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Agyemang, Charles, Ellis Owusu-Dabo, Ank de Jonge, David Martins, Gbenga Ogedegbe, and Karien Stronks. "Overweight and obesity among Ghanaian residents in The Netherlands: how do they weigh against their urban and rural counterparts in Ghana?" Public Health Nutrition 12, no. 7 (2009): 909–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1368980008003510.
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AbstractObjectiveTo investigate differences in overweight and obesity between first-generation Dutch-Ghanaian migrants in The Netherlands and their rural and urban counterparts in Ghana.DesignCross-sectional study.SubjectsA total of 1471 Ghanaians (rural Ghanaians, n 532; urban Ghanaians, n 787; Dutch-Ghanaians, n 152) aged ≥17 years.Main outcome measuresOverweight (BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2) and obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2).ResultsDutch-Ghanaians had a significantly higher prevalence of overweight and obesity (men 69·1 %, women 79·5 %) than urban Ghanaians (men 22·0 %, women 50·0 %) and rural Ghanaians (men 10·3 %, women 19·0 %). Urban Ghanaian men and women also had a significantly higher prevalence of overweight and obesity than their rural Ghanaian counterparts. In a logistic regression analysis adjusting for age and education, the odds ratios for being overweight or obese were 3·10 (95 % CI 1·75, 5·48) for urban Ghanaian men and 19·06 (95 % CI 8·98, 40·43) for Dutch-Ghanaian men compared with rural Ghanaian men. Among women, the odds ratios for being overweight and obese were 3·84 (95 % CI 2·66, 5·53) for urban Ghanaians and 11·4 (95 % CI 5·97, 22·07) for Dutch-Ghanaians compared with their rural Ghanaian counterparts.ConclusionOur current findings give credence to earlier reports of an increase in the prevalence of overweight/obesity with urbanization within Africa and migration to industrialized countries. These findings indicate an urgent need to further assess migration-related factors that lead to these increases in overweight and obesity among migrants with non-Western background, and their impact on overweight- and obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes among these populations.
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Geoffrion, Karine, Georgina Yaa Oduro, and Mansah Prah. "‘Ghanaian first’: Nationality, Race and the Slippery Side of Belonging for Mixed-Race Ghanaians." Africa Development 47, no. 4 (2023): 131–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.57054/ad.v47i4.2980.
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This article explores the multifaceted ways in which race impacts on processes of identification with the Ghanaian nation for mixed-race Ghanaians. Using a constructionist approach to identity, which highlights the agency of actors, the article underscores the shifting and racialising nature of national identity in transnational contexts. The article argues that whether they were born and raised in Ghana or they grew up in a Western country, mixed-race Ghanaians mainly identify as ‘Ghanaian first’. Their affiliation to Ghana stems both from growing up in the country and from being identified as black outsiders in countries of the white Western world. In both contexts, identifying as a Ghanaian is a source of pride and empowerment. However, their membership of the Ghanaian nation is often contested in their everyday life by the majority black-identified Ghanaian population, based on ethnoracial (non)authenticity premises. As such, mixed-race Ghanaian participants actively shape their Ghanaianness to justify their right to belong.
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Navei, Nyamawero, and Samuel Donkoh. "Fabric symbology: Correlation between President Akufo-Addo’s fabric choice and his COVID-19 addresses to Ghanaians." Journal of African History, Culture and Arts 2, no. 3 (2022): 158–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.57040/jahca.v2i3.208.
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Although there is no mandatory (legal) dress code for the President of Ghana, it is noteworthy that the President’s choice of garment for public engagements, as the first Iconic Figure of the land, is a critical identity construction issue with an additional possibility of promoting the indigenous Ghanaian textile products for massive (inter)national patronage. This remains a pertinent concern to Ghanaian fashion devotees and scholars. This qualitative descriptive study, therefore, examines eight (8) random-purposively sampled authentic Ghanaian print fabrics (garments) adorned by President Akufo-Addo for his COVID-19 addresses to establish their nonverbal correlative communication repositories with the contents of the messages delivered to Ghanaians. The study elicited views through interviews from seasoned Ghanaian fabric manufacturing experts and fabric retailers regarding the symbology of the sampled fabrics. It was found that the Ghanaian authentic print fabrics (garments) adorned by President Akufo-Addo for his COVID-19 updates symbolically correlated with the contents of the addresses delivered to Ghanaians. Therefore, the President’s continuous use of Ghanaian authentic print fabrics for his COVID-19 addresses communicates his Ghanaian nationalistic identity; promotes the beautiful and symbolically rich Ghanaian fabrics for the patronage of a larger (inter)national market. This stands to attract massive market for Ghanaian print fabrics thereby positively impacting the economic gains of the ailing Ghanaian textile industry. It would therefore be novel if further investigation is conducted on the possible economic impact of the President’s adornment of authentic Ghanaian print fabrics (garments) for public occasions on the Ghanaian textile industry.
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Darko, Samuel N., William K. B. A. Owiredu, Denis Yar, et al. "Markers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in only Diabetic and Obese Ghanaian Populations: The RODAM Study." Open Diabetes Journal 9, no. 1 (2019): 8–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1876524601909010008.
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Background: The RODAM study has established a link between peripheral insulin resistance and varying fasting blood glucose levels among Ghanaian populations. However, associations of oxidative stress and inflammation with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and obesity is yet to be assessed in this population. Objective: This study determined the association of inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in T2DM and obesity among Ghanaian migrants in Europe and non-migrants in Ghana. Methods: Socio-demographic and anthropometric variables were collected from 5350 participants of 25-70 years and stratified into migrant Ghanaians (n= 2921), urban (n=1411) and rural Ghanaians (n=1018). C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Uric Acid (UA) and ferritin were quantified and associations drawn between these markers and the metabolic disorders using logistic regression. Results: Overall mean ages (years) were highest for migrant Ghanaians [46.59, 95%CI (46.24, 46.93)] compared to rural [46.49 (45.72, 47.26)] and urban [45.24 (44.65, 45.83)]. CRP was associated with obesity and T2DM respectively in urban [OR=1.531, 95%CI (1.407, 1.666): OR=1.354, 95% CI (1.195, 1.535)] and migrant Ghanaians [OR=1.552, 95% CI (1.449, 1.662): OR=1.405, 95%CI (1.234, 1.600)]. Similarly, ferritin was positively associated (p<0.05) with T2DM in migrant [OR=1.312, 95% CI (1.058, 1.626)], urban [OR=1.972, 95% CI (1.510, 2.575)] and rural Ghanaians [OR=1.240, 95%CI (1.020, 1.507)]. Conclusion: CRP and ferritin are associated with T2DM in Ghanaian populations at varying magnitudes. Moreover, indulgence in lifestyles that elevate inflammation and oxidative stress has the potential to increase risk of T2DM and obesity among Ghanaian populations.
