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    Political party financing in Ghana: a case study of the Ashanti Region.
    (KNUST, 2018-11) Frimpong, Joseph Oti
    The 1992 Constitution of the Republic Ghana prescribed a multiparty system for the country. Since 1992 many political parties have been formed to pursue the core functions of parties within a democratic polity. There are 24 registered political parties in Ghana as of 2016. Political parties do shape democratic institutions and processes in a country. Therefore the health of parties has a direct link with the kind of democracy being nurtured in Ghana. Although money is an important pillar of politics, the cost of politics in Ghana has increased in recent years and it has a negative impact on the survival and activities of political parties in the country. This study examines how political parties in Ghana are able to mobilise funds to finance their political activities. The study found out that political parties admit that politics in Ghana is gradually becoming expensive and there are some difficulties in raising funds to meet this new trend of increased cost of politics but the financial challenges parties face vary depending on the electoral fortunes of the party (incumbent or opposition). Parties have the similar sources of funds but the regularities and effectiveness of it depend on whether the party is in opposition or in incumbency. Generally, politics is costly in Ghana and because of the politics being practised in the country; the opposition is in a financially disadvantageous position.
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    Assessing church leadership and pastor job satisfaction: a case at Aworowa district of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church
    (KNUST, 2018-10) Mensah, Samuel
    The act of achieving and accomplishing organizational goals and objectives rests greatly on the leader of the organization and his/her style of leadership. The employee‟s job satisfaction, commitment, and high productivity is seen when an appropriate leadership style is adopted. This research investigated the correlation between the church leadership and pastor job satisfaction at Aworowa District of the Seventh-day Adventist church. A qualitative data obtained from the selected interviewees; senior pastors, junior pastors, church elders, and some workers in MidNorth Ghana Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist church were analysed. The outcome of the research indicated that, pastors and elders as leaders within the scope of study exhibit autocratic leadership attributes rather than servanthood-leadership. The research found that, there was limited level of job satisfaction among pastors. The pastors were not satisfied with coworker relationship and others also complained bitterly on issues of their payment. Those who work with the pastors, also, complained about some behaviours of some pastors that make them dissatisfied about their noble work. It was, also, found that servanthood-leadership, all-inclusive leadership, mentorship leadership and stewardship leadership when combined in pastoral work, have positive influence on the job satisfaction of the pastors and the entire leadership set up. It is being recommended that, there should be combination of different leadership styles to improve the wellbeing of the employees because the impact of leadership style could cause either job satisfactionor dissatisfaction.
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    District assemblies and rural development: a case of the Atwima Kwanwoma district assembly in the Hwediem community.
    (KNUST, 2018-11) Nyarko, Terra
    Ghana has pursued a decentralization policy since 1988 where District Assemblies (DAs) are responsible for the developmental efforts of the citizens in their jurisdiction. Newly created districts tend to encounter numerous challenges regarding the provision of developmental interventions. How do these newly-created districts operate, and what challenges do they encounter in trying to provide development interventions? This study therefore sought to assess the role of the newly created Atwima Kwanwoma district assembly in the development of Hwediem community. The study adopted a mixed method research approach with exploratory and descriptive research designs. A sample of 305 respondents comprising of 300 dwellers of the Hwediem community and 5 staff of the district assembly were selected to aid the study. Interviews and survey were carried out to gather data from respondents contacted with the help of both an interview guide and a semi-structured questionnaire. The analyses were done using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings showed that residents of Hwediem in the Atwima Kwanwoma District Assembly did not perceive the District Assembly to have the requisite human and financial resources to bring developmental projects to the district. The study also showed that development projects that the assembly was able to provide have no appreciable significant impact on the economic, occupational, infrastructural, health, recreational, educational and security needs of the people. Finally, the study showed that besides participation of their elected representatives in the assembly, direct participation by residents in decision making was limited. Based on the findings, the study recommended that Districts Assemblies find ways to improve their financial capacity to enable them embark upon more developmental projects and also increase direct public participation in decision making.
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    Catholic social teaching and formation of persons in tertiary institutions: a case study in the catholic university college of Ghana.
