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["Well Spring of Life: Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora" slideshow video]
Video footage from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of a slideshow showing the works in exhibition for "Well Spring of Life: Contemporary Arts of the African Diaspora". The video includes still photographs of works from the countries of Ghana, Haiti and Nigeria transitioned by a page-turning animation. The art is primarily painting and mixed 2-D media.
Date:
1991
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Spatial Variations and Cultural Explanations to Obesity in Ghana
While obesity is now recognized as a major health concern in Ghana, the major drivers, causal factors, and their spatial variation remain unclear. Nutritional changes and lack of physical activity are frequently blamed but the underlying factors, particularly cultural values and practices, remain understudied. Using hot spot analysis and spatial autocorrelation, this research investigates the spatial patterns of obesity in Ghana and the explanatory factors. We also use focus group discussions to examine the primary cultural factors underlying these patterns. The results show that wealth, high education, and urban residence are the best positive predictors of obesity, while poverty, low education, and rural residence are the best (negative) predictors of obesity. Consequently, improving the socioeconomic status, for example, through higher levels of education and urbanization may increase obesity rates. Furthermore, the cultural preference for fat body as the ideal body size drives individual aspiration for weight gain which can lead to obesity. Thus, reducing obesity rates in Ghana is impossible without addressing the underlying cultural values.
Date:
August 2019
Creator:
Asubonteng, Agnes
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ghana: Current Issues and U.S. Relations in Brief
This report discusses the politics, governance, and economy of Ghana, as well as Ghana's relations with the United States.
Date:
July 18, 2018
Creator:
Cook, Nicolas
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Current Study 16, Chapter 3. Pan-Africanism, Part 2
This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about African countries. This chapter discusses the idea of Pan-Africanism and includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
October 1966
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Oil in Ghana: a curse or not? Examining environmental justice and the social process in policymaking
There is great expectation that oil development in Ghana will catapult the nation towards prosperity and lead to drastic improvement in the wellbeing of Ghanaians. However, there is also concern that Ghana could fail to achieve these due to the resource curse notwithstanding the fact that scholars of the curse have yet to agree on the inevitability of the curse. Resource curse scholars adduce different reasons for its occurrence or absence. One thing common among the scholars, however, is that none discusses environmental justice in the context of the curse. In this dissertation, I examine Ghana's attempts at avoiding the resource curse through policymaking and implementation using the Guidelines on Environmental Assessment and Management of Ghana's offshore oil sector as a case study. I argue that a strong environmental justice frame is required to avert the curse in Ghana. Specifically, I assess the policy process in Ghana's oil sector, the institutional framework for managing the sector, and analyze the perception of environmental justice for policymaking. The outcome of these assessments show that although the policy process requires broadening for full and effective participation, Ghana has checks and balances policies to avert the resource curse and to deliver environmental justice in …
Date:
May 2018
Creator:
Akon Yamga, Gordon
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Sexual identity and risk behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Accra, Ghana and Lomẻ, Togo
This article studies the impact of homonegativity on risky sexual behavior among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Ghana and Togo (West Africa) using a mixed method approach.
Date:
May 22, 2017
Creator:
Moore, Ami R.; Driver, Nichola; Owusu, Gertrude Adobea & Amey, Foster
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Geography of Maternal Health Indicators in Ghana
Ghana is identified among the developing countries with high maternal mortality ratio in Africa. This study unpacked the Demographic and Health Survey data by examining the maternal health indicators at the district level using GIS methods. Understanding the geographic patterns of antenatal care, place of delivery, and skilled birth attendants at the small scale will help to formulate and plan for location-specific health interventions that can improve maternal health care behavior among Ghanaian women. Districts with high rates and low rates were identified. Place of residence, Gini-Coefficient, wealth status, internet access, and religious affiliation were used to explore the underlying factors associated with the observed patterns. Economic inequality was positively associated with increased use of maternal health care services. The ongoing free maternal health policy serves as a cushion effect for the economic inequality among the districts in the Northern areas. Home delivery is common among the rural districts and is more prominent mostly in the western part of Northern Region and southwest of Upper West. Educating women about the free maternal health policy remains the most viable strategy for positive maternal health outcomes and in reducing MMR in Ghana.
