Globalization is now linked to economic advancement; the position of Nigeria in this regard through the creative and cultural industries is not in doubt. This paper attempted to create awareness on the place of Nigeria in the global creative and cultural industries. It is of the essence to create consciousness in this neglected area by the government and entrepreneurs alike, hence the contributions in these sectors of economic development of the country go unrecognized. Thus, this paper did a study of the position of Nigeria music and film industries in the planetary space and contributions to the national economy. It was observed that Nigeria occupies an enviable location in the global index in these areas, though there are no clear policies in these lucrative fields. Regardless of the neglect, the creative and cultural industries have managed to fill a position in the world through the individual persistence of the practitioners. This study created awareness on the carelessness of that sector and the need for all to pay attention to enable Nigeria to sustain her position in this ever-expanding and lucrative sector.
{"title":"Cultural and Creative Industries: Is the ‘Giant of Africa’ Relevant in the Global Sphere?","authors":"Emmanuel Ezimako Nzeaka, Beryl Ehondor, Kabir Matazu Ashiru","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/63-06","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/63-06","url":null,"abstract":"Globalization is now linked to economic advancement; the position of Nigeria in this regard through the creative and cultural industries is not in doubt. This paper attempted to create awareness on the place of Nigeria in the global creative and cultural industries. It is of the essence to create consciousness in this neglected area by the government and entrepreneurs alike, hence the contributions in these sectors of economic development of the country go unrecognized. Thus, this paper did a study of the position of Nigeria music and film industries in the planetary space and contributions to the national economy. It was observed that Nigeria occupies an enviable location in the global index in these areas, though there are no clear policies in these lucrative fields. Regardless of the neglect, the creative and cultural industries have managed to fill a position in the world through the individual persistence of the practitioners. This study created awareness on the carelessness of that sector and the need for all to pay attention to enable Nigeria to sustain her position in this ever-expanding and lucrative sector.","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131769393","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}
Youth unemployment is a pressing issue that represent both widespread personal misfortune for individuals and a loss of opportunities for critical national and global economic development. Ethiopia is also one of the developing nations with highest urban unemployment rates worldwide. The overall objective of this paper is to assess challenges of youth unemployment in South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia. To these ends, the study has employed a mixed research approach. Semi-structured interview and questionnaires were used as a data collection tools. A total of 384 individuals were selected by using simple random sampling method as the participants of the survey. The interviewees were selected based on purposive sampling method. Based on this, the following conclusions are drawn. First, low absorbing capacity of the national economy, underdevelopment of the private sector, and absence of financial and technical support from the government bodies to the unemployed youths to start private business are the major challenges to create job opportunities for the youth. Secondly, unemployment exposes the youth for drug/substance addiction, to be socially dependent, and conflict with their family. Thirdly, the study concludes that youth unemployment is one of the sources of socio-economic and political problems, such as theft, youth delinquency, street life and prostitution, and political insecurity or disorder. Finally, the study recommends that government policy direction should be designed in relation to focus on the youth group and with full commitment to address isuues related with youth unemployment. Both local and central governent bodies should create conducive conditions that attractss the private sector to reduce the problem. Education or training sectors must design their programe according to the needs of the labour market. Keywords: Youth, Unemployment, Challenges, Effects of Unemployment DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/63-01 Publication date: January 31 st 2021
{"title":"Challenges of Youth Unemployment in South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia: A Case Study in Debre Tabaor, Woreta and Nefas Mewcha Towns","authors":"Yasin Yimam, Semahegn Asmare","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/63-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/63-01","url":null,"abstract":"Youth unemployment is a pressing issue that represent both widespread personal misfortune for individuals and a loss of opportunities for critical national and global economic development. Ethiopia is also one of the developing nations with highest urban unemployment rates worldwide. The overall objective of this paper is to assess challenges of youth unemployment in South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia. To these ends, the study has employed a mixed research approach. Semi-structured interview and questionnaires were used as a data collection tools. A total of 384 individuals were selected by using simple random sampling method as the participants of the survey. The interviewees were selected based on purposive sampling method. Based on this, the following conclusions are drawn. First, low absorbing capacity of the national economy, underdevelopment of