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Gyasi, Ibrahim K. "Aspects of English in Ghana." English Today 7, no. 2 (1991): 26–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266078400005502.
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Clune, John V. "un Peacekeeping and the International Men and Women of the Ghana Armed Forces." International Journal of Military History and Historiography 36, no. 1 (2016): 9–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/24683302-03601002.
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This article argues that after 1973, participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations abroad enabled Ghanaian military personnel and their families to employ the infrastructure of international military cooperation to form an alternate global identity that was not simply larger than the nation-state. Ghanaian military families found the experiences of international military education and peacekeeping personally rewarding, but they also connected Ghanaians to global communities while weakening some national bonds. International military service provided Ghanaian families alternate strategies to negotiate economic insecurity in ways that strikingly resemble other diaspora communities, with an essential difference: in this case, Ghanaian soldiers families’ transnational identity still depended on functioning state agencies and international diplomatic processes to facilitate their travel.
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Ofori, Dominic Maximilian, and Mohammed Albakry. "I own this language that everybody speaks." English World-Wide 33, no. 2 (2012): 165–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/eww.33.2.03ofo.
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Based on interviews conducted in ten Catholic churches of the Ghanaian capital, Accra, the paper offers a profile of English use in Ghana and reports on the attitudes of Ghanaians toward English as the official language of their country. The results reveal the influential role English plays in the different settings of Ghanaian communication as well as the high esteem afforded to the English language by the majority of Ghanaian respondents. Most of them cited the numerous benefits that English, as a language of wider communication, brings to the individual speaker and the country.
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Amuzu, E., A. E. A. Kuwornu, and S. Opoku-Fofie. "“Awww, we r sorry wai”: Pragmatic functions of L1 discourse markers in Ghanaians’ English-based WhatsApp conversations." Contemporary Journal of African Studies 5, no. 2 (2018): 60–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/contjas.v5i2.3.
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The use of discourse markers (DMs) in written conversations has long been seen as features of oral conversations that chatters transfer into their written conversations when they wish to activate the informal relationships they developed in oral conversational contexts (see e.g. Landone 2012 and Ramón 2015). This paper shows this conclusion to be true of the use of seven DMs (o, wai, saa, paa, waa, koraa and la) by Ghanaians in their in-group English-based WhatsApp conversations. The DMs are from some Ghanaian languages, and using the Markedness Model of Myers-Scotton (1993, 1998, 1999) it is shown that they occur as marked codeswitches in the otherwise English texts where, in addition to informalising interactions, serve as exhibits of chatters’ Ghanaian identity and in-group solidarity; it is unlikely that such forms as wai, saa, paa, waa, koraa and la will appear in chats of non-Ghanaians. Data analysed for the study were extracts from WhatsApp platforms with only Ghanaian participants.
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van der Linden, Eva L., Karlijn Meeks, Erik Beune, et al. "The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among Ghanaian migrants and their homeland counterparts: the Research on Obesity and type 2 Diabetes among African Migrants (RODAM) study." European Journal of Public Health 29, no. 5 (2019): 906–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz051.
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Abstract Background Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. It is unknown whether the MetSyn prevalence differs within a homogenous population residing in different settings in Africa and Europe. We therefore assessed the prevalence of MetSyn among Ghanaians living in rural- and urban-Ghana and Ghanaian migrants living in Europe. Methods We used data from the cross-sectional multi-centre RODAM study that was conducted among Ghanaian adults aged 25–70 years residing in rural- and urban-Ghana and in London, Amsterdam and Berlin (n = 5659). MetSyn was defined according to the 2009 harmonized definition. Geographical locations were compared using age-standardized prevalence rates, and prevalence ratios (PRs), adjusted for age, education, physical activity, and smoking and stratified for sex. Results In men, the age-standardized prevalence of MetSyn was 8.3% in rural Ghana and showed a positive gradient through urban Ghana (23.6%, adjusted PR = 1.85, 95% confidence interval 1.17–2.92) to Europe, with the highest prevalence in Amsterdam (31.4%; PR = 4.45, 2.94–6.75). In women, there was a rural-to-urban gradient in age-standardized MetSyn prevalence (rural Ghana 25%, urban Ghana 34.4%, PR = 1.38, 1.13–1.68), but small differences in MetSyn prevalence between urban-Ghanaian and European-Ghanaian women (Amsterdam 38.4%; London 38.2%). Conclusion MetSyn is highly prevalent in Ghana as well as in Ghanaian migrants in Europe. To assist prevention efforts, further research is needed to understand the mechanisms driving the geographical differences in MetSyn prevalence between migrant and non-migrant Ghanaians.
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Salakpi, Alexander. "The Rewards of Hospitality: A Case Study of Gen 18:1-16a." Oguaa Journal of Religion and Human Values 7, no. 1 (2023): 83–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.47963/ojorhv.v7i1.1411.
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Hospitality is a value ingrained in all human beings. Ghanaians love to practice hospitality and it is common to hear foreigners mention “Ghanaian Hospitality.” Unfortunately, this valuable gift seems to elude contemporary Ghanaians. The practice of hospitality has been taken advantage of by armed robbery, pretenders, and lazy people, so that a hospitable person becomes a victim of their attack. Instead of the rewards of hospitality, cheerful heart, smiles, joy, that perpetuates healthy life, sadness, grief, sorrow, sickness and sometimes death have become the result. Consequently, Ghanaians have become afraid and reluctant to practice this virtue. Engaging traditional Ewe wisdom with Gen 18:1-16a, the paper seeks to explore through exegetical and intercultural study the value of hospitality within the Ewe and the Hebrew cultures to propose a re-conversion towards ‘hospitality’ for contemporary Ghanaian Christians.
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Ampa-Korsah, Hagar, Josephine Aboagyewaa-Ntiri, Vida Adu-Gyamfi, and Akwasi Yeboah. "Consumers Knowledge of Symbolic Names and Meanings of Ghanaian Fabrics." International Journal of African Society, Cultures and Traditions 10, no. 2 (2022): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.37745/ijasct.2014/vol10n2117.
