Preliminary Investigation Into Some Aspects Of The Ecology Of Coastal Savannah Forest Soils In Ghana: A Case Study of the University of Cape Coast Nature Reserve

Objective: The objective of this study was to access the perception of non-pharmacy health-care students on the role and contribution of pharmacists in to health-care delivery in Ghana. Furthermore, the influence of factors such as sex, program of study and frequency of interaction with pharmacists on this perception was determined. Methods: A structured questionnaire was designed and administered to 670 medical, optometry and nursing students of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana after a pilot study was conducted. Results: The students strongly agreed that the role of the pharmacist is dispensing drugs, collaborating with physicians to prescribe medications. The students also appreciated the contribution of pharmacists in helping to reduce adverse reactions to medications. The students, however, showed little appreciation of pharmacists carrying out research or physical examinations and helping to reduce cost to patients. There was no effect of sex on the perception of students, although the frequency of interaction with pharmacists influenced their perceptions Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that non-pharmacy health students appreciate certain roles and contributions of pharmacists to health-care.

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Factors Affecting Pupils’ Absenteeism at Felicormfort Junior High School (JHS) in Cape Coast, Ghana

Journal of Education and Learning ◽

10.5539/jel.v7n6p138 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 138

Author(s):

Felix Senyametor ◽

Emmanuel Kofi Gyimah ◽

Vincent Mensah Minadzi

Keyword(s):

Junior High School ◽

Total Population ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cape Coast ◽

Mean Values ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Case Study Design ◽

The University ◽

District Assemblies

This study aimed at finding out factors affecting pupils’ absenteeism at Felicomfort JHS at Amamoma within the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The total population was 145 covering the JHS1, JHS2, JHS3 pupils and teachers of the school. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 34 respondents. These were made up of 10 out of 15 teachers, 10 parents out of 53 and 14 pupils out of their accessible population of 56. Pretest, posttest, questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data from respondents. Case study design was used for the study and data analysis was done, using mean values, frequency and percentage counts with the Predictive Analytical Software (PASW) version 21. Key findings of the study indicated that 71.4 percent of absenteeism was due to teachers’ inability to care and find out from pupils the cause of their absenteeism, while 70 percent of respondents indicated that parental lack of care was the major cause of their absenteeism. However, majority (10) of respondents (71%) disagreed that pupils’ attitudes were part of the contributory factors to their habitual absenteeism. The overall percentage mean (58%) representing 8 of the pupils discounted teacher factor as responsible for their absenteeism. It was recommended that government through the District Assemblies offer some financial assistance to poor and single parents to enable them to adequately cater for their wards at school.

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Public relations specialist, any role(s) in university style administration?

Journal of Educational Management ◽

10.47963/jem.v2i.367 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 155-157

Author(s):

Christie Okae-Anti

Keyword(s):

Public Relations ◽

University Education ◽

Cape Coast ◽

Tertiary Institutions ◽

Essential Component ◽

Education In Ghana ◽

Management Functions ◽

The University

Administration is a human process and a means by which the aim or purpose of an organisation is effected. Public relations is an essential component in the administration of tertiary institutions. A survey was designed to identify ways in which public relations contribute to the management of university education in Ghana, using the University of Cape Coast as a case study. The study revealed that public relations management functions were varied ranging from the. handling of complaints to assisting in conducting elections in the University of Cape Coast and that all these management functions were necessary for effective public relations.

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Evaluative Speech Acts of Ghanaian Graduate Students: A Case Study of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana

Contemporary Journal of African Studies ◽

10.4314/contjas.v5i1.4 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 87-112

Author(s):

Abraham Kwesi Bisilki ◽

Isaac Bisilki

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Graduate Students ◽

Graduate Student ◽

Speech Acts ◽

Language Use ◽

Academic Community ◽

Cape Coast ◽

Evaluative Language ◽

The University

This paper describes an aspect of language use in the Ghanaian academic community, specifically investigating the use of evaluative speech acts in the review language of graduate students at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). The study is situated in Hyland’s (2004) conceptual framework of evaluative language. Using a content analysis approach to corpora, the study revealed that the reviews of the graduate students contained both positive and negative evaluative speech acts as well as linguistic mitigating strategies meant to soften criticisms that were face-threatening. However, it is worthy of note that the positive speech acts or praises were recorded in a higher proportion than were the criticisms. More intriguing was the discovery that much more of both the praise and the criticism were focused on the text, rather than on the author. Overall, the pattern of evaluative language use discovered in this analysis, if generalisable, renders the academic discourse culture of the Ghanaian graduate student more akin to Asian linguistic cultures than to Western ones. Actes de Discours Evaluatif des Etudiants de Cycle Supérieur de l’University of Cape Coast, Ghana Résumé Cet article décrit un aspect de l’utilisation du langage dans la communauté académique ghanéenne, en examinant, notamment, l’utilisation des actes de discours évaluatif dans le langage des étudiants de cycle supérieur de l’University of Cape Coast (UCC). Cette étude se situe dans le cadre théorique conceptuel de Hyland (2004) relatif à l’utilisation du langage évaluatif. En utilisant une approche pour l’analyse du contenu appliquée au corpus, l’étude a révélé que les évaluations des étudiants de cycle supérieur comprenaient à la fois les actes de discours positif et négatif ainsi que certaines stratégies atténuantes linguistiques adoptées pour adoucir les critiques qui étaient menaçantes pour la face. Toutefois, il est important de noter que les actes de discours positif ou d’éloges étaient enregistrés dans une proportion supérieure à celle des critiques. Il est aussi intéressant de noter que, selon la découverte faite, la plupart des éloges et des critiques étaient concentrés sur le texte, plutôt que sur l’auteur. En général, le schéma d’utilisation du langage découvert dans cette analyse, si généralisable, rend la culture de discours scolaire de l’étudiant ghanéen de cycle supérieur plus comparable aux cultures linguistiques asiatiques qu’à celles de l’Occident.