the private sector, and absence of financial and technical support from the government bodies to the unemployed youths to start private business are the major challenges to create job opportunities for the youth. Secondly, unemployment exposes the youth for drug/substance addiction, to be socially dependent, and conflict with their family. Thirdly, the study concludes that youth unemployment is one of the sources of socio-economic and political problems, such as theft, youth delinquency, street life and prostitution, and political insecurity or disorder. Finally, the study recommends that government policy direction should be designed in relation to focus on the youth group and with full commitment to address isuues related with youth unemployment. Both local and central governent bodies should create conducive conditions that attractss the private sector to reduce the problem. Education or training sectors must design their programe according to the needs of the labour market. Keywords: Youth, Unemployment, Challenges, Effects of Unemployment DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/63-01 Publication date: January 31 st 2021","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127598803","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}
Rural development usually refers to the procedure of improving the quality of life and financial well-being of group living in relatively areas. More than 69% of population of Pakistan is living in rural areas. They contribute in the economy of Pakistan, It accounts for 29% of G.D.P. Socioeconomic development of Pakistan cannot be successful to neglect the rural people and the rural areas. Rural development is influenced by a multitude of factors such as natural resources, human resources, technology, institutions and organizations including co-operatives. The study was define the socio economic characteristics of respondents, to explore the perception of people towards the rural development. The study was find out the level of knowledge about the factors affecting the rural development. Tehsil was chosen all the way through simple random sampling. Two villages was selected by simple random sampling. 120 respondents was chosen through simple random sampling methods from selected tehsil of district Faisalabad. To custody understanding objectives a well-organized questionaire was used for data collection. The collected data was analyzed by using proper statistical methods. The results was presented in the shape of SPSS. for it of
{"title":"A Sociological Study of the Factors Affecting the Rural Development in District Gujranwala","authors":"Muqqadas Tanveer Cheema","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/63-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/63-02","url":null,"abstract":"Rural development usually refers to the procedure of improving the quality of life and financial well-being of group living in relatively areas. More than 69% of population of Pakistan is living in rural areas. They contribute in the economy of Pakistan, It accounts for 29% of G.D.P. Socioeconomic development of Pakistan cannot be successful to neglect the rural people and the rural areas. Rural development is influenced by a multitude of factors such as natural resources, human resources, technology, institutions and organizations including co-operatives. The study was define the socio economic characteristics of respondents, to explore the perception of people towards the rural development. The study was find out the level of knowledge about the factors affecting the rural development. Tehsil was chosen all the way through simple random sampling. Two villages was selected by simple random sampling. 120 respondents was chosen through simple random sampling methods from selected tehsil of district Faisalabad. To custody understanding objectives a well-organized questionaire was used for data collection. The collected data was analyzed by using proper statistical methods. The results was presented in the shape of SPSS. for it of","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128153145","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}
Field experiment was carried out on three locations Dera, Iteya and Bekoji in Arsi zone of Ethiopia for two years (2012 & 2013) to study gender role in variety selection. Individual farmers and breeders independently carried out visual selection of bread wheat varieties on field condition at maturity stage at each locations. Twenty one released bread wheat varieties were taken and planted for the study. Breeders and Twenty wheat producing farmers selected from each locations in which ten of them were women farmers and ten were men farmers carried out the variety selection for specific agro ecologies based on their own selection criteria. According to the result of this study both male and female farmers are equally important to select best wheat variety for their own agro ecology. Out of the first ten selected wheat varieties for each location more than half of them are selected both by male and female farmers in common. In other case, both male and female farmers were specific on some varieties, that means there was a variety which is only selected either by male or by female farmers. This may be related to difference in roles and responsibilities of men and women in a given house hold. Similarly there are also some varieties which are selected only by breeders in each locations in which neither male nor female farmers are selecting those varieties. In conclusion, besides breeders selection, considering the preference of both male and female farmers equally and inclusion of quality taste in our variety selection & releasing procedure may improve the adoption rate of Bread wheat varieties. Not only for variety selection but also in all of our research work without considering gender role, our research results may be concluded wrongly and we cannot achieve sustainable agricultural development.