Date:
May 2017
Creator:
Iyanda, Ayodeji Emmanuel
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Status and Challenges of Online Distance Education Programs in Post-Secondary Institutions in Ghana
The purpose of this study was to identify the status and challenges of online distance education programs in post-secondary institutions in Ghana. This study was a replication of a similar study conducted in Kenya in 2009, at the University of Nairobi and Kenyatta University. This present study was conducted with an online survey using Google survey assessment. The survey requested responses from six post-secondary institutions in Ghana. Out of a total of 450 projected student responses, 309 responses were received with a 69% participation rate. A total of 14 responses were received for instructors out of a projected 30 resulting in 47% participation rate. And for administrators, 8 responses were received out of a projected 12 resulting in a 67% participation rate. Overall the study revealed that Ghana post-secondary institutions have established and incorporated online distance education into their programs, offering both online and blended courses. Some of these institutions established regional centers across the country and incorporated foreign instructors into their programs. The survey also revealed that students were satisfied with the overall online distance education program in their institutions which included the level of instruction, feedback and evaluation. However, there were still challenges revealed from the study that …
Date:
May 2017
Creator:
Adjabeng, Stanley
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Fire Response in Ghana: The Case of Fire Stations in Kumasi
Comprehensive emergency management and response is crucial for disaster prevention and health emergencies. However, in African countries with an abundance of natural disasters and a rising surge in cardiovascular and obstetric emergencies, little research exists on emergency response. This study examines the fire emergency response in Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Ghana's second largest city. We use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools including location -allocation modeling to evaluate the existing system of fire facilities, identify gaps in service, and suggest locations for new fire stations to maximize population coverage. Our results show that fire stations within KMA are poorly distributed and large portions of the metropolis are underserved, a situation that is partly responsible for the huge losses of lives and property during fire outbreaks.
Date:
May 2017
Creator:
Boakye, Kwadwo Adu
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aid Transparency Country Pilot Assessment
The primary goals of this report is to find how much demand partnering countries have for information the U.S. Government is making available for international aid, review how well partnering countries are able to access the information, inform partnering countries of the available international aid data, and recommend ways to improve data sharing and use.
Date:
May 2014
Creator:
Unites States. Agency International Development.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The President's Malaria Initiative: Sixth Annual Report to Congress
A report discussing the impact and possible preventative measures to Malaria in Africa.
Date:
April 2012
Creator:
United States. Agency for International Development.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Buruli Ulcer Disease and Its Association with Land Cover in Southwestern Ghana
This article presents the first analysis of Buruli ulcer at the village level in southwestern Ghana, where prevalence rates are among the highest globally, and explores fine and medium-scale associations with land cover by comparing patterns both within Buruli ulcer clusters and surrounding landscapes.
Date:
June 19, 2015
Creator:
Wu, Jianyong; Tschakert, Petra; Klutse, Erasmus; Ferring, David; Ricciardi, Vincent; Hausermann, Heidi et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Village outside village
Photograph of tourists from the Zichner group and people in a village around the area of Accra, Ghana.
Date:
1968
Creator:
Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ghana: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides background information on current developments in Ghana and U.S. bilateral relations with Ghana.
Date:
January 6, 2009
Creator:
Cook, Nicolas
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Development in Ghana: Some Problems and Prospects
After independence on March 6, 1957, Ghana, under the late President Kwame Nkrumah, turned to diverse developmental activities. Economically, Ghana was on sound footing; the balance of payments was favorable and cocoa was yielding a good harvest. In 1967, Nkrumah was ousted due to his dictatorial rule. In this study the available primary and secondary sources were utilized. Primary sources were made available by the Ghana Embassy in Washington, D. C. and by friends and relatives in institutions of higher learning in Ghana. The study is divided into five chapters. Chapter I concerns itself with a geographical survey of the country, including land, climate, people, and natural resources. Chapter II explores political developments, and Chapter III examines some of the crucial economic problems. Chapter IV explores some economic progress and Chapter V makes suggestions, some of which may seem sordid and grim, but at least they offer a "stepping stone."
Date:
May 1974
Creator:
Attuquayefio, Alan B.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
West African Journal: A Travel Account
West African Journal: A Travel Account is a narrative of the author's trip in twelve West African countries. In the first chapter the author describes her previous travels and preparations for this trip and introduces her husband. She begins the second chapter with a discussion of the benefits and hardships of independent travel and describes the hotels, restaurants, forms of transportation, and difficulties with language. The remainder of Chapter II is a close account of the first sixteen days of travel. The narrative continues chronologically in Chapters III through VIII. Each chapter pertains to a distinct stage of the trip. In Chapter IX, the author reviews her personal accomplishments during the journey, relates her and her husband's reactions on their return to the U.S., and concludes with some evocative descriptions of West Africa.
