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{"title":"Job Satisfaction among Staff of the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) of the University of Education, Winneba","authors":"Millicent Pimpong, Philip Oti-Agyen, Aaron Kumah, D. Kyeremeh","doi":"10.9734/ARJASS/2019/45768","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/ARJASS/2019/45768","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of the study was to determine the levels of job satisfaction among staff of the College of Technology Education, Kumasi (COLTEK) of the University of Education, Winneba. Descriptive research design was used for the study and questionnaire was used for data collection. The population consisted of 420 staff (teaching and non-teaching) of COLTEK as at 2018, made up of 131 senior members, 120 senior staff and 169 junior staff. Stratified random sampling was used to Original Research Article Pimpong et al.; ARJASS, 8(1): 1-13, 2019; Article no.ARJASS.45768 2 select 201 staff comprising 65 senior members, 55 senior staff and 81 junior staff for the study. The Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) was used. Cross tabulation was used to compare satisfaction levels amongst groups of workers in the University. The major findings of the study were that staff of COLTEK was satisfied more intrinsically than extrinsically. The overall level of job satisfaction (intrinsic and extrinsic) among COLTEK staff was 69%. Majority of staff were males but females were more satisfied than their male counterparts. It was recommended that the College should generate more funds and complement the salary being paid by Government in the form of annual bonuses.","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128982807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Journey, Rest, Gate and Garment”: A Cross-cultural Cognitive Analysis of Metaphors Used in Breaking News of Death","authors":"HAMEED TUNDE ASIRU, Aminu Galadima Batagarawa","doi":"10.9734/ARJASS/2019/43413","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/ARJASS/2019/43413","url":null,"abstract":"How is death conceptualized in Hausa and Yoruba languages? Are there any linguistic similarities or differences in the ways they break news of death? This paper notes that language is not carelessly used to establish interactional and transactional functions among interactants; rather it is creatively used depending on the context of usage. One such context of usage that involves more caution and wisdom is breaking news of death to the deceased loved ones. This particular context is mostly achieved through the use of some metaphors and idiomatic expressions to present, euphemistically, unpleasant news about the death of a person. There is no contrastive research effort, at present, which has examined conceptualization of death in Hausa and Yoruba languages for possible similarities and differences. In this paper, therefore, an attempt was made to conceptualize death as a domain through the cognitive, cultural and religious windows that are available in these native Nigerian languages. In the course of the investigation, the paper argues Original Research Article Asiru and Batagarawa; ARJASS, 8(1): 1-10, 2019; Article no.ARJASS.43413 2 that even though metaphors are ubiquitous in every community and are presented in different ways in breaking news of the departed friends and enemies, there abound areas of metaphoric convergence and divergence in the description of death. The convergent and divergent points are results of the universality in the conceptualization of aspects of human body/experience such as death. In particular, we argued, that the similarities in the identified four source domains (journey, rest, garment and gate) and their differences are conditioned by cultural or religious constructs and contacts, and the linguistic variance between the two languages. Finally, the paper lends credence to the claim that primary metaphors are shared by all human languages.","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"11 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120931512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Characteristics of the Palestanian Poster from 2008 TO 2018","authors":"Suhad Hamdan Humidan, M. Lamat","doi":"10.9734/ARJASS/2019/45649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/ARJASS/2019/45649","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121972071","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Winner-Takes-All Politics and Democratic Consolidation in Ghana’s Fourth Republic","authors":"F. B. Ijon","doi":"10.9734/ARJASS/2018/45350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/ARJASS/2018/45350","url":null,"abstract":"Ghana’s return to constitutional rule in 1992 has been beset with the practice of Winner-Takes-All politics which has become a worrying phenomenon for the citizens and policy makers. The main aim of this paper was to examine the effects of WTA Politics on Ghana’s drive to democratic maturity. In an attempt to fulfil the aim of the paper, documentary analysis was used as the methodology and secondary sources of data were collected through journal articles, books and online materials. The study revealed that WTA originated from the United States when President Jackson decided that the merit system only favored the few educated elites. In Ghana, WTA can be traced through the British Colonial administration which excluded the indigenes from the administration of the colony. Ideological differences, desire to kill opposition parties, mistrust and desire to stay in power for long were identified as the causes of WTA politics. The paper also found divisiveness, erosion of real democracy, deliberate wastage of human resources, and the excessive powers of the executive as the effects of WTA politics affecting Ghana’s democratic consolidation. The paper finally recommends a constitutional review to limit the powers of the president and also proscribe WTA politics. Review Article Ijon; ARJASS, 7(4): 1-11, 2018; Article no.ARJASS.45350 2","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125415068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Socioeconomic Predictors of Number of Child Preference; a Study on the Ethnic Community in Bangladesh","authors":"N. Pal, M. Alam, S. Akter, S. Singha, B. Deb","doi":"10.9734/arjass/2018/37810","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/arjass/2018/37810","url":null,"abstract":"Bangladesh is a most densely populated nation, with a population density of 1134 population per square kilometer [1]. Bangladesh has to face different types of problem and crisis for limited resources and unlimited wants of the increased population. Despite of being concerned about the present situation, the fertility rate is now at 2.4 children born per women [2]. The objective of the study is to estimate the socio-economic factors responsible for the Number of Child Preference in the Ethnic Community in Bangladesh. The study analyzed a total of 113 (82 Manipuri & 31 Khasia) respondents from Manipuri and Khasia community purposively selected from Sylhet