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Generally, Ghanaian fabrics are unique and authentic, with each bearing traditional riches that express more pride in their national history, physical, material or symbolic gestures to benefit the indigenous Ghanaians. The fabrics have symbolic names and meanings, based upon which this study investigated consumers’ knowledge of symbolic names and meanings of Ghanaian fabrics and their impact on consumer purchase intentions. A quantitative research design was adopted for the study with a targeted population of 3,490,030 that visit the various clothing and textile shops in the Kumasi Central Business District (KCBD). The sample size for the study was 385 participants. Purposive and convenience sampling techniques were used in selecting the respondents. A questionnaire was used as an instrument to gather information from the respondents. The returned questionnaires were coded and keyed into SPSS-23.0. The data gathered were analysed using descriptive statistics in the form of frequencies, percentages, mean and standard deviation. The study revealed that the customers have little knowledge about Ghanaian fabrics’ symbolic names and meanings. It was concluded that Ghanaian fabrics had symbolic value, with names and meanings attached and consumers had little knowledge about the Ghanaian fabrics they use. The study recommended that manufacturers could embark on social, cultural and traditional events as part of their promotional programmes to educate and remind consumers to appreciate their rich culture and the symbolic value of the Ghanaian fabrics.
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Berinyuu, Abraham Adu. "Change, Ritual, and Grief: Continuity and Discontinuity of Pastoral Theology in Ghana." Journal of Pastoral Care 46, no. 2 (1992): 141–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002234099204600206.
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Uses a life segment from a Westernized Ghanaian man going through grief over the death of his father to illustrate the conflicts implicit when Ghanaian culture and religious values interact with Western civilization and Christianity. Develops the thesis that a pastoral theology of ritual may provide a religious understanding in which Western Christian notions and practices and the original understandings of Ghanaians can be bridged. Notes especially the role of the cross in providing a symbol capable of creatively relating original cultic meanings witn an enlightened Christian understanding of death and grief.
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CHU, HUNG MANH, CYNTHIA BENZING, and CHARLES MCGEE. "GHANAIAN AND KENYAN ENTREPRENEURS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THEIR MOTIVATIONS, SUCCESS CHARACTERISTICS AND PROBLEMS." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship 12, no. 03 (2007): 295–322. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1084946707000691.
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Three hundred and fifty-six entrepreneurs from Kenya and Ghana were surveyed to determine their motivation for business ownership, variables contributing to their business success, and the problems they encountered. Kenyan and Ghanaian entrepreneurs indicated that increasing their income and creating jobs for themselves were leading factors motivating them to become business owners. Hard work and good customer service were cited by both Kenyan and Ghanaian business owners as critical for their success. But, compared to the Kenyan entrepreneurs, Ghanaians weighed support from family and friends and external relationship building as more important. A weak economy is the most important problem preventing entrepreneurs of both countries from achieving their goals. Ghanaian entrepreneurs were more concerned about the inability to obtain capital, while Kenyan entrepreneurs were more concerned about government regulations and problems related to business location.
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van Dijk, Rijk. "Localisation, Ghanaian Pentecostalism and the Stranger's Beauty in Botswana." Africa 73, no. 4 (2003): 560–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/afr.2003.73.4.560.
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AbstractThis contribution considers the current position of the Ghanaian migrant community in Botswana's capital, Gaborone, at a time of rising xenophobic sentiments and increasing ethnic tensions among the general public. The article examines anthropological understandings of such sentiments by placing them in the context of the study of nationalisms in processes of state formation in Africa and the way in which these ideologies reflect the position and recognition of minorities. In Botswana, identity politics indulge in a liberalist democratic rhetoric in which an undifferentiated citizenship is promoted by the state, concealing on the one hand inequalities between the various groups in the country, but on the other hand defending the exclusive interests of all ‘Batswana’ against foreign influence through the enactment of what has become known as a ‘localisation policy'. Like many other nationalities, Ghanaian expatriate labour has increasingly become the object of localisation policies. However in their case xenophobic sentiments have taken on unexpected dimensions. By focusing on the general public's fascination with Ghanaian fashion and styles of beautification, the numerous hair salons and clothing boutiques Ghanaians operate, in addition to the newly emerging Ghanaian-led Pentecostal churches in the city, the ambiguous but ubiquitous play of repulsion and attraction can be demonstrated in the way in which localisation is perceived and experienced by the migrant as well as by the dominant groups in society. The article concludes by placing entrepreneurialism at the nexus of where this play of attraction and repulsion creates a common ground of understanding between Ghanaians and their host society, despite the government's hardening localisation policies.
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Ahulu, Samuel. "How Ghanaian is Ghanaian English?" English Today 10, no. 2 (1994): 25–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266078400007471.
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Ussher, Yvette Akuorkor Afowa, and Yvonne A. A. Ollennu. "Promoting Ghanaian languages: The role of telenovela series." Legon Journal of the Humanities 34, no. 1 (2023): 92–117. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ljh.v34i1.4s.
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Telenovelas have become an attractive form of entertainment for many Ghanaians largely because of the use of local Ghanaian languages as voice-overs during telecast. The question that arises is – Does the telecast of telenovelas in a local language play any role in the promotion of Ghanaian languages? Using focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, we explored the role of Telenovelas with voice-overs in the promotion of Ghanaian languages among residents of some communities in Accra, Ghana; specifically, Lapaz, Osu and Gbawe Mallam communities, University students and market women. Findings show that due to low English literacy levels, voice-over telenovelas were preferred among residents in Lapaz community and the market women. A privately-owned television station, Max TV, emerged as the station with a wider audience due to its innovative broadcasting strategy of voice-over Telenovelas using the Ghanaian (Akan) language. Overall, the telenovelas appear to be promoting the Akan language by exposing viewers to lexical knowledge, facilitating the acquisition of new vocabulary items, and shaping children’s learning of Akan. This paper, therefore, unearths the significance of glocalization of telenovelas in the promotion of local languages in Ghana.
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Amoakohene, Margaret Ivy, Jemima Asabea Anderson, and Jemima Opare-Henaku. "The Goof, the Bad and the Ugly: "Indecent" Language Use on Ghanaian Radio." Contemporary Journal of African Studies 8, no. 1 & 2 (2022): 42–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/contjas.v8i2.4.
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Free speech and media freedoms were reinforced in Ghana with the repeal of the Criminal Libel Law in 2001. As a result, the citizen’s voice, which was hitherto muted, has grown louder as Ghanaians feel emboldened to contribute to national discourse in the media (especially local language radio programmes) without fear of the Criminal Libel Law. However, concerns have been raised about indecent language which has become pervasive in the Ghanaian media. This study examined indecent language on radio in Ghana. The study adopted the quantitative approach and analysed content data gathered from selected Ghanaian radio stations from May, 2016 to September, 2016. This was the period just before the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana. The study revealed six types of indecent language on Ghanaian radio and noted that insults and offensive comments ranked the highest, while expressions promoting divisiveness ranked lowest.
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MacLean, Lauren M., George M. Bob-Milliar, Elizabeth Baldwin, and Elisa Dickey. "The construction of citizenship and the public provision of electricity during the 2014 World Cup in Ghana." Journal of Modern African Studies 54, no. 4 (2016): 555–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x16000574.