Date:
December 1980
Creator:
Hudson, Jacquelyn Fuller
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ghana, an Emergent Oil Producer: Background and U.S. Relations
This report provides information on current developments in Ghana and Ghanaian-U.S. relations, which are close.
Date:
January 10, 2010
Creator:
Cook, Nicolas
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ghana: Recent Developments and U.S. Relations
This report provides information on current developments in Ghana and Ghana's relations with the United States, which are close. It describes the purpose of President Barack Obama's forthcoming trip to Ghana, which will focus on issues of good governance and socio-economic and political development, and characterizes the current state of play in bilateral relations. It also summarizes the policy agenda of Ghana's president, John Atta Mills, who won office by a narrow margin in elections in late 2008. The dynamics of that election are described in the report, as are recent policy-centered developments, economic challenges and performance, and socio-economic prospects. Ghana's international relations and bilateral development cooperation with the United States are also covered in the report.
Date:
January 4, 2013
Creator:
Cook, Nicolas
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
An Historical Inquiry Into the Development of Higher Education in Ghana 1948-1984: a Study of the Major Factors That Have Controlled and Inhibited the Development of the Universities of Ghana
Universities in many industrialized countries including Japan, and Australia, have enabled those countries to achieve rapid economic and social advancement. However, this is untrue for the universities of Ghana, due to the country's ailing economy, its continued dependence on foreign manpower, aid, and material goods. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to illuminate the major factors and events that have controlled and inhibited the development of higher education in Ghana from 1948 to 1984. The method of acquiring data involved a computer and manual search for documents from 1) ERIC Database, 2) libraries , and 3) Embassy of Ghana, Washington, D.C. The findings include (1) Establishment of universities on the basis of the Asquith Doctrine; (2) Imitation of British universities' curriculum, constitution, standards and social functions; (3) Characterization of universities by elitism, lack of diversity and adaptation, autonomy, excellence and narrow specialism in their honor degree programs; (4) Emphasis on cognitive rather than psychomotor learning; (5) Matriculation of inadequately qualified secondary school science students; (6) Absence of a nationally formulated statement of manpower needs, goals, and effective long-term planning; (7) Financial exigencies; (8) Suppression, perversion and abuse of academic and intellectual freedom by the government and universities; (9) Inconsistent …
Date:
December 1985
Creator:
Darko, Samuel F. (Samuel Fordjour)
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Traditional Medicine: a Blessing or Bane? The Case of Ghana
The study examines the socio-demographic characteristics of Traditional Medical Practitioners in Ghana. Their attitudes towards collaboration with biomedical practitioners, their associations, and regulation is also discussed. Data for the study was obtained from a Survey of Traditional Medical Practitioners in Ghana.
Date:
August 1996
Creator:
Sakyi-Addo, Isaac
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Habit Favorability and Geographical Links Between Mycobacterium ulcerans and Eichhornia crasspies in the Amansie West District, Ghana: Social, Economic, and Health Implications
Thesis written by a student in the UNT Honors College discussing the invasive water hyacinth in Ghana, how it spreads the Buruli ulcer, the environmental factors in the areas affected by the plant, and related hospital case studies.
Date:
Autumn 1999
Creator:
Pearson, Amber L.
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Communicating Christianity to the Ashanti Tribe: A Study in Cross-Cultural Communication
The problem with which this study is concerned is that of identifying the significant variables involved in cross-cultural communication and applying these concepts in communicating the Christian faith to Ashanti tribe members of central Ghana in West Africa.
Date:
December 1972
Creator:
Davenport, Donald Dewayne
Object Type:
Thesis or Dissertation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Catholic Church in Techiman, Brong-Ahafo, Ghana
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The Catholic church in Techiman, Ghana incorporates Akan stool symbols.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Africa Adaptation Programme: An insight into AAP and Country project Profiles
The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) has been designed to support the long-term efforts of targeted countries to further develop their capability to successfully identify, design and implement holistic adaptation and disaster risk reduction programmes that are aligned with national development priorities. This report provides insight into the Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) and its related country project profiles. The AAP has shifted into implementation, with Namibia and Tunisia as the first countries to complete national inception workshops. Eighteen out of the total twenty programme countries will complete national inception processes and start full-fledged implementation in the coming months.
Date:
January 2010
Creator:
The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library