{"title":"Gender Role Study in Participatory Variety Selection of Bread Wheat in Potential Growing Areas of Arsi in Ethiopia","authors":"Sakatu Hunduma","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/63-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/63-03","url":null,"abstract":"Field experiment was carried out on three locations Dera, Iteya and Bekoji in Arsi zone of Ethiopia for two years (2012 & 2013) to study gender role in variety selection. Individual farmers and breeders independently carried out visual selection of bread wheat varieties on field condition at maturity stage at each locations. Twenty one released bread wheat varieties were taken and planted for the study. Breeders and Twenty wheat producing farmers selected from each locations in which ten of them were women farmers and ten were men farmers carried out the variety selection for specific agro ecologies based on their own selection criteria. According to the result of this study both male and female farmers are equally important to select best wheat variety for their own agro ecology. Out of the first ten selected wheat varieties for each location more than half of them are selected both by male and female farmers in common. In other case, both male and female farmers were specific on some varieties, that means there was a variety which is only selected either by male or by female farmers. This may be related to difference in roles and responsibilities of men and women in a given house hold. Similarly there are also some varieties which are selected only by breeders in each locations in which neither male nor female farmers are selecting those varieties. In conclusion, besides breeders selection, considering the preference of both male and female farmers equally and inclusion of quality taste in our variety selection & releasing procedure may improve the adoption rate of Bread wheat varieties. Not only for variety selection but also in all of our research work without considering gender role, our research results may be concluded wrongly and we cannot achieve sustainable agricultural development.","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132323819","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}
With the aim of preserving traditional music and dance through contemporary, theatrical and creative presentation, the Ghana Dance Ensemble in 1962 was initiated as an experiment between Ghana’s educational and governmental systems. This paper is a historical account of the Ghana Dance Ensemble from the perspective of an ‘insider’ and historicity. The paper chronicles the evolution, successes, challenges and the role of the Ghana Dance Ensemble in Dance Education in Ghana. It also discusses the relationship that existed between the Ghana Theatre Movement and the Ghana Dance Ensemble in the realization of cultural consciousness in Ghana. The paper is more of a reflective study by someone who has been with the Ghana Dance Ensemble for over thirty years as a practitioner and a researcher.
{"title":"The Ghana Dance Ensemble in Perspective","authors":"B. O. Ayettey, bayettey","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/63-05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/63-05","url":null,"abstract":"With the aim of preserving traditional music and dance through contemporary, theatrical and creative presentation, the Ghana Dance Ensemble in 1962 was initiated as an experiment between Ghana’s educational and governmental systems. This paper is a historical account of the Ghana Dance Ensemble from the perspective of an ‘insider’ and historicity. The paper chronicles the evolution, successes, challenges and the role of the Ghana Dance Ensemble in Dance Education in Ghana. It also discusses the relationship that existed between the Ghana Theatre Movement and the Ghana Dance Ensemble in the realization of cultural consciousness in Ghana. The paper is more of a reflective study by someone who has been with the Ghana Dance Ensemble for over thirty years as a practitioner and a researcher.","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125098331","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}
The main target of this paper was about childhood survival and how to continuously sustain it for socio-economic development. Thus, the study examined the extent of influence which maternal education has on childhood survival among married couples in Edo State of Nigeria. A sample size of six hundred (600) respondents was drawn by multi stage sampling method. Data were collected by social survey method comprising questionnaire and interview. The researchers were mainly interested in answers to the following research questions. (i) What are the likely causes of childhood mortality in Edo State? (ii) Can medical interventions without mother’s education be effective enough to reduce childhood mortality? And (iii) Does maternal education positively influence a child’s health and survival? Data analyses were based on percentage. Findings revealed some likely causes of childhood mortality, and considered education as the bedrock which makes other variables more effective for any course of action. Thus, maternal education positively influences a child’s health and survival because educated mothers are more knowledgeable to seek medical advice for their children. However, some recommendations were made on how to boost and sustain child survival rate.
