The objective of this study was to examine students’ experiences in participating in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) at the University of Ghana. The study employed the qualitative research method. All the 12 students of the University of Ghana’s Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies who enrolled in a MOOC course participated in the study. The study revealed that students are mostly attracted to Coursera and edx than other available MOOC platforms. Students view MOOC as affordable, accessible and of quality. MOOC challenge mostly cited by students is intermittent internet connectivity. In anticipation of the increase in enrollment in Ghanaian Universities in 2020 and beyond due to the Free Senior High School programme of the government, the study recommended that Universities and other tertiary institutions convert some of their study courses registered by students into MOOCs to create more lecture spaces for prospective students.
Since 2014 over 2 million people have arrived at the shores of Europe through irregular crossing. This has created huge socio-economic consequences for the European people. In a bid to solve this unprecedented migrant crisis, the European Union and its member states have implemented migration information campaign (MIC) as part of a remote border control strategy to curb irregular migration. In Ghana, Kofi Kinaata was selected as a goodwill ambassador and his song, entitled ‘No Place Like Home’ is part of a broader advocacy programme that was implemented in West Africa to reduce irregular migration. This study seeks to investigate the effects of Kofi Kinaata’s song on the migration intention of young people in Ghana. The study is a qualitative descriptive study involving sixteen participants in the Cape Coast Metropolis in Ghana. The study revealed that young people with the ambition of migrating irregularly are already aware of the fear messages used by sponsors of MICs, though they still want to travel through the irregular way. It is therefore recommended that investment in remote border control by European countries should focus more on reducing poverty and creating jobs in migrant source countries since these are the key factors driving irregular migration. Immigration policies by EU countries and other migrant receiving countries should also be relaxed making room for alternative affordable and safe pathways to migration. This article has also called on governments in migrant source countries to strengthen their institutions to deal with poverty and regulate migration. This will go a long way to curb the menace of irregular migrants in Europe and elsewhere.
The objective of this study was to examine students’ experiences in participating in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) at the University of Ghana. The study employed the qualitative research method. All the 12 students of the University of Ghana’s Department of Adult Education and Human Resource Studies who enrolled in a MOOC course participated in the study. The study revealed that students are mostly attracted to Coursera and edx than other available MOOC platforms. Students view MOOC as affordable, accessible and of quality. MOOC challenge mostly cited by students is intermittent internet connectivity. In anticipation of the increase in enrollment in Ghanaian Universities in 2020 and beyond due to the Free Senior High School programme of the government, the study recommended that Universities and other tertiary institutions convert some of their study courses registered by students into MOOCs to create more lecture spaces for prospective students.
Background: In 2010, the Government of Ghana launched a Labour Intensive Public Work (LIPW) programme through the Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP). It earmarked $56 million for the execution of the programme in 60 relatively poor districts in Ghana. The programme is directed to offer jobs and income earning opportunities to some identified rural poor, especially the youth, during the seasonal labour demand shortfalls through the rehabilitation and maintenance of public or community infrastructure like roads and dams.
Objectives: The article aim to investigate the extent to which the programme has reduce poverty among the youth with the Daffiam Bussie Issah District in Ghana as a case study.
Method: A mixed research method involving both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed in the study. The matched case-control study design was adopted. Ninety (90) beneficiary youth in three (3) beneficiary communities of the LIPW programme were compared with ninety (90) youth in three other non-beneficiary communities in the same district. Focus group sessions were also held with beneficiary youth of the programme to understand how the programme has impacted on their lives.
Results: The study revealed that beneficiary youth of the LIPW programme were able to increase their livestock holding by 71.4%, monthly income by 24.4%, food consumption by 25.9% and farm sizes by 41.6%.
Conclusion: The study recommended that the government of Ghana should scare up the LIPW programme to cover more communities in order to reduce poverty in Ghana
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