teacher performance in Sefwi Wiawso Municipality in the western region. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used to select 297 teachers and 3 head teachers from the municipality for the study. A 22-item Likert scale questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. Basic descriptive and inferential statistics were computed and a Regression Analysis marked by significant measure of 0.00 was conducted to assess the relationship and degree of impact between motivational practices and teacher performance. The study revealed that teachers perceived motivational practices to have higher effect on the performance of teachers in the municipality. The study recommended that the Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Education should promote the betterment of workers especially in educational institutions to ensure that their welfare issues are timely met, whiles the management of senior high schools in the Municipality make conscious efforts to outline better strategies to roll out effective conditions of service to boost the morale of their teachers.

Source: UEW
Mps and their constituent’s relation in the 8th parliament of Ghana an insight from Trobu constituency

Effective relations between Members of Parliament (MPs) and their constituents are crucial for strong democratic representation and constituency development. This dissertation examines MPs and their constituents' relations in the 8th Parliament of Ghana under the Fourth Republic with a specific focus on the Trobu Constituency of the Greater Accra Region. It highlights the challenges faced by MPs in engaging with their constituents to ensure a good relationship. To achieve its objectives, the study adopted a purely qualitative approach. In all, ten participants were interviewed for the study. It was discovered that if the state can build national offices in all the constituencies for the MPs then once in a week, the MPs can meet their constituents to have interactions and know their problems as their representative. This then can facilitate good relations between them. The study revealed that there is the need for the MP to facilitate the creation of jobs for the people within the constituency. Consequently, the study recommends that the poor socio-economic status of the constituents made it difficult for the MPs to relate with their constituency members so MPs should facilitate the creation of jobs within the constituency to ensure development. The study again recommended that the government should build offices for the MPs in all the constituencies so that the constituents can interact with him.

Source: UEW
Mpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛmu a ɛfa Akanfoɔ abosom bi ne wɔn akyiwadeɛ

Saa dwumadie yi yɛ nhwehwɛmu a ɛfa Akanfoↄ abosom ne wↄn akyiwadeɛ ho. Ↄkasa ne nneyeɛ di akotene wↄ Akanfoↄ abosomsom mu. Dwumadie yi botaeɛ ne sɛ, ɛbɛkyerɛ Akanfoↄ abosom bi ne wↄn akyiwadeɛ. Ɛde ahwɛeɛ ne nkↄmmↄtwetwe na ɛboaboaa nsɛm no ano na meyii nnipa aduonu a wↄfiri Akanfoↄ nkuro ahodoↄ so. Ɔkasa mu akyiwadeɛ a ɛfa Akanfoↄ abosom bi ho no bi ne mpoatwa, ntanhunu ka, duabↄ ne nsedie. Nneyɛɛ ho akyiwadeɛ nso fa adidie ne ↄnom ho, brayɛ a yɛde kↄ asↄneɛ so, nna mu akyiwadeɛ bi te sɛ mogyafra, aboa ne nipa nna. Akanfoↄ gye di sɛ abosom gu ahodoↄ titire mmienu a yeinom ne Atanↄfoↄ ne asumanbrafoↄ. Atanↄfoↄ no nso wↄ nkyekyɛmu ahodoↄ mmienu a ɛnonom ne Atanↄfufuo ne atanↄbrani. Dwumadie yi de abosom yi akyiwadeɛ to dwa, nsunsuansoↄ a ɛwↄ akyiwadeɛ yi ho, amammerɛ ne amanneɛ a wↄde popa nsunsuansoↄ no. Akanfoↄ gye di sɛ wↄn abosom akyiwadeɛ no boa ma nnipa di mmara so. Nnoɔma a ɛpue firi dwumadie yi mu no bi ne sɛ abosom no mu biara wɔ nankasa akyiwadeɛ. Afei nso ɔbosom korɔ no ara tumi pue wɔ beaeɛ ahodoɔ pii na nso nea ɛyɛ akyiwadeɛ wɔ kuro foforɔ nso no ɛnyɛ akyiwadeɛ wɔ kuro foforɔ nso. Dwumadie yi de bɛtↄↄ dwa sɛ ɛnyɛ akyiwadeɛ nyinaa na wↄtumi kyerɛ mu. Afei nso sɛ obi bu saa akyiwadeɛ no so a, ɛde nsunsuansoↄ bↄne tumi berɛ no. Saa dwumadie yi bɛboa asuafoↄ a wↄbɛpɛ sɛ wↄyɛ nhwehwɛmu afa abosom ho daakye bi. Afei nso saa nhwehwεmu yi bεma yεhunu Akanfoͻ abosom ne wͻn akyiwadeε no bi na aboa ma ͻfoforͻ ankͻ bu akyiwadeε yi so ankͻfa nsunsuansoͻ bͻne biara amma ne ho, abusua ne mpo kuro a wͻfiri mu. Nea εtͻ so bio nso no, εbεma wͻn a wͻabu Akanfoͻ abosom no akyiewadeε no bi so ma εde nsusuansoͻ bͻne aberε no nso anunu anamͻntuo a εtwa sε wͻtu na ama no anya ne fahodie.