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ABSTRACTWhy did the Ghanaian state go to such extraordinary lengths to facilitate the reliable broadcast of the World Cup in 2014? During a period of frequent power outages, Ghana swapped power with regional neighbours and directed major domestic industries to reduce production in order to allow Ghanaians to watch their national soccer team compete in the World Cup. This paper investigates the politics of the public service provision of electricity in Ghana. We focus on the short-term crisis during the 2014 World Cup to reveal the citizens' and politicians' expectations about electricity as a public good. Drawing on an analysis of archival documents, Ghanaian newspapers, and interviews with government, business, and NGO officials in the energy sector, we argue that the Ghanaian state historically has created the expectation of electricity as a right of national citizenship and explore how this intersects with competitive party politics today.
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Atiso, Kodjo, Jenna Kammer, and Denice Adkins. "The information needs of the Ghanaian immigrant." Information and Learning Science 119, no. 5/6 (2018): 317–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ils-02-2018-0013.
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Purpose This study aims to examine the information needs of Ghanaian immigrants who have settled in Maryland in the USA. Design/methodology/approach Using an ethnographic approach, immigrants from Ghana shared their information needs, challenges and sources they rely upon for information. In total, 50 Ghanaian immigrants participated in this study. Findings Findings indicate that like many immigrant populations, Ghanaians who have immigrated to the USA primarily rely on personal networks, mediated through social media, as their primary sources of information. Despite the availability of immigration resources in the library, Ghanaian immigrants may not view it as a useful resource. Social implications While this study examines a single immigrant population, its social implications are important to libraries who aim to serve immigrant populations in their community. Originality/value This study provides new information about African immigrant population, a population whose information needs have rarely been covered in the literature.
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Atakro, Confidence Alorse. "Knowledge of Ghanaian Graduating Undergraduate Nurses About Ageing." SAGE Open Nursing 7 (January 2021): 237796082110209. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23779608211020957.
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Introduction Knowledge on ageing has an impact on the quality of care provided to older people. Although older Ghanaians provide various forms of support to family and communities, many of them experience poor nursing care in the Ghanaian health system. There is, however, dearth of evidence regarding knowledge of ageing among Ghanaian nurses. Objective This study therefore used a descriptive survey approach to investigate knowledge of graduating undergraduate nurses on physiological, and psychosocial changes in ageing. Methods Seventy graduating undergraduate nurses were surveyed to identify their knowledge on physiological and psychosocial changes leading to care needs of older people in Ghana. Three undergraduate nursing programs with gerontological nursing courses were purposively selected for the study. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data in order to present quantitative descriptions of variables in this study. Results The response rate in the study was 42%. Findings of the study show graduating undergraduate nursing students have inadequate knowledge on ageing. Several gaps in knowledge regarding ageing were identified. Although undergraduate nursing schools had gerontological nursing courses in their programs, over 90% of participating graduating nursing students indicated pain, anxiety and depression are normal aspects in the ageing process. Conclusion It is imperative to improve the current curricula content on gerontological nursing in Ghanaian nursing schools to equip nurses with knowledge and skills needed to provide quality healthcare to older people in Ghana. Improving knowledge on ageing through evidence-informed gerontological nursing curricula content will lead to better nursing care of older Ghanaians. Providing educational opportunities for improved quality nursing care of older Ghanaians is in line with the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal 3, which aims at providing equal and quality healthcare to all age groups by 2030.
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Ocran, Francisca M., Xiaofen Ji, and Liling Cai. "A Case Study on Factors Influencing Online Apparel Consumption and Satisfaction between China and Ghana." Asian Social Science 15, no. 12 (2019): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ass.v15n12p38.
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The study explores and compares the influence of perceived online shopping benefits namely convenience, pricing, and wider selection towards online satisfaction between China and Ghana. It also seeks to explore the factors that motivate individuals to shop online. Further, the problem(s) faced by both countries in shopping online is examined. Descriptive analysis, correlation, Anova and regression analysis were used in assessing and comparing consumers’ online experience. It was found that there is a high prevalent rate (97.5%) of online apparel shopping among Chinese and Ghanaian respondents where the prevalent rate of patronizing online apparel was relatively higher among Chinese youth than the Ghanaian. Convenience, internet usage proficiency and easy access to internet were the main factors that facilitates online apparel shopping among the respondents. Level of income makes the difference in rate online apparel patronization between Chinese and the Ghanaian. On the contrary, level of income, Trust, and Privacy and confidentiality of personal information were found as challenges discourages Ghanaians online apparel consumers likewise Chinese consumers.
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Ako, Ernest Yaw. "Same-sex relationships and recriminalisation of homosexuality in Ghana." Sociolinguistic Studies 17, no. 1-3 (2023): 45–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/sols.24077.
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Most Ghanaians conveniently ignore or vehemently deny the existence of homosexual relationships in precolonial Ghanaian cultures. The denial of these relationships in precolonial Ghanaian cultures has gained attention due to section 104 of the Criminal Offences Act of Ghana which criminalises ‘unnatural carnal knowledge’ and the ‘promotion of proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values bill, 2021’ (anti-LGBTQI+ bill), currently being debated in Ghana’s Parliament. Historical evidence suggests, however, that Western European researchers who first visited Africa and Ghana suppressed evidence of homosexuality, while indigenous people unwittingly concealed homosexual relationships because of a ‘culture of silence’ surrounding sex and sexuality in precolonial Ghana. From a decolonial theoretical perspective, this article argues that the non-appreciation of precolonial Ghanaian (homo)sexual history partly accounts for the criminalisation of same-sex sexual relationships, homophobia, violence, and violations of the rights of sexual minorities in contemporary Ghana. The paper connects the presence of same-sex sexual intimacies in the Gold Coast (now Ghana), and the absence of criminal sanctions as a basis for rethinking current attempts in Parliament to recriminalise homosexual relationships, in order to chart a path of the equal legal protection of every person, regardless of their sexual orientation.
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Ofori Atiemo, Abamfo. "‘Returning to our Spiritual Roots’: African Hindus in Ghana Negotiating Religious Space and Identity." Journal of Religion in Africa 47, no. 3-4 (2017): 405–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340120.
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Abstract This paper examines the phenomenon of the ‘African Hindu’ in the context of the discussions on ‘transnational Hinduism’. I also report on how these African Hindus resort to a reinterpretation of the history of their Ghanaian indigenous (traditional) religion and culture in their attempt to find religious space in the almost-choked religious environment of Ghana, and also how they attempt to negotiate their new religious identity in relation to their identity as Africans (Ghanaians). I conclude with a prognosis of the form that Hinduism is likely to assume in the near future on Ghanaian soil as its African converts try to live their faith in the context of their local culture.