district. The information was recorded in a pre-structured questionnaire. Bi-variate distribution i.e. chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression model were fitted to determine the influencing factors responsible for the Number of Child Preference in the Ethnic Community. Educational Status, Head of the Family, Contraceptive Use, and Family Planning Decision were found correlated with Original Research Article Pal et al.; ARJASS, 7(4): 1-6, 2018; Article no.ARJASS.37810 2 the dependent variable i.e. Number of Child Preference. All of the illiterate respondents were interested in having more than 1 child while only 7.84% literate respondents were interested in having 1 child. The family which was run by mutual understanding between male and female was more interested in 1 child (8.33%) than the Male dominated family (5.88%). No one was interested in having 4 or more children from the family which was run by both male and female. Those who used contraceptive, 13.33% of them were interested in 1 child while only 2.94% of the respondents who didn’t use contraceptive were interested in 1 child. The preference for 4 or more children was less among the respondents who used contraceptive (2.22%) than who didn’t use contraceptive (4.41%). If the family planning decision was taken by female, they would prefer 4 or more children for their family while male would prefer 2 children. If the family planning decision was taken by mutual consideration of male and female, 78.70% would prefer 2 children followed by 11.11% of 3 children, 7.41% of 1 child, and 2.78% of 4 or more children. Contraceptive Use was found only the predictors of the Number of Child Preference in the Ethnic community. Finally, this study suggested that government can take a strong initiative for the provision of contraceptive use and educational facilities to control the family size of the Ethnic community.","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128687511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the Legal Frameworks for the Protection of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North-Eastern Nigeria","authors":"T. Magaji, M. Ahmad, Laila Suriya Ahmad Apandi","doi":"10.9734/ARJASS/2018/45550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/ARJASS/2018/45550","url":null,"abstract":"Force displacement is a daunting challenge facing the international community as a result of armed conflicts, insurgency and communal tension. In the same vein, Nigeria has been experiencing the problem of internal displacement as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency. More than two million Nigerians have been internally displaced as a result of Boko Haram insurgency that has been bedeviling the country since 2009. Internally displaced persons differ from refugees, though they have similar characteristics. The sources of displacement of refugees and IDPs may be the same and requires equal treatment. However, IDPs have been excluded under the protection of international refugee law. This is because IDPs do not cross international borders and therefore they should be under the protection of their national governments. Sometimes the national authorities are behind the reasons for their displacement or unable to protect them. This is one of the reasons IDPs have been experiencing neglect and inadequate protection. Accordingly, Nigerian IDPs have not been adequately protected, as there is no national or international legal frameworks that are directly addressed the plight of Nigerian IDPs. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to critically assess the efficacy of the domestic and international legal frameworks on internal displacement in Nigeria. The study has adopted the use of secondary data extracted from the journals, articles, books, magazines, newspapers and reports. It employs descriptive method of data analysis. The finding is that Nigerian policy on IDPs is not effective as it has not been domesticated or implemented.","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"180 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132065929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding the Neonatal Health Situation of Bangladesh in Relation to Other South Asian Countries","authors":"H. Akhter, K. M. Jahan, Md. Hafizur Rahman Numan","doi":"10.9734/ARJASS/2018/45197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/ARJASS/2018/45197","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115130923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Land Law and Property Management in Greece: Expropriation Cases & Blockchain Functionalities","authors":"Artemis A. Styliadou","doi":"10.9734/arjass/2018/44998","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/arjass/2018/44998","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132277957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Public Policy Making in Coalition Government: Challenges and Solutions","authors":"A. Gautam","doi":"10.9734/arjass/2018/44267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/arjass/2018/44267","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"34 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120841492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparative Study of Managerial Effectiveness on the Principles of Public and Private Enterprises","authors":"Aphu Elvis Selase","doi":"10.9734/arjass/2018/43144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.9734/arjass/2018/43144","url":null,"abstract":"In view of the abundant literature on the effective managerial practices in private and public enterprises, four main objectives emerged such as the configuration of power within firms, control, conflict prevention and the equitable distribution of created value. It is clear that the dysfunctions observed in the organisations which demonstrated that these objectives are not achieved; thus reinforcing the idea of analysing the effectiveness of companies' control structures. Because public and private firms pursue different objectives. Previous literature on ownership comparison and identify situations where the measurement bias grounded in comparative managerial effectiveness in Public and Private Organizations are deemed to be more critical. Methodologically, both qualitative and quantitative approaches were utilised in the excavation but more focus was paid to qualitative thereby making the analysis between the two apt. Further, the various indicators of the distinction between public and private enterprises are objectives, goals, control mechanisms, employees' acquisition, accountability, organisational level, managerial level, employees' level and the list proceeds. The differences in the objectives of public and private firms are essential to explain the differences in their effectiveness and efficiency. Original Research Article Selase; ARJASS, 7(3): 1-12, 2018; Article no.ARJASS.43144 2","PeriodicalId":112054,"journal":{"name":"Asian Research Journal of Arts & Social Sciences","volume":"328 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117027528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}