{"title":"The Influence of Maternal Education on Childhood Survival Among Married Couples of Childbearing Age in Edo State, Nigeria","authors":"","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/63-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/63-04","url":null,"abstract":"The main target of this paper was about childhood survival and how to continuously sustain it for socio-economic development. Thus, the study examined the extent of influence which maternal education has on childhood survival among married couples in Edo State of Nigeria. A sample size of six hundred (600) respondents was drawn by multi stage sampling method. Data were collected by social survey method comprising questionnaire and interview. The researchers were mainly interested in answers to the following research questions. (i) What are the likely causes of childhood mortality in Edo State? (ii) Can medical interventions without mother’s education be effective enough to reduce childhood mortality? And (iii) Does maternal education positively influence a child’s health and survival? Data analyses were based on percentage. Findings revealed some likely causes of childhood mortality, and considered education as the bedrock which makes other variables more effective for any course of action. Thus, maternal education positively influences a child’s health and survival because educated mothers are more knowledgeable to seek medical advice for their children. However, some recommendations were made on how to boost and sustain child survival rate.","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114318350","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}
The main goal of this paper is to address the importance of parental cultural taste in explaining cultural participation among older adults in Finland. The study considers the intergenerational transfer hypothesis and asks: Do middle-aged or older consumers inherit cultural tastes from their parents? How stable are these intergenerational transfer effects? Which parental hobbies are the most influential? A constant elasticity of substitution (CES) utility function is used to describe the structure of consumer preferences. The linear demand system to be estimated uses the seemingly unrelated systems (SUR) method with two equations. If the intergenerational transfer hypothesis is valid, parental interest in movies, pop music, classical music and visual arts should have a positive impact on their children’s demand for movies, rock or jazz music, classical music and art gallery visits, respectively. The results indicate that the intergenerational transfer hypothesis is valid. Children do indeed inherit their cultural habits and taste from their parents. We seem to visit similar cultural events to those that our parents do or did. The youngest age cohort is by far the most influenced by parental interest in classical music. The visual arts and pop music interests of parents seem to be second and third most influential hobbies but only when the youngest age cohorts are considered. Parental pop music and sport hobbies are the most influential sources when the cultural and sports participation of the middle-aged are studied. A mother’s visual arts interests and father’s sports interests are most important determinants of the cultural and sports participation decisions of the oldest age cohort. In general age, gender and education are important determinants of cultural participation. The youngest, who have less family constraints, are more active than the middle-aged and those over 55 are more active participants – except for filmgoing or rock music. Theatre attendance, arts gallery visits and classical music concert visits increase after age 45. Attending musicals is not dependent on education while all other cultural events are elite in terms of education, except rock music concerts, which well-educated parents, attend less than the reference group, which is students. Women are more active in all cultural activities studied here. Most of the intergenerational transfer effects are not stable throughout the child’s age. Only a mother’s classical music or visual art habits seem to have a stable and positive effect on the classical music concert participation and on the art gallery visits of the child regardless of age. However, a father’s corresponding classical music or visual art habits have a positive effect on their children, when they are aged between 15 and 35, attending classical music concerts and going to art galleries.