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Anani, Gifty Edna. "A Review of Existing Debates That Have Persisted Over the Choice of Language as a Medium of Instruction in Ghanaian Classrooms." International Research in Education 7, no. 2 (2019): 38. http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/ire.v7i2.15013.
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The choice of language to use as a medium of instruction across the curriculum in schools has been a contentious issue in Africa. Ghana, like many multilingual African countries, has not been spared this serious challenge of language choice. In fact, it has become a worrying issue of concern to many Ghanaians who have an interest in education. This paper provides snapshots of varied opinions on selecting a language as a medium of instruction in Ghanaian classrooms. It discusses the existing debates on the use of English language as a medium of instruction and also asserts the writer’s stance on the subject. Finally, the paper concludes by advocating the support for Ghanaian languages as a medium of instruction across the curriculum at the lower primary level.
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McDonnell, Erin Metz, and Gary Alan Fine. "Pride and Shame in Ghana: Collective Memory and Nationalism among Elite Students." African Studies Review 54, no. 3 (2011): 121–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/arw.2011.0043.
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Abstract:Based on an original dataset of university students, this article investigates Ghanaian collective memories of past events that are sources of national pride or shame. On average, young elite Ghanaians express more pride than shame in their national history, and they report shame mostly over actions that caused some physical, material, or symbolic harm. Such actions include not only historic events and the actions of national leaders, but also mundane social practices of average Ghanaians. Respondents also report more “active” than "receptive" shame; that is, they are more ashamed of events or practices that caused harm to others and less ashamed about events in which they were the “victims.” We advance the idea of a standard of “reasonableness” that Ghanaians apply in their evaluation of events, behaviors, or circumstances: they apply contemporary standards of morality to past events, but they temper their judgment based on considerations of whether past actions were “reasonable” given the power and material imbalances at that time. Ghanaian students identify strongly with both national and pan-African identities, and they frequently evoke their international image to judge a national event as either honorable or shameful. Ethnicity can be one factor in an individual's judgment of precolonial events, whereas political party affiliation is the stronger predictor of attitudes toward postindependence events.
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Lyons, Julia, Eva L. van der Linden, Karlijn Meeks, et al. "Inverse Association between Iron Deficiency and Glycated Hemoglobin Levels in Ghanaian Adults—the RODAM Study." Journal of Nutrition 150, no. 7 (2020): 1899–908. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa109.
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ABSTRACT Background Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is often used to diagnose type 2 diabetes (T2D), but studies show that iron deficiency (ID) is associated with elevated HbA1c in the absence of hyperglycemia. It is unknown whether ID prevalence varies between sub-Saharan African populations living in different locations and whether ID influences HbA1c levels in these populations. Objectives We assessed the prevalence of ID among Ghanaian migrants in Europe and nonmigrant Ghanaians, and the influence of ID on HbA1c categories among Ghanaians without T2D. Methods We used the database from the cross-sectional RODAM (Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants) study. This contained data on 3377 Ghanaian men and women aged 25–70 y living in urban and rural Ghana and Ghanaian migrants living in Amsterdam, London, and Berlin. ID was defined as ferritin &lt; 15 ng/mL or, if C-reactive protein was ≥5 mg/mL, as ferritin &lt; 30 ng/mL according to the WHO. We used binary logistic regression to assess differences in ID between sites and its association with clinically defined HbA1c categories (&lt;5.5%, ≥5.5% to &lt;6.5%, ≥6.5%). Men and women were analyzed separately. Results The prevalence of ID was higher in migrant [28.4%; adjusted OR (aOR): 3.08; 95% CI: 2.04, 4.65)] and urban (23.2%; aOR: 2.37; 95% CI: 1.56, 3.59) women than in rural women (11.9%). Among women, ID was associated with higher odds of HbA1c ≥ 5.5% to &lt;6.5% in the absence of hyperglycemia (aOR: 1.43; 95% CI: 1.08, 1.87). This association was not found in men. Conclusions Further research is needed to identify factors underlying the high prevalence of ID among urban and migrant Ghanaian women, and the association of ID with HbA1c ≥ 5.5% to &lt;6.5% in women. In addition, our study reinforces the need to consider iron concentrations if interpreting HbA1c among African populations.
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Alali, A. Odasuo, and Sophia A. Adjaye. "Personification of Death in Ghanaian Death Notices." Psychological Reports 82, no. 1 (1998): 223–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1998.82.1.223.
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Analysis of content of death notices (obituaries, in memoriams, and funeral announcements) may offer some explanation of how Ghanaians express their feelings about the death of loved ones and the meanings they assign to death and dying. Analysis of 371 death notices selected from two widely read Ghanaian newspapers, the Daily Graphic and the Ghanaian Times yielded six thematic expressions about death and dying: death is personified as cold and unfeeling and described as an ongoing painful experience; the deceased is described as beloved, devoted, and valued. Death notices indicate impending restructured roles and social relationships survivors face; the image and personality of the deceased are included; and the availability and proximity of the deceased's next of kin can be inferred. The findings add to the literature on (1) cultural attitudes toward death and (2) how death is managed and feelings about death and dying are expressed.
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Zimmerman, Jonathan. "“Money, Materials, and Manpower”: Ghanaian In-Service Teacher Education and the Political Economy of Failure, 1961–1971." History of Education Quarterly 51, no. 1 (2011): 1–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5959.2010.00308.x.
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In October 1961 Basil H. G. Chaplin sent an excited letter to A. J. Dowuona-Hammond, Ghana's Minister of Education. Just four years earlier, the nation had won its independence from England. Now, Chaplin wrote, it stood on the cusp of a second great upheaval: “a complete revolution in Science teaching.” As chair of Ghana's Science Education Research Unit, Chaplin had conducted a study of 2,000 Ghanaian children and forty-two teachers over three years. Ghanaians learned best via activities and observation rather than from rote memorization, Chaplin reported, just like students in the West did. “Ghanaian children differ in no way from their British or American counterparts in their initial ability to understand how things work when using their hands and their eyes,” Chaplin told Dowuona-Hammond. “Different cultural backgrounds do not affect ability to interpret their own simple experience.” Too often, Chaplin admitted, Ghanaian teachers snuffed out students' natural curiosity with a rigid diet of lectures and textbook exercises. But the Ministry could change all of that, he insisted, by reforming the curriculum and re-educating the teachers. “It is wholly practical” Chaplin underlined, enclosing his proposed scheme. “Teachers need only a short course of training.”
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Ackah, Angela Akua Fosuah, Josephine Aboagyewaa Ntiri, Isaac Abraham, and Peter Ackah. "Analyzing the Significance of Indigenous Hats in Ghanaian Culture." International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation X, no. VIII (2023): 282–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.51244/ijrsi.2023.10823.