Source: UEW
Mpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛmu a ɛfa mmaa tumi ho wɔ Owusu (19731992) nwoma ‘Ɔkrabiri’ ne Owusu ‘wo Gyegyiregye!’ mu

Dwumadie yi botaeɛ ne sɛ ɛbɛpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛm mmaa mmoa a wɔde ma adasa., sɛdeɛ ɛnam mmaa so ma adasa bɔ fam anaa kɔ ɔhaw mu, gyidie a Akanfoɔ wɔ fa mmaa ho wɔ sunsunsɛm ho ne Akanfoɔ amammerɛ, amanneɛ ne gyidie a ɛfa mmaa ho wɔ ɔtwerɛfoɔ Owusu (1973) ne (1992) nwoma ‘Ɔkrabiri’ ne ‘Wo Gyegyiregye!’ mu. Ɛba no nwoma mu mpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛmu mu a, ɛnyɛ nhwehwɛmuni no ara na ɔbɔ ne tiri mu pɛ ne nsɛmmoano. Saa nti, nhwehwɛmuni no yiyii ne nsɛmmoano no firii nwoma no mu berɛ a ɔrekenkan nwoma no. Berɛ a ɔreboaboa ano no, na ɔrehyehyɛ no etire asɛm tire asɛm. Mmom ɔgyinaa ne botaeɛ a ɔde reyɛ nhwehwɛmu no so na ɛhyehyɛeɛ. Nsɛmmoano no nyinaa ɔtwerɛ guu nwoma foforɔ mu ansa na akyire ɔhwɛ so de dii dwuma no. Ɔgyinaa “Gender stereotype” ne “Liberal feminism” adwenmusɛm so na ɔyɛɛ mpɛnsɛmpɛnsɛmu no. Nhwehwɛmu no daa sɛdeɛ mmaa boa wɔn yɔnko mmaa wɔ afotuo kwan so sikama mu, mmɔfra, kuro ne mmarima. Sɛdeɛ ɛnam ɔbaa so ma ɔbarima kɔ afiase, hyia animguaseɛ ne Akanfoɔ amammerɛ ne amanneɛ bi te sɛ bragorɔ, kyiribra, awareɛ, kunayɛ ɛnna gyidie ahodoɔ bi. Ɔtwerɛfoɔ no de bɔbea mu sukorɔ femfamm mmaa ho dodo. Mmom, ɛduruu amanneɛ no so no, ɔdii ‘liberal feminism’ nhyehyɛeɛ no so na wɔkyerɛ mu sɛ dwumadie pɔtee biara nni hɔ ma ɔbaa anaasɛ ɔbarima na deɛ ɔbarima bɛtumi ayɛ no, ɔbaa nso bɛtumi ayɛ saa ara, nso kunayɛ mu deɛ wamfa anyɛ adwuma. Nhwehwɛmu yi bɛboa akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, akenkanfoɔ, nhwehwɛmufoɔ ne asuafoɔ wɔ dwumadie biara a wɔbɛpɛ sɛ wɔdi wɔ nwoma yi mmienu mu.

Source: UEW
A multi-kernel method of measuring adaptive similarity for spectral clustering

Accurate representation of similarities between data points is an important determinant in the success of many clustering approaches. Previous studies have shown that kernel methods are effective in this representation. However, using multi-kernels to merge probabilistic neighborhoods in data still needs further research. In this paper, a multi-kernel method of measuring adaptive similarity for spectral clustering is proposed. Kernels with more accurate adaptive similarity measure on the data are assigned bigger weights and an optimum combined kernel that truly reflects the internal structure of the data points is obtained. The proposed method ascribes adaptive and optimal neighbors to each data point based on the local structure using the combined kernels. The combined similarity measure and data clustering are learnt simultaneously to obtain optimal clustering results. We rank constraint the Laplacian matrix of the data similarity matrix to ensure that the connected components in the similarity matrix are exactly equal to the cluster number. The presented technique is significant in the sense that it is able to search the underlying similarity relationships amongst data points and is robust to complex data. Compared with other state-of-the-art spectral clustering methods, our proposed method achieves better performance in terms of NMI and accuracy in experiments performed on both synthetic and real datasets. � 2020 Elsevier Ltd

Source: UEW
The multilingual context of the early care and support of deaf children in Ghana

Understanding the multilingual language context of deaf children�s lives provides an essential knowledge base from which to develop the early support of children and families. Current models of early support tend to draw on Euro-Western understandings of the multilingual lives of families of deaf children and assume an established infrastructure around language and communication intervention. This paper examines the multilingual contexts of deaf children in Ghana; a low-resourced country in sub-Saharan Africa where the use of multiple local languages is a part of the eco-cultural context for early development, but where the early support of deaf children is under-resourced, and there is limited understanding of childhood deafness and the potential of sign language communication. Through interviews with caregivers of deaf children and the documentation of language biographies, we examine the proximal and distal influences on multilingual languaging and communication choices. We draw on Bourdieusian social theory to identify ways in which power and agency dynamically shape multilingual communication possibilities for deaf children and their caregivers, specifically in relation to the legitimised use of sign language among other local languaging practices. Implications for the development of context-sensitive models of early support for multilingual deaf children and their families are discussed. � 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Source: UEW