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Technological capacity building in developing countries:a case of crop biotechnology in Ghana

Essegbey, George Owusu (University of Cape Coast, 2002-09)

This thesis assesses the state of biotechnology in Ghana. It shows the present status of biotechnology in terms of the physical facilities, human r~sources, information resources and the organisational system through, ...
Financing Local Level Development Through the District Assemblies' Common Fund in the Upper East and Upper West Regions of Ghana

Bandie, Robinson Dakubu Boye (University of Cape Coast, 2003-07)

One of the key components under any decentralisation policy is the devolution of means. In the past, decentralisation policies of many developing countries failed to produce the desired impact because the issue of fiscal ...
Relevance of public secondary school students' career aspirations to the manpower needs of Ghana

Ocansey, Frederick (University of Cape Coast, 2005-06)

The thesis examined the career and educational aspirations of secondary school students in Ghana. The study, which was a cross-sectional descriptive survey specifically, aimed at determining the type of jobs students wish ...
Determinants of School Attainment and Schooling Achievement in Ghana

Aglobitse, Peter Borkly (University of Cape Coast, 2006-06)

This study focuses on the parental decision making in relation to investment in the education or schooling of the child. The study distinguished between school-attainment and schooling achievement as separate schooling outcomes ...
Contribution of world vision Ghana to rural development in northern Ghana

Nso Awekeya, Philip (University of Cape Coast, 2008-04)

This thesis examined World Vision Ghana's contribution to Rural Development in Northern Ghana. The study was carried out in six rural communities in three selected districts: Savelugu / Nanton, West Mamprusi and Bongo. The ...
Community perceptions of Artesunate Amodiaquine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Anakyin in the Cape Coast Metropolis

Ampofo, Martin (University of Cape Coast, 2010-05)

The most important drawback to successful control of malaria is the development of resistance by Plasmodium species to commonly used antimalarial drugs. To enhance effective treatment, many African nations including ...
Public Nature Conservation Policy Versus Community Interests: A Study of the Mole National Park

Nuodio, Theophilus Yigrilaa (University of Cape Coast, 2011-06)

Public policy impact analysis entails systematic, meticulous and objective evaluation of cause-effect relationships. The study presents a historical account of the genesis, processes and impacts of public nature conservation ...
Poverty Implications of Trade Liberalisation Financing in Ghana

Obeng, Camara Kwasi (University of Cape Coast, 2011-08)

Balancing government budget in the midst of trade liberalisation requires reducing expenditure levels or increasing existing taxes and or introducing new taxes. This study investigated the impact of the option of increasing ...
Environmental Performance of Hotels in Accra

Mensah, Ishmael (University of Cape Coast, 2012-03)

The steady growth in number of hotels 10 Accra is a source of environmental concern. This study sought to assess the environmental performance of hotels in Accra from the perspective of hotel managers, international ...
Citizenship education in colleges of education in Ghana: An exploratory study of the perceptions of student teachers and tutors of social studies

Boadu, Kankam (University of Cape Coast, 2012-06)

The purpose of this study was to explore the perception of social studies teacher trainees and their tutors in the colleges of education in Ghana with regards to the meaning and teaching methods that are most appropriate ...
Parents’ expectations and investment in child education: evidence from rural Ghana

Ahiakpor, Ferdinand (University of Cape Coast, 2012-06)

It was until the early 1990’s that economists began to place greater emphasis on the role of human capital development as the basic rock for development. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, the researcher interviewed a ...
Parents’ expectations and investment in child education: evidence from rural Ghana

Ahiakpor, Ferdinand (University of Cape Coast, 2012-06)

It was until the early 1990’s that economists began to place greater emphasis on the role of human capital development as the basic rock for development. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, the researcher interviewed a ...
Leadership and Performance of Decentralised Local Government System in The Central Region of Ghana

Ghartey, Adom Baisie (University of Cape Coast, 2012-06)

The study set out to examine leadership and performance in the the Central Region of Ghana. Descriptive survey design and mixed-methods approaches were used. Multi-stage sampling procedures were used to select a sample ...
Recruitment, selection and retention of human resources in selected hotels in Accra, Kumasi and Cape Coast.

Adu-Frimpong, George Kwame (University of Cape Coast, 2012-10)

Hotel services are crucial for Ghana’s tourism industry; they are labour intensive and require employee contact with customers. This makes human resources key to hotel operations. However, it is difficult to get the right ...
Tourism Education and Training in Ghana: An Evaluation of the HND Tourism Curriculum of Cape Coast Polytechnic

Owusu-Mintah, Samuel Benjamin (University of Cape Coast, 2012-10)

The main purpose of this thesis was to evaluate the curriculum being used for the HND Tourism programme at Cape Coast Polytechnic. The specific objectives were to analyse occupational and regional distribution of ...
Mass media coverage of development issues in northern Ghana.

Tuurosong, Damasus (University of Cape Coast, 2013-01)

In Ghana, studies showed that the mass media mostly served elitist audiences since programmes aired were either linguistically inaccessible to rural audiences or were of little relevance to the deprived communities. This ...
Analysis of Investment in Energy: A Case of Electricity in Ghana

Addy, Abubakari Obuama (University of Cape Coast, 2013-01)

This thesis analysed investments in electricity generation by employing a combination of Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique Mean Variance Portfolio (MVP) analysis. With annual time series data on Ghana from ...
Cocoa Research Innovations and Output in Ghana

Obuobisa-Darko, Ernest (University of Cape Coast, 2013-08)

Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana has introduced a number of innovations to increase cocoa yield per hectare from 360 to 1,300 Kg but the rate of adoption has been low. The objectives of the study were to determine factors ...
Accumulation of international reserves and economic growth in the west African monetary zone

Bentum-Ennin, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2013-08)

This study mainly sought to find out (i) the factors that have influenced the demand for international reserves in the WAMZ (ii) the effect of international reserves accumulation on economic growth and (iii) whether there ...
Accumulation of international reserves and economic growth in the west African monetary zone

Bentum-Ennin, Isaac (University of Cape Coast, 2013-08)

This study mainly sought to find out (i) the factors that have influenced the demand for international reserves in the WAMZ (ii) the effect of international reserves accumulation on economic growth and (iii) whether there ...

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