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Hats are highly noticeable accessories because they immediately capture the observer’s attention towards the face. The purpose of this study was to analyse the significance of hat in Ghanaian culture. The majority of Ghanaians are unaware of the history of the Ghanaian hat, and the fashion industry pays little attention to the indigenous hat, disregarding Ghanaian culture. The method adopted for the study was a mixed-method approach where both interviews and questionnaires were used for gathering information for the study. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. The study had as its population all regular undergraduate students at Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills, Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Kumasi and covered all students with a sample size of 109 students. The method used for gathering information for the study was interview and a questionnaire. The research found that the Dagomba mostly wear hat to depict their culture. It was also revealed that, unlike the Dagombas, the Ashantis and the Gas are of the view that, wearing the hat is purposely for complementing one’s clothing. The study concluded that, the Dagomba, the Ashantis and the Gas all depict their culture of hats in variety of ways.
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Нкетия, Ю. "SPEECH PORTRAIT OF A GHANAIAN STUDENT STUDYING RUSSIAN." Международный аспирантский вестник. Русский язык за рубежом, no. 3 (September 21, 2023): 42–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.37632/pi.2023.90.84.009.
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В статье представлен анализ речевого портрета ганских студентов, изучающих русский язык в Республике Гана. Анализ основан на влиянии культуры, норм, государственного языка и языков коренных народов на процесс обучения ганского студента русскому языку. Также рассматривается влияние последствий колониализма на менталитет народа Ганы в области образования. Даны методические и педагогические рекомендации для поддержки ганцев, изучающих русский язык. The article presents an analysis of the speech portrait of Ghanaian students studying Russian language in the Republic of Ghana. The analysis is based on the influence of the culture, norms, the official and indigenous languages on the process of teaching the Ghanaian student Russian language. The effects of the aftermath of colonialism on the mentality of the people of Ghana in the area of education is also examined. Methodological and pedagogical recommendations are made to support Ghanaians studying Russian language.
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Dorsey, David, and Richard K. Priebe. "Ghanaian Literatures." World Literature Today 63, no. 3 (1989): 522. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/40145490.
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Killiam, G. D., and Richard K. Priebe. "Ghanaian Literatures." African Studies Review 33, no. 1 (1990): 134. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/524631.
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van Dijk, Rijk. "Negotiating Marriage: Questions of Morality and Legitimacy in the Ghanaian Pentecostal Diaspora." Journal of Religion in Africa 34, no. 4 (2004): 438–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1570066042564383.
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AbstractAmong the many immigrant groups that have settled in the Netherlands, the recently arrived migrants from Ghana have been perceived by the Dutch state as especially problematic. Explicit measures have been taken to investigate marriages of Ghanaians, as these appeared to be an avenue by which many acquired access to the Dutch welfare state. While the Dutch government tightened its immigration policies, many Ghanaian Pentecostal churches were emerging in the Ghanaian immigrant communities. An important function of these churches is to officiate over marriages; marriages that are perceived as lawful and righteous in the eyes of the migrant community but nonetheless do not have any legal basis as far as the Dutch state is concerned. This contribution explores why the Ghanaian community attributes great moral significance to these marriages that are taking place within their Pentecostal churches. It investigates the changing meaning of the functions of Pentecostal churches in Ghana and in the Netherlands by distinguishing civil morality from civic responsibility. It seeks to explore how, in both contexts, legitimacy is created as well as contested in the face of prevailing state-civil society relations. Through this exploration, it will become clear why, in both situations, Pentecostalism is unlikely to develop into a civic religion in the full sense of the term.
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Quayesi-Amakye, Joseph. "Prosperity and Prophecy in African Pentecostalism." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 20, no. 2 (2011): 291–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/174552511x597161.
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AbstractThis essay discusses how prosperity is understood and articulated in Ghanaian Pentecostal prophetic circles. It seeks to show that in the peripheral prophetism of Pentecostalism, prosperity is perceived as the good life Christ offers those who believe in him. The good life is a religious and social quest of Ghanaians. The bad life is a privation of goodness in this life. Coping with the bad life has necessitated the patronage of Ghanaian prophetic services where rituals of transformation are employed to negotiate evil and suffering in the life of the faithful. Critical in the discussion is the role of the 'Other' who creates conditions of impoverishment for people and who justifies the necessity of prophetic negotiation. The paper also analyses the content of the bad life and finally attempts to show that Christ's parables in Luke 16 propose a guiding paradigm for conceiving prosperity as a tool for harmonious interhuman relations.
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Okyerefo, Michael Perry Kweku. "“I Am Austro-Ghanaian”: Citizenship and Belonging of Ghanaians in Austria." Ghana Studies 18, no. 1 (2015): 48–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/ghs.2015.0006.
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Alhassan, Shamara Wyllie. "“We Stand for Black Livity!”: Trodding the Path of Rastafari in Ghana." Religions 11, no. 7 (2020): 374. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel11070374.
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Rastafari is a Pan-African socio-spiritual movement and way of life that was created by indigent Black people in the grip of British colonialism in 1930s Jamaica. Although Rastafari is often studied as a Jamaican phenomenon, I center the ways the movement has articulated itself in the Ghanaian polity. Ghana has become the epicenter of the movement on the continent through its representatives’ leadership in the Rastafari Continental Council. Based on fourteen years of ethnography with Rastafari in Ghana and with special emphasis on an interview with one Ghanaian Rastafari woman, this paper analyzes some of the reasons Ghanaians choose to “trod the path” of Rastafari and the long-term consequences of their choices. While some scholars use the term “conversion” to refer to the ways people become Rastafari, I choose to use “trodding the path” to center the ways Rastafari theorize their own understanding of becoming. In the context of this essay, trodding the path of Rastafari denotes the orientations and world-sensorial life ways that Rastafari provides for communal and self-making practices. I argue that Ghanaians trod the path of Rastafari to affirm their African identity and participate in Pan-African anti-colonial politics despite adverse social consequences.
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Chunfa, Sha, Edwin Kofi Nyefrer Donkor, and Yao Peng. "Perception difference analysis using digital technology: case study on Ghanaian Adinkra symbols and Chinese traditional symbols." E3S Web of Conferences 236 (2021): 05016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202123605016.