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Establishing clients’ satisfaction levels with automated library based services

Digital Library Perspectives ◽

10.1108/dlp-02-2019-0004 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (1) ◽

pp. 8-20

Author(s):

Paul Nunekpeku

Keyword(s):

Academic Library ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Cape Coast ◽

Content Type ◽

Library Automation ◽

Descriptive Research ◽

Informal Interview ◽

Reference Service ◽

The University

Purpose Library automation is required in academic libraries to meet the dynamic demands of clients. This study aims to investigate the level of clients’ satisfaction of Sam Jonah library automation. Design/methodology/approach The study utilized the descriptive research design by using an exploratory case study research method. A disproportionate stratified random sampling was used to select 322 respondents (undergraduates, postgraduates and lecturers/researchers) who consented to participate in the study. Questionnaire and informal interview were used for the data collection. Findings The study showed that more than half of the clients of Sam Jonah library were moderately satisfied with the library’s automation. Clients mostly access internet/Wi-Fi and reference service. Patronage of the services including photocopying, borrowing of books (circulation), e-resources/academic databases, institutional repository, library website and the OPAC was not encouraging. Increase in user education was recommended to improve their usage. Research limitations/implications The study was limited to only one academic library, namely, Sam Jonah library of the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. Originality/value The study provides insight into a case study of satisfactory level of clients in accessing automated services of Sam Jonah Library to serve as a basis for further research.

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University Role in Liaising Partners for Society Development: A Case Study of a University Contribution to Society Development Through the Liaising Social Partners in Ghana

Journal of Educational Issues ◽

10.5296/jei.v7i2.18813 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 18

Author(s):

Paul Wabike

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Community Engagement ◽

Political Stability ◽

Knowledge Generation ◽

Infrastructure Development ◽

Cape Coast ◽

Ruling Elite ◽

The University ◽

University Community

Universities contribution to society development in Africa has been a subject of discussion since many countries attained independence in the 1960s. The university was seen as having a function of emancipating society from poverty and ignorance. The premise of this view was based on the university’s role in creating the ruling elite and knowledge generation and dissemination, which could help societies deal with development challenges (Sawyerr, 2004). These challenges pertained to political stability, food security, diseases and infrastructure development. The recognition that universities contribute to society development is thus not new in Africa; however, little is understood of the mechanisms these universities employ to fulfil this role. Applying social capital concepts to a case study at the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in Ghana, this article asks the following question: how do universities contribute to society development by creating social capital? UCC engagement with the Yamoransa community is analysed using a University-Community Engagement (UCE) context. Results show that university-community engagement may hold the key to producing tangible results while meeting community development challenges by creating social capital. Social capital helps build community capabilities by allowing access to knowledge circles and resources for the actors in the network. However, structural contexts in which universities operate in Africa may influence university contribution to social capital creation and its perceived benefits to society.

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Challenges and Coping Strategies of Adult Learners in Tertiary Institutions: A Case Study of University of Cape Coast in Ghana

Journal of Studies in Education ◽

10.5296/jse.v5i4.8161 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 131

Author(s):

Racheal Ofori ◽

Enoch Danso Okyere ◽

Gifty Seiwaa Nyarko

Keyword(s):

Adult Learners ◽

Case Study Research ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Wireless Internet ◽

Cape Coast ◽

Internet Service ◽

Tertiary Institutions ◽

And Coping ◽

The University

<p>The study examined challenges adult learners in the University of Cape Coast face and the strategies they adopt in coping with these challenges. The case study research design was used and involved 18 respondents who were selected through purposive sampling technique. The hermeneutic method was used to analyze the data. The findings show that ICT and library are indispensable learning resources but adult learners have difficulty with their usage. Adult learners fail to avail themselves of counseling services on campus. It is recommended that ICT education should be intensified for these learners. Adult learners should be separated from the younger ones during ICT lessons in order to serve their special needs in the use of this resource. The wireless internet service should be active all the time and should be expanded to serve all halls and nearby hostels of the university.</p>

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Thai Buddhist Meditation Practice Tradition and a Case Study

International Journal of Business and Applied Social Science ◽

10.33642/ijbass.v6n7p2 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 12-15

Author(s):

Somboon Watana, Ph.D.

Keyword(s):

Present Article ◽

Practice Research ◽

Meditation Practice ◽

Master Teachers ◽

Buddhist Meditation ◽

Good Deed ◽

University Level ◽

The University ◽

The Buddha

Thai Buddhist meditation practice tradition has its long history since the Sukhothai Kingdom about 18th B.E., until the present day at 26th B.E. in the Kingdom of Thailand. In history there were many well-known Buddhist meditation master teachers, i.e., SomdejPhraBhudhajaraya (To Bhramarangsi), Phraajarn Mun Puritatto, Luang Phor Sodh Chantasalo, PhramahaChodok Yanasitthi, and Buddhadasabhikkhu, etc. Buddhist meditation practice is generally regarded by Thai Buddhists to be a higher state of doing a good deed than doing a good deed by offering things to Buddhist monks even to the Buddha. Thai Buddhists believe that practicing Buddhist meditation can help them to have mindfulness, peacefulness in their own lives and to finally obtain Nibbana that is the ultimate goal of Buddhism. The present article aims to briefly review history, and movement of Thai Buddhist Meditation Practice Tradition and to take a case study of students’ Buddhist meditation practice research at the university level as an example of the movement of Buddhist meditation practice tradition in Thailand in the present.

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