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Television advertisement has over the years helped a great deal in the marketing of goods and services. This research work is an analytical study of the influence of television advertisement on the buying choice of ‘Always’ sanitary pad by students in Ado Ekiti,Ekiti state. It explored the questionnaire and interview approaches to… Continue Reading
Television as a means of communication helps in curbing and reducing societal vices. It is also a tool for cultural transformation. The research work investigates the state of cultural decadence and erosion of indigenous culture among indigenes and residents of Ado Ekiti, using cultural norms theory and social responsibility theory. The… Continue Reading
This study is a critical appraisal of the effect of satire using Wale Adenuga's PAPA AJASCO. The focus is on the effectiveness of the message in comic films. The study's objective is to identify how to make the message in satirical comic films relevant to the audience. Through content analysis, personality interview and Focus Group… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT Dance as a non material culture can only be perceived and appreciated via the auditor) and sight sense organs. This fact can be said to have reduced the chances of preserving and documenting Akoto dance, as the initiators and pioneers of the dance were non literates. This poses a problem to the later performers of the dance as they are… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT A persisting trend in Political theatre in Nigeria has remained a careful evaluation and a critical analysis of the vicious Politicking and corruption perpetuated by the Nigerian political elites in the Nigerian polity, questioning the status quo.for a general social change. However, this vicious politicking and corruption has… Continue Reading
Visual designs in the theatre have received different touches from different scholars and theorists. Some theorists made it relevant while some believe that they are less important. This study examines the indispensability of visual designs (costume and make up, set props and light) in the African theatre in relation to Langbodo… Continue Reading
ABSTRACT In recent times, traditional African dance seems to be given less cognizance in the society which is been compounded by high level of attention given to contemporary dance and less attention to African traditional dance. The level of involvement of the youth in African traditional dance is not encouraging, worse still, there is the… Continue Reading
The aim of this research is to examine the impact of management in FUOYE Theatre and Media Arts department. That is, using the department as a case study to examine the importance of management in the department. Chapter one covers the general introduction which includes the background, purpose, significance and scope of the study, there… Continue Reading
P a rty po li t i c s , a s a c a rd in a l e l e m e n t i n a d e m o c r ac y , s e r v e a s t h e p l a t fo rm fo r po li t i c i an s . H o w e v e r , a t a po i n t i n t h e po l i t i c a l p ro c e ss , i n t e r e s t s oft e n c o lli d e , r e s u l t i ng i n a d i s p u t e . S u c h d i s p u t e c o m e s in tw o fo rm s - i… Continue Reading
Party politics, as a cardinal element in a democracy, serve as the platform for politicians. However, at a point in the political process, interests often collide, resulting in a dispute. Such dispute comes in two forms - intra-party and inter-party. This study examines the nature of intra-party dispute, the last leadership dispute in the… Continue Reading
A lot has been done to show the socio-economic and political issues affecting the Southern and East African societies up to the present day through various forms of media. The aim of this study is interrogate the site of social media video clips as social commentary in Southern Africa and East Africa and the main objectives is to… Continue Reading
The study examines the use of community theatre as an effective tool for social change compared to other forms of theatre. It focuses on the influence of theatre to the audiences. The study made use of two theatrical plays produced by Amakhosi Theatre as reference in evaluating the ability of community theatre in changing people‟s… Continue Reading
Film is a potent tool of communication with a large potential to cement or unsettle social relationships. The study focused on an interrogation into the influence of patriarchy to the representation of women in Zimbabwean films. Sinners by Daves Guzha and I want a wedding dress by Tsitsi Dangarembga were analysed. A qualitative research… Continue Reading
The purpose of this project was to investigate musical idiomatic expressions in the performance of African art songs in Nairobi. The interest of the study came up after a voice recital was presented, and a variety of African and Western art songs were performed, but there was no clear distinction between the performance of the African and… Continue Reading
Shell Petroleum Development Company is a subsidiary of the global energy and petrochemical company, the Royal Dutch Shell Group, and operates in more than 140 countries. It is one of the largest independent upstream operators! with limited investments in the downstream sector of the Nigerian petroleum industry. It operates through four… Continue Reading
This study is carried out to ascertain the level of participation among viewers of Nigerian television programs with Nigeria Television Authority's Tuesday Live and African Independent Television Focus Nigeria as case studies. A sample of 20 staff (Production crew) of these stations was used for this research as · well as… Continue Reading
This research is on Cinema Patronage in Nigeria. It examines its rise and decline taking into consideration the advent of television, videotapes and videocassettes recorder technologies as alternatives to cinema viewership. Nigerians in their majority posses the VCDS/VHS machines and therefore, prefer watching movies in the comfort of… Continue Reading
This research assessed the public health risk of bacteriological water contamination of the Kafubu River in Zambia against the backdrop of limited research on the ambient surface water quality of the river that is flowing in a catchment area characterised by high human activity. Human activity, particularly sewer effluent disposal, is… Continue Reading
This study investigated disaster risk preparedness strategies against fire at Chisokone market in Kitwe, Zambia. The aim of the study was to analyse disaster risk preparedness strategies against fire at Chisokone market in Kitwe to ensure safety at the trading place. The objectives were to identify fire risks at Chisokone market in Kitwe.… Continue Reading
Forest reserves in Kabwe have undergone changes over the years due to encroachment by humans who are engaged in activities as such agriculture, charcoal production and even settlements. This has led to the deforestation of Kalulu Forest in Kabwe district of Central province. The main objective of this study was to establish causes of… Continue Reading
The purpose of the study was to assess the effects of teaching and learning physics facilities on physics performance in secondary schools. The study was conducted among form two students of the public secondary schools of Gem District. The area of study was limited to randomly sample secondary schools in the district. The results of other… Continue Reading
This research attempted to study and investigate the impact of church sponsorship on the management of secondary schools in the larger Thika District covering the current Thika West, and Gatundu North Districts. The study examined historical foundation of Western Education in the said region and the factors that influenced the development,… Continue Reading
Prisoners re-entry into the society has emerged as a lens through which to view the numerous issues related to the process of prisoner incarceration, release and subsequent failure or success on the outside world. There is, therefore, need to look into the influence prison education has on recidivism, with the aim of improving the quality… Continue Reading
The origin of supervision goes back to the year 1910 when a director of education was appointed for the Kenyan protectorate. The director had legal duties of organizing, supervision and inspection of protectorate schools. In 1964, the Ominde commission recommended careful selection of education supervisors. In 2002, school inspectorate… Continue Reading
Including children with hearing impairment in mainstream schools has generated a lot of debate across the globe with many campaigning for the rights of these children to be educated separately in special schools in which they can access information through sign Language. Pupils with hearing impairment have been found to lag behind in… Continue Reading