{"title":"Is cultural taste in Finland acquired from mother, father or both","authors":"Suominen, Haaga-Helia","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/62-07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/62-07","url":null,"abstract":"The main goal of this paper is to address the importance of parental cultural taste in explaining cultural participation among older adults in Finland. The study considers the intergenerational transfer hypothesis and asks: Do middle-aged or older consumers inherit cultural tastes from their parents? How stable are these intergenerational transfer effects? Which parental hobbies are the most influential? A constant elasticity of substitution (CES) utility function is used to describe the structure of consumer preferences. The linear demand system to be estimated uses the seemingly unrelated systems (SUR) method with two equations. If the intergenerational transfer hypothesis is valid, parental interest in movies, pop music, classical music and visual arts should have a positive impact on their children’s demand for movies, rock or jazz music, classical music and art gallery visits, respectively. The results indicate that the intergenerational transfer hypothesis is valid. Children do indeed inherit their cultural habits and taste from their parents. We seem to visit similar cultural events to those that our parents do or did. The youngest age cohort is by far the most influenced by parental interest in classical music. The visual arts and pop music interests of parents seem to be second and third most influential hobbies but only when the youngest age cohorts are considered. Parental pop music and sport hobbies are the most influential sources when the cultural and sports participation of the middle-aged are studied. A mother’s visual arts interests and father’s sports interests are most important determinants of the cultural and sports participation decisions of the oldest age cohort. In general age, gender and education are important determinants of cultural participation. The youngest, who have less family constraints, are more active than the middle-aged and those over 55 are more active participants – except for filmgoing or rock music. Theatre attendance, arts gallery visits and classical music concert visits increase after age 45. Attending musicals is not dependent on education while all other cultural events are elite in terms of education, except rock music concerts, which well-educated parents, attend less than the reference group, which is students. Women are more active in all cultural activities studied here. Most of the intergenerational transfer effects are not stable throughout the child’s age. Only a mother’s classical music or visual art habits seem to have a stable and positive effect on the classical music concert participation and on the art gallery visits of the child regardless of age. However, a father’s corresponding classical music or visual art habits have a positive effect on their children, when they are aged between 15 and 35, attending classical music concerts and going to art galleries.","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124397031","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}
Background : Intact and harmonious marital relationships are required not only for the mental health of the individual but also for children and thus, for the society in the broader sense. But unsatisfying and stressful marital relations lead to increased emotional disturbances and marital disruption. This study aimed to assess the role of socio-demographic, sexual relationship, marital stability, marital communication and marital conflict resolution in marital satisfaction among married individuals. Methods: The target population for this study was all heterosexual married individuals, legally bound by the state of marriage as husband and wife. Quantitative research design and a systematic sampling technique along with a simple random sampling technique were employed to select 326 households. Frequency and percentages, means, standard deviations, Pearson correlation, independent sample T-test, one-way ANOVA and hierarchical multiple linear regressions were all used to compute sample statistic. DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/62-02 Publication date: October 31 st 2020
{"title":"The Role of Socio-demographic Variables, Sexual Relationship, Marital Stability, Marital Communication and Marital Conflict Resolution in Marital Satisfaction among Married Individuals in Nifas Silk Lafto Sub-City of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016","authors":"Zewdu Girma","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/62-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/62-02","url":null,"abstract":"Background : Intact and harmonious marital relationships are required not only for the mental health of the individual but also for children and thus, for the society in the broader sense. But unsatisfying and stressful marital relations lead to increased emotional disturbances and marital disruption. This study aimed to assess the role of socio-demographic, sexual relationship, marital stability, marital communication and marital conflict resolution in marital satisfaction among married individuals. Methods: The target population for this study was all heterosexual married individuals, legally bound by the state of marriage as husband and wife. Quantitative research design and a systematic sampling technique along with a simple random sampling technique were employed to select 326 households. Frequency and percentages, means, standard deviations, Pearson correlation, independent sample T-test, one-way ANOVA and hierarchical multiple linear regressions were all used to compute sample statistic. DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/62-02 Publication date: October 31 st 2020","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123205440","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}
