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Will The Chef Serve This? Insights On Placing Ghanaian Dishes On The Hotel Menu: Will The Chef Serve This? Insights On Placing Ghanaian Dishes On The Hotel Menu
No full textAside its gastronomic qualities, food is identified as a means through which tourism destinations can be promoted. Suggestions are made for local dishes to be served in tourism-oriented establishments to increase their acceptance as tourism products. Generally the discourse on food tourism has largely been from a demand perspective with relatively little emphasis being placed on the supply-side dimensions, particularly the decision making processes that surround the placement of Ghanaian food on the hotel menu. This study uses the Theory of Planned Behaviour as the substratum to enquire into the attitudes and intentions of menu decision-makers in hotels towards adding more variety of Ghanaian dishes unto their menu.Adopting a qualitative research design, in-depth interviews were conducted with menu decision-makers from twelve purposively selected 1 to 3-star rated hotels in Accra, Takoradi and Kumasi. Interpretation of the results was based on the factors that are considered by menu-decision makers when deciding on menu items as suggested by the literature and described using the narrative technique, summaries and representative quotes. The findings indicate that while there is a general desire by chefs to increase their placement of Ghanaian dishes on the menu, factors such as customer acceptance, and managerial support play a constraining role in the slow adaption of local dishes unto the menu
Visitor satisfaction with Ghana’s tourist attractions: Visitor satisfaction with Ghana’s tourist attractions
No full textAttractions play an important role in determining a destination’s allure, and for this reason many destinations seek to boost patronage of their products by marketing their attractions. Thus, tourist satisfaction with attractions is intrinsically linked to a destination’s fortunes. Yet, not many studies have focused on attraction satisfaction, much so within the Sub Saharan African milieu which presents a context that is rather different from the conventional settings within which tourism has been studied. This paper therefore set out to explore visitor satisfaction with Ghana’s attractions. It employed a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods and interviewed 412 visitors to Ghana over a 3 month period. While the overall satisfaction was fairly high, attribute-specific satisfaction was found to be much lower. Overall Satisfaction was also found to have significant statistical associations with certain socio-demographic variables as well as repeat intentions. More importantly, it was observed that their intrinsic qualities notwithstanding, Ghanaian attractions generally lack the other elements of the ‘servicescape’, i.e. supporting facilities that make the attraction experience satisfying. The implications of these findings are discussed and suggestions for enhancing satisfaction at the attractions are proffered
Factors influencing female teacher-trainees’ non-participation in physical activity and sports in colleges of education in Ashanti region of Ghana: Factors influencing female teacher-trainees’ non-participation in physical activity and sports in colleges of education in Ashanti region of Ghana
No full textThe main purpose of this study was to examine the factors that influence female teacher-trainees’ non-participation in physical activity and sports in Colleges of Education in Ashanti Region of Ghana. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 351 was randomly selected from a population of 2,911 for the study. Questionnaire was the main instrument used for data collection. Descriptive statistics (Frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (multiple regressions) were used in analysing and discussing the results. The study revealed that female teacher-trainees’ have a strong negative attitude (M=2.78, SD=1.43) towards participation in the physical activities and sports. Female teachertrainees’ have low participation in Physical Activity (78%). Religion (59.8%), misconception (98.8%), social role (98.8%), facilities and equipment (60.1%), sport skills foundation (99.1%), Motivation (96.6%) and academic loads (98.6%) are significant factors influencing female teacher-trainees’ non-participation in physical activities and sport in the colleges of education in the Ashanti Region, Ghana. It is recommended that Ministry of Education (MOE) and Curriculum Research Development Division (CRDD) should ensure that Physical education curriculum in Ghana is reorganised to enable students obtain necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes towards participation in physical activities and sports. The government and other stakeholders need to provide and supply modern facilities and equipment for physical activities and sports in the colleges
Pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards information communication technology: Pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards information communication technology
No full textIntegration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into education has been an important concern in many countries. The purpose of the study was to find out the attitudes of pre-service teachers towards Information and Communication Technology. Descriptive survey design was used for this study, and a semantic differential questionnaire with seven options was used to measure the attitudes of preservice teachers towards ICT. Three hundred students drawn from Level 400 of a department in the University of Cape Coast in Ghana were selected to form the sample for the study using the stratified random sampling technique. From the study, the preservice teachers showed positive attitude to ICT with a mean score of five for all the subscales of the questionnaire which translates as ‘slightly important’. The research reviewed that overall, preservice teachers can be categorised at the “understanding and application of process” stage of the technology adoption stages. A further analysis was conducted to find out the predominant stage of technology adoption among the preservice teachers. It was realised that majority of the respondents rated themselves at the “understanding and application of process” stage which was followed by “learning the process” stage. A one-way multivariate analysis of variance was conducted to investigate if the mean differences among stages of adoption of technology and attitudes towards technology being observed are statistically significant. The study revealed that preservice teachers technology adoption stage differed based on their attitudes towards technology. The preservice teachers showed positive attitude to ICT
Market structure and profit performance of Banks in Sierra Leone: Market structure and profit performance of Banks in Sierra Leone
No full textThe study examines the effects of market structure on profitability in the Sierra Leone banking industry. There are two competing hypotheses—the traditional structure–conduct–performance (SCP) hypothesis and the efficiency hypothesis (EH). Using pooled and quarterly data for the period 2006-2011, this study tests the validity of these two hypotheses. In general, the overall results of the study have been mixed. However, capital to asset ratio and expenses to asset ratio are found to influence their performance. But for definitive policy purposes, the impact of the banking structure needs to be explored further
