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The Incidence of Crime and Implications for Crime Management in the Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region, Ghana 加纳上西部地区Wa市的犯罪发生率及其对犯罪管理的影响

African Social Science and Humanities Journal Pub Date : 2020-11-26 DOI: 10.57040/asshj.v1i1.20

J. Okoro, E. Derbile, Lea Anzagra

引用次数: 2

Power and regional security: A comparative discourse on ECOWAS and SADC 权力与区域安全:西非经共体与南部非洲发展共同体比较论述

African Social Science and Humanities Journal Pub Date : 2020-11-19 DOI: 10.57040/asshj.v1i1.15

Enoch Ndem Okon

引用次数: 5

Influence of social media use on micro-level social capital among students of University of Ibadan 伊巴丹大学学生社交媒体使用对微观社会资本的影响

African Social Science and Humanities Journal Pub Date : 2020-11-14 DOI: 10.57040/asshj.v1i1.12

T. Ajayi, Toyin Adinlewa

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引用次数: 3

Contemporary globalization, the social sciences and the challenge of scholarship in the emerging world regions 当代全球化，社会科学和新兴世界地区学术的挑战

African Social Science and Humanities Journal Pub Date : 2020-11-06 DOI: 10.57040/asshj.v1i1.11

R. Okeke, Emeka C. Iloh

引用次数: 5

Social media age: Where is the spirit of Ubuntu in the educational system? 社交媒体时代:教育系统中的Ubuntu精神在哪里?

African Social Science and Humanities Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-30 DOI: 10.57040/asshj.v1i1.7

J. Chukwuere

引用次数: 10

Sports-media reports as correlates of perceived performance among female track and field athletes in Ibadan metropolis 体育媒体报道与伊巴丹市女性田径运动员的感知表现相关

African Social Science and Humanities Journal Pub Date : 2020-10-30 DOI: 10.57040/asshj.v1i1.8

Chukwuemeka O. O. Aletta

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引用次数: 3