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Based on data analysis, this study measured the level of perception of Ghanaians and Chinese cultural symbols. The objective was to investigate the possible differences and misconception in visual perception and comprehension between Ghanaians and Chinese. One hundred symbols, fifty from Ghana and fifty from China was used to administer questions in a survey to a total of hundred Ghanaian and Chinese subjects. By employing digital technology such as data collection and data analysis the most typical and least typical cultural symbols among both countries were collected. Further analysis was done to find out the factors affecting the perception of symbols by subjects and interaction effects between genders. Findings show that at least 40% of both Ghanaian and Chinese subjects had a relatively good knowledge of their cultural symbols which help identify them as typical symbols of their nations. The cultures of the subjects played a significant role on the results while gender, level of education, employment and the academic status of individuals impacted minutely on the outcome. The significant outcome of this study provides the basic foundation for researchers who are interested in examining cross cultural perception of cultural symbols. This study increases the need for awareness of cultural symbols and their meanings outside a country’s borders.
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Eshun, Daniel Justice. "Speaking for Ourselves: The Ghanaian Encounter with European Missionaries – Sixteenth–Twenty-first Centuries." Mission Studies 38, no. 3 (2021): 372–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15733831-12341810.
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Abstract This paper (re)examines European missionary encounters with Ghanaians from the sixteenth – twenty-first centuries from Ghanaian perspectives. The paper makes three main arguments: first, European missionary endeavours were quite peripheral to ongoing indigenous religious activities and daily life, with the movement of Christianity from the periphery to the center of Ghanaian society a more recent phenomenon with political implications and concerns. Secondly, missionary and colonial decisions were often made in response to indigenous activities, not vice versa. And thirdly, this methodological approach of hearing African and European voices in dialogue serves as a much-needed corrective to favouring European perspectives within African mission history. Taken together, this provides fresh insights into questions of how/why Christianity went from the periphery under European missionary leadership to Ghana’s primary religion post-independence, offering differently nuanced understandings to concepts of mission while giving dignity and respect to the local context, people, and institutions.
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Dankwah, Kwaku Opoku, and Marko Valenta. "Chinese entrepreneurial migrants in Ghana: socioeconomic impacts and Ghanaian trader attitudes." Journal of Modern African Studies 57, no. 1 (2019): 1–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022278x18000678.
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AbstractThis article explores attitudes of Ghanaian traders towards an increasing Chinese influx into Ghanaian trading spaces and the impacts of Chinese merchants on Ghanaian traders and trading spaces. Despite a late entrance of Chinese merchants into Ghanaian trading spaces relative to Lebanese, Indians and Nigerians, the abrupt change in size of the Chinese trading community along with its huge capital and cheap goods have had big impacts on local trading spaces. We maintain that relations between Ghanaian traders and Chinese counterparts may be roughly described as complementary, collaborative and competitive. While the Chinese impacts are seen as positive by some Ghanaian traders and landlords, they are negative for others. Yet, we argue that these relations are also nuanced and rooted in each Ghanaian trader's position amidst the Chinese presence. This article contributes to the literature on dynamics of South-to-South movements. It adds to growing studies on contemporary Chinese emigrations and accompanying impacts in host communities.
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Otchere, Eric Debrah. "Music teaching and the process of enculturation: A cultural dilemma." British Journal of Music Education 32, no. 3 (2015): 291–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0265051715000352.
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The history of music in Ghanaian school programmes can hardly be separated from the general history of education in Ghana. Since the time of colonial administration in Ghana, music (especially as manifested through singing) has formed part of the educational curriculum for different reasons, one being a tool for promoting the culture of the colonialists. Several advances (particularly after independence in Ghana) have been made to incorporate aspects of the Ghanaian culture into the educational curriculum. Over 50 years down the line, what is the extent to which Ghanaian (African) music is studied in Ghanaian schools? In this paper, the extent to which African music is taught in African (Ghanaian) universities is analysed by looking at the undergraduate music course content of two Ghanaian public universities. Although African music is taught, it only forms an infinitesimal proportion of the total music courses that are offered to music students in these two universities. Considering that the process of music education is also a process of enculturation, the concluding recommendation is that although a multicultural music programme is necessary, the teaching of African (Ghanaian) music in Ghanaian universities should be the dominant feature.
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Aboagye, Elvis Twumasi, Samuel Mawuli Adadey, Kevin Esoh, et al. "Age Estimate of GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp) Founder Variant in Hearing Impairment in Ghana, Suggests Multiple Independent Origins across Populations." Biology 11, no. 3 (2022): 476. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology11030476.
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Gap junction protein beta 2 (GJB2) (connexin 26) variants are commonly implicated in non-syndromic hearing impairment (NSHI). In Ghana, the GJB2 variant p.(Arg143Trp) is the largest contributor to NSHI and has a reported prevalence of 25.9% in affected multiplex families. To date, in the African continent, GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp) has only been reported in Ghana. Using whole-exome sequencing data from 32 individuals from 16 families segregating NSHI, and 38 unrelated hearing controls with the same ethnolinguistic background, we investigated the date and origin of p.(Arg143Trp) in Ghana using linked markers. With a Bayesian linkage disequilibrium gene mapping method, we estimated GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp) to have originated about 9625 years (385 generations) ago in Ghana. A haplotype analysis comparing data extracted from Ghanaians and those from the 1000 Genomes project revealed that GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp) is carried on different haplotype backgrounds in Ghanaian and Japanese populations, as well as among populations of European ancestry, lending further support to the multiple independent origins of the variant. In addition, we found substantial haplotype conservation in the genetic background of Ghanaian individuals with biallelic GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp) compared to the GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp)-negative group with normal hearing from Ghana, suggesting a strong evolutionary constraint in this genomic region in Ghanaian populations that are homozygous for GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp). The present study evaluates the age of GJB2-p.(Arg143Trp) at 9625 years and supports the multiple independent origins of this variant in the global population.
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Duku, Berengar Irene, Obed Nii Broohm, and Elvis ResCue. "Exploring the semantic and pragmatic functions of modal auxiliaries: A case study of commencement speeches." Legon Journal of the Humanities 35, no. 1 (2024): 192–226. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ljh.v35i1.6.
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The use of modal auxiliaries in research articles and political speeches has been well investigated. The genre of commencement speeches, however, has yet to be investigated as far as the use of modal auxiliaries are concerned. In addressing the gap, the present study compares the usage of modal auxiliary verbs in commencement speeches of Ghanaian speakers with American speakers, and investigates the semantic contribution of the modal auxiliaries in the speeches. Additionally, the study also explores the speech act performed via the usage of the modal auxiliary verb and their pragmatic nuances in commencement speeches. The dataset for the study is a corpus of 51,447 words obtained from twelve (12) commencement speeches of the Ashesi University (in Ghana) and twelve (12) highly ranked American Universities. The study employed AntConc 4.0 to generate the instances of modal auxiliary usage in the data. Leech’s (2004) theory of modal auxiliary meaning and Searle’s (1969) Speech Act Theory were employed to identify modal meanings and speech acts performed in the speeches. The study highlights the vital role of modal auxiliaries and speech acts in encoding actions that speech acts inspire within the Ghanaian and American contexts. These include the can-do attitude of Ghanaians, on the one hand, and the need-to-cherish-family and keep close ties attitude of the Americans, on the other hand. The results show that relatively speaking, American commencement speeches employ more modal auxiliaries than Ghanaian commencement speeches.