The use and impact of ICT in teaching and learning of health education in elementary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria: The use and impact of ICT in teaching and learning of health education in elementary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria
No full textThe study assessed the use and impact of Information and Communication Technology in teaching and learning of health education in elementary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria. A survey design was used for the study. The data were collected using self developed structured questionnaire, the co-variates collected in the questionnaire were: availability of ICT, adequate personnel and availability of funds, test-retest reliability co-efficient of 0.76 while purposive and stratified sampling technique was used to select the respondents and schools respectively. One thousand eight hundred and twenty six instruments were retrieved out of One thousand nine hundred and fifty distributed and statistics of mean, standard deviation and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. Results indicated that all the co-variates used in the study were significant. Showing a joint regression produced F (6.1819) = 83.188, P<0.05. Since p value is less than 0.05. Integrating information and communication technology into health Education is very essential to improve the teaching and learning of health education in elementary schools in Lagos Nigeria
Analysis of cardiorespiratory fitness of 9-11 year old primary school children in Nigeria using blood pressure and vital capacity: Analysis of cardiorespiratory fitness of 9-11 year old primary school children in Nigeria using blood pressure and vital capacity
No full textThe skeletal muscle has the ability to extract and use oxygen for generation of energy to perform physical activities. This ability is referred to as cardiorespiratory fitness. The variables measured in this study were resting systolic and diastolic blood pressure, vital capacity and forced vital capacity. Four hypotheses tested at 0.05 alpha level. There were significant differences between the participants and the standard norms in all the variables studied in this research. Resting systolic blood pressure (t-Cal= 190.576 > t-Crit.=2.021, P<0.05); Resting diastolic blood pressure (t- Cal=51.951> t-Crit.=2.01, P<0.05); Vital Capacity (t-Cal=- 31.527> t-Crit. = 2.021, P<0.05); Forced Vital Capacity (t- Cal=13.951 > t-Crit. = 2.021, P<0.05); Generally, it was observed that the cardiorespiratory fitness level of the participants was low despite the significant difference in the variables when compared to the standard norm. A programme should be designed to encourage children to lose weight in a healthy manner, thus reducing their BMI and improve their physical fitness, and general wellbeing. Parents should guide the pupils to spend less time on computer games and encourage active physical exercises in form of trekking to school where possible, in order to enhance their cardiorespiratory fitness
Assessment of the counselling needs of students in a Ghanaian public university: Assessment of the counselling needs of students in a Ghanaian public university
No full textNeeds assessment is the starting point for developing comprehensive and relevant counselling services for students. This study assessed the counselling needs of students in the University of Energy and Natural Resources in the Brong Ahafo Region of Ghana. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of all students in the University. A sample of 335 students made up of 286 males and 49 females was selected through proportional stratified random sampling and simple random sampling techniques. A needs assessment questionnaire was used to source for the data. The data were analysed using means, standard deviations and independent samples t-test. The study found that practical and vocational/career needs were the most pressing needs of students. The study further revealed that there was no significant difference between the counselling needs of male and female students. Based on the findings, it was recommended that counsellors at the University of Energy and Natural Resources should design and implement counselling services based on the most important needs of the students: practical and vocational/career needs
Why are non-routine mathematics word problems difficult?: Lessons from preservice basic school teachers in Ghana: Why are non-routine mathematics word problems difficult?: Lessons from preservice basic school teachers in Ghana
No full textThis study sought to contribute to the literature on why non-routine word problems in Mathematics often seem difficult for learners. Three hundred and sixty-nine Primary and Junior High School teacher trainees from three Colleges of Education in Southern Ghana participated in the study. A non-routine mathematics word problem achievement test was administered to the teacher trainees, after which 18 (out of the 369) were interviewed to explain their processes. The difficulties encountered by participants were analysed using Newman’s (1977/1983) Error Analysis as the theoretical framework. The results revealed that the pre-service teachers generally had weak proficiency in non-routine word problem solving. The majority of participants could not solve problems at the Junior and Senior High School levels. Implications of the findings for pre-service teacher preparation at the College of Education level in Ghana and countries that have similar mode of teacher education are provided
Economic literacy among tertiary students in Ghana: Evidence from University of Cape Coast: Economic literacy among tertiary students in Ghana: Evidence from University of Cape Coast
No full textEconomic literacy measures the extent to which people can appreciate the forces that significantly influence the quality of their lives. Economically literate citizens may be able to make rational choices, understand and even form opinions on policies, and are likely to feel completely part of any public debate about the economy of a country. There have not been many studies on economic literacy, especially at the tertiary level in Ghana. It is in light of this that this paper seeks to investigate the factors influencing economic literacy among undergraduate students in the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. The study addresses two research questions: 1) What is the level of economic literacy among tertiary students in Ghana? and 2) What factors influence undergraduate students’ understanding of economic issues?The study employed a regression model on data collected from a sample survey of 1,366 undergraduate students in the University of Cape Coast. The results indicate that economic literacy is positively influenced by the level of the tertiary student, their SHS elective courses taken, their Cumulative Grade Point Average, interest in politics, and attendance of business/economics conferences. The study recommends that the fundamentals of economics could be introduced into the Social Studies discipline at the SHS so that all students benefit from this knowledge. The youth must be encouraged to be involved in business and politics, while Colleges and Universities should make business/economic seminars part of their curriculum