    (KNUST, 2018-10) Ayisi, Vincent
    A close look at the nature and careful study of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) raises the assumption that CST plays a key role in the formation of the human person. However, given the available information, it appears little or nothing has been done concerning, specifically, CST and formation of persons. It is believed that CST, which is one of the taught courses offered in CUCG, plays a key role in the formation of the students during their formative years in CUCG. The problem this study sought to address was the perception that the study of CST is of no relevance especially to the students who are non-Catholics and, again, not studying Religious Studies. Thus, the relevance of CST as a taught course to the formation of the students of CUCG has been questioned. The objective of the study was to determine the role of CST as a taught course in the formation of the students of CUCG. The study employed the mixed research method of research. The researcher used simple random and purposeful sampling to select participants for the study. One hundred respondents from the current and past students of CUCG were selected. In addition, four (4) CST lecturers of CUCG were interviewed to solicit their opinion on the issue under study. Hence, the sample size for the study was 104. The researcher, also, used unstructured interview and questionnaire to gather data for the study. The study is useful in the sense that it serves as enlightenment for those who are ignorant of CST and the nature of Catholic education. It helps renew debate on the function or task of education in contemporary times. The study serves as a working document for all organisations, institutions, associations, groups, or individuals that are into the formation and development of human persons. It was found out that CST is all about principles and moral values which when applied would help shape human attitudes and form character. The field findings showed that CST as a taught course in CUCG has as its duty the function of instilling moral values in the students of CUCG. The field findings indicated that the role that CST as a taught course in CUCG plays in the formation of the students is, also, evident in the benefits that the students derive from studying CST. It was, furthermore, found out that CST as a taught course in CUCG has as its duty the function of contributing to forming students who would become better employees in the job-market. Based on the findings of the study it was recommended that: if possible, another semester of instruction in CST in CUCG should be added to the already existing one semester, so that it would be studied for two semesters; and it would be of great help if CST is offered, if not as a main course, at least as a supplementary course in all High Schools and Tertiary institutions run by the Catholic Church. On the basis of the findings of the study it was concluded that CST as a taught course in CUCG plays a key role in the holistic formation of the students, thereby, making the study of CST relevant to the formation of students. In other words, the role of CST in, and the relevance of the study of CST to, the formation of persons cannot be overemphasized.
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    Rural-urban migration phenomenon and its impact on church growth: A case study of The Ahafo-Ano South District of the Ashanti Region.
    (KNUST, 2018-11) Adwini-Poku, Kwaku Kesse
    The study examined how rural-urban migration is impacting Church growth in rural areas, with Ahafo-Ano South District of Ashanti Region of Ghana as a case study. Out-migration has brought about rural depopulation, poverty and low level of socio-economic development. Church activities like evangelism and discipleship are adversely affected since the Church is unpleasantly deprived of human capacity that could otherwise be tapped to promote Church growth in rural areas as a result of rural-urban drift. This phenomenon has affected the Church in fulfilling its mandate to evangelize, teach, and to bring its people into spiritual maturity in the rural community. It is in the light of this threatening challenge to the growth of the Church that this study was carried out to ascertain the extent to which rural-urban migration is affecting Church growth in rural areas and to seek redress. Both primary and secondary data that are relevant to the study were sought. Primary data were sought through interviews and administering of questionnaire to selected individuals in positions of authority in the community. Simple random and stratified random techniques were chosen to interview a sample size of selected people from three denominations in the Ahafo-Ano South District. Different secondary sources comprising books, articles, journals and dissertations relevant to the work were accessed. The data collected were qualitatively analysed, discussed and conclusions were drawn. The study revealed a high tendency of residents migrating from the Ahafo-Ano South District to the nearby cities and towns. Most of the Churches lose appreciable members of their youth to migration. This has had a greater turning effect on the Church’s weekly incomes and quantitative and qualitative growth. The researcher therefore recommends that the Church must champion the cause of the youth by urging the government to put in place sufficient empowerment and employment programmes to keep the youth from migrating to the cities for non-existent greener pastures.