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Quayesi-Amakye, Joseph. "God in Ghanaian Pentecostal Songs." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 22, no. 1 (2013): 131–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-02201011.
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This essay is about implicit ideas of God in Ghanaian Pentecostal songs. It examines and discusses some selected songs or choruses sung by Ghanaian Pentecostal churches. Today these songs have ceased to be the prerogative of the Pentecostals; they are sung by all: Christian and non-Christian. The songs I examine in this paper reveal Ghanaian Pentecostal understanding and interpretation of the being and nature of God. The paper aims at demonstrating the naturalness of Ghanaian Pentecostal songs. It also reveals the synthesis of the Akan primal worldview and biblical understanding in the Ghanaian Pentecostal concept of God. Yet this paper demonstrates that Ghanaian Pentecostals show a clear discontinuity with the primal worldview when they subvert the mediatorial and salvific roles of the traditional deities and spirits with those of Christ and the Christian God.
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Lentz, Carola. "Ghanaian “Monument Wars”." Cahiers d'études africaines, no. 227 (September 1, 2017): 551–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.4000/etudesafricaines.20822.
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CASEY, JOANNA. ":Ghanaian Video Tales." American Anthropologist 109, no. 3 (2007): 543–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/aa.2007.109.3.543.
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Huber, Magnus. "Ghanaian Pidgin English." English World-Wide 16, no. 2 (1995): 215–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/eww.16.2.04hub.
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Navei, Nyamawero. "The Lioness of African Music: Cultural Interpretation of Wiyaala’s Stage Costume Art." International Journal of Cultural and Art Studies 7, no. 1 (2023): 49–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.32734/ijcas.v7i1.10463.
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In stage performance, costume art is an essential visual signature device with the veracity to unveil the character and cultural identity of the performer. Stage costume art could also be deployed to respond to pertinent societal issues. In spite of its versatile essentiality in performing arts, there seems to be a dearth of scholarly interpretation of stage costume art of Ghanaian musicians, thereby creating a knowledge gap. This qualitative case study makes a hermeneutical interpretation of eight random-purposively sampled stage costumes of Wiyaala (a Ghanaian female musician) to establish their cultural symbolism. The study found Wiyaala not only an iconic Ghanaian artiste but an internationally recognised musician who toured many countries across Africa, Europe, the Americas, and other continents for musical stage performances. It emerged that Wiyaala’s stage costumes were locally self-constructed, and ably reflected the uniquely versatile indigenous African (Ghanaian) dress cultural identity in respect of African (Ghanaian): royal dress fashion, war costumes, initiation costumes, and others. Wiyaala could be said to have prioritised interest in using her locally sourced stage costume art to promote and preserve indigenous African (Ghanaian) dress cultural identity. Since Wiyaala is an iconic musician, she is encouraged to continue deploying locally sourced costume art for her stage performances to promote and preserve African (Ghanaian) dress cultural identity for posterity. This tends to decolonise the stage costume choice of many Ghanaian musicians with its cascading impact on the Ghanaian textile and fashion industry for economic and job gains.
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Esseku, J. F., V. Q. N. Teye, M. Musa, and K. A. Agyemfra. "The Role of Animation in Preserving Ghanaian Cultural Heritage." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, no. VI (2023): 795–805. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2023.7663.
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The importance of animation to the preservation of Ghana’s cultural legacy is the focus of this study. The potential of animation as a medium for preserving and promoting Ghana’s cultural history is being investigated at a time when globalization and modernity provide obstacles to cultural preservation. The research examines the state of cultural preservation efforts in Ghana at the present time and studies the ways in which animation might be used to both portray and preserve aspects of Ghanaian culture such as folklore, traditional dances, and historical events. An investigation into how well animation can engage and inform a wide variety of audiences about the cultural traditions of Ghana is being carried out. In addition, we investigated cutting-edge animation methods that, when applied appropriately, can improve the conservation and transfer of cultural property. The study also looked at the effects that animation has had on Ghanaians’ cultural understanding, appreciation, and identity, as well as its potential to inspire future generations. By embracing animation, Ghana is able to secure the continuation of its cultural traditions and build a greater awareness for Ghanaian cultural heritage.
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Dako, Kari. "Code-switching and lexical borrowing: Which is what in Ghanaian English?" English Today 18, no. 3 (2002): 48–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266078402003073.
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Mixed local feelings about the use of local words in the English of Ghana. A Ghanaianism is a vocabulary item peculiar to Ghana. It may be an English item that has undergone a local semantic shift, an item of local origin used consistently in English, or a hybrid of the two. In addition, the term Ghanaian English as used here refers, not to a variety whose features have been more or less fully recognised and described, but broadly to the English used by Ghanaians who have had at least some formal education and are able to use English in some registers. Drawing on a collection of Ghanaianisms compiled over the last 10 years, this paper looks first at some of the prevailing problems in attempting to define the transference phenomena widely identified as code-switching (CS) on the one hand and lexical borrowing (LB) on the other, then at how Ghanaians deal with the phenomenon of borrowing into English at the text level.
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Araniyar C., Isukul, and Chizea John J. "An Evaluation of Corporate Governance Disclosure in Ghanaian and Nigerian Banks." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 3, no. 1 (2017): 51–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.31.2003.
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Corporate governance disclosure has become the buzz word for countries in developing economies, with the spate of corporate governance failures and the need to prevent a continuation of this trend. There has been the call for developing countries to enhance and improve on corporate governance disclosure practices. This study examines corporate governance disclosure in Ghanaian and Nigerian Banks using the un-weighted disclosure index technique. This research analyses corporate governance disclosure practices in the annual reports of 10 listed banks in Ghanaian and Nigerian banks in the year 2014. The findings of the research reveal that Ghanaian and Nigerian banks comply with several codes and principles of corporate governance disclosure: with Ghanaian banks having a lower level of disclosure than their Nigerian counterparts. On closer inspection, both Ghanaian and Nigerian banks have poor scores in voluntary corporate governance disclosure. Ghanaian banks tend to be worse off, as the level of variation in levels of corporate governance disclosure is higher than Nigerian banks. In comparison, Nigerian banks on the average tend to have better voluntary disclosure practices than Ghanaian banks. Also, Ghanaian and Nigerian banks include some elements of corporate social responsibility reporting in their annual reports. The research recommends that policymakers and regulators should devise policies targeted at enhancing voluntary corporate governance disclosure and increasing board diversity in the boardrooms.