As to the researcher’s subjective experience and observations, the teaching of listening skill in government secondary schools in Ethiopian pedagogic context seems to be neglected. For instance, it seems that English language teachers do not seriously teach this skill as compared to the other language skills. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the practice of teaching listening skill in secondary schools with specific reference to General Tadese Biru Secondary School Grade 9 English language teachers. To this effect, the researcher focused on the actual practice of English language teachers in teaching listening skill in terms of employing listening strategies and sub listening skills, the extent to which English language teachers use the three stages of listening skill, and the English language teachers’ use of appropriate listening materials. Descriptive case study design involving both qualitative and quantitative research approaches was employed. Three English language teachers were selected through availability sampling technique and 78 students were selected using simple random sampling technique. Three data gathering tools: questionnaire for students, classroom observations and interview for English language teachers were used. To ensure the validity and reliability of the tools, a pilot study was conducted in selected secondary schools. The data obtained through questionnaire and classroom observations were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively, whereas; the data obtained through interview were analyzed qualitatively. The findings of the study revealed that the English language teachers failed to employ perceptive strategies, cognitive strategies and meta-cognitive strategies well in teaching listening skill, and did not make student practice well the sub listening skills; the English language teachers employed the while listening stage to some extent, but they used the pre listening stage and the post listening stage to some extent; the English language teachers failed to use appropriate listening materials- both printed and electronic. Based on the findings, pertinent recommendations were suggested to the concerned stakeholders. DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/62-04 Publication date: October 31 st 2020
{"title":"The Practices of Teaching Listening Skill in EFL Classes: General Tadesse Biru Secondary School Grade Nine (9) English Language Teachers in Focus","authors":"Ebissa Bekele Abate","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/62-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/62-04","url":null,"abstract":"As to the researcher’s subjective experience and observations, the teaching of listening skill in government secondary schools in Ethiopian pedagogic context seems to be neglected. For instance, it seems that English language teachers do not seriously teach this skill as compared to the other language skills. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate the practice of teaching listening skill in secondary schools with specific reference to General Tadese Biru Secondary School Grade 9 English language teachers. To this effect, the researcher focused on the actual practice of English language teachers in teaching listening skill in terms of employing listening strategies and sub listening skills, the extent to which English language teachers use the three stages of listening skill, and the English language teachers’ use of appropriate listening materials. Descriptive case study design involving both qualitative and quantitative research approaches was employed. Three English language teachers were selected through availability sampling technique and 78 students were selected using simple random sampling technique. Three data gathering tools: questionnaire for students, classroom observations and interview for English language teachers were used. To ensure the validity and reliability of the tools, a pilot study was conducted in selected secondary schools. The data obtained through questionnaire and classroom observations were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively, whereas; the data obtained through interview were analyzed qualitatively. The findings of the study revealed that the English language teachers failed to employ perceptive strategies, cognitive strategies and meta-cognitive strategies well in teaching listening skill, and did not make student practice well the sub listening skills; the English language teachers employed the while listening stage to some extent, but they used the pre listening stage and the post listening stage to some extent; the English language teachers failed to use appropriate listening materials- both printed and electronic. Based on the findings, pertinent recommendations were suggested to the concerned stakeholders. DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/62-04 Publication date: October 31 st 2020","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"48 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125996381","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}
This study investigated the rites of passage of the Ewe ethnic society in the Kumasi Metropolis. It discusses the influence of the Asante host culture’s rites of passage on the Ewe ethnic society’s culture resulting in the hybridity of culture as a result of migration. The study was driven in a purely qualitative study with descriptive study as the study design. Thirty (30) study participants consisting of chiefs, elders in the traditional court and the elderly in the study area. Personal interviews and focus group discussions were the data collection tools used for collecting the data for the study. The findings of the study revealed that the Ewe cultural practices exhibited in the Kumasi metropolis is as a result of hybridity. The study contends that as the Ewes play their culture alongside the host culture-Asante culture, they consciously and unconsciously fuse and or substitute their indigenous culture which has virtually merged or replace their culture. Keywords : Value, Rites of Passage, Acculturation, Enculturation, Ethnicity, Cultural Hybridity DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/62-01 Publication date: October 31 st 2020
{"title":"The Hybridity in the Rites of Passage among the Ewe Ethnic Society in the Kumasi Metropolis","authors":"Hannah Serwah Bonsu, S. Kquofi, E. Asante","doi":"10.7176/jcsd/62-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7176/jcsd/62-01","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigated the rites of passage of the Ewe ethnic society in the Kumasi Metropolis. It discusses the influence of the Asante host culture’s rites of passage on the Ewe ethnic society’s culture resulting in the hybridity of culture as a result of migration. The study was driven in a purely qualitative study with descriptive study as the study design. Thirty (30) study participants consisting of chiefs, elders in the traditional court and the elderly in the study area. Personal interviews and focus group discussions were the data collection tools used for collecting the data for the study. The findings of the study revealed that the Ewe cultural practices exhibited in the Kumasi metropolis is as a result of hybridity. The study contends that as the Ewes play their culture alongside the host culture-Asante culture, they consciously and unconsciously fuse and or substitute their indigenous culture which has virtually merged or replace their culture. Keywords : Value, Rites of Passage, Acculturation, Enculturation, Ethnicity, Cultural Hybridity DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/62-01 Publication date: October 31 st 2020","PeriodicalId":326484,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Culture, Society and Development","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122086776","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}
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