Akwasi Arko-Achemfuor
Biographic Data
| ID | 1981349 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Akwasi Arko-Achemfuor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Akwasi |
| FAMILY NAME | Arko-Achemfuor |
| SIGNATURE | ARKO-ACHEMFUOR A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Africa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7062-7664 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Three and a Half Decades of Kojo Antwi in Educating Adults and the Youth about Marriage and Love through Highlife Music in Ghana
Highlife music has been in existence in the West African sub-region for centuries; and has been sung during various social and political occasions. In Ghana, highlife music has continued to evolve and has incorporated other types of music. Kojo Antwi has been one of the towering figures on the Ghanaian music scene for nearly three and half decades. He has been called Mr Music Man, the King of Hearts, and has won several prestigious national and i…
Training School Governing Body Members in Three Rural Schools in Taung
The advent of democracy in 1994 brought democratic institutions and practices to all spheres of the South African society. Education in particular has since then experienced tremendous transformation. The South African Schools’ Act of 1996 for example makes provision for the establishment of democratic School Governing Bodies for all public schools in the country. Prior to 1994, principals and chiefs of rural communities handpicked school council…
Teaching Permaculture to Ensure Food Security in Rural South Africa
In the rural areas of the South Africa, most people depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Many adults in the rural areas engage in animal husbandry, crop production and small scale agro-processing. Farmers from the Black communities in South Africa use traditional methods in farming practices which are less productive and expensive. The Tiger Kloof Educational Institution in the North West Province in partnership with the North West Depart…
Financing Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) in Rural South Africa
In Nigeria, in spite of the undeniable and impressive changes in educational attainment, large proportions of females continue to marry in adolescence.For example, in the year 2005, about half of all the women aged 15-19 were married by age 18 in the country.Despite this situation, research studies in Nigeria tend to focus disproportionately on the unmarried and on premarital sexual activities.Indeed, married adolescents and young women have rece…
Entrepreneurship education in Ghana through Akan folksongs
African societies are changing from traditional to modern ways of life by adapting to the social, economic, and environmental changes taking place across the world. Most rural dwellers in Ghana depend on farming for their livelihoods. Entrepreneurship was not seen as a noble profession in the past as trading was the work of foreigners from other countries in the west Africa sub-region. The numerous military interventions depressed the economy bet…
Financing Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) in Rural South Africa
This article examined the prevalence of the credit rotating system which is referred to as stokvels as a source of financing small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa. This paper investigated the activities of stokvelsin the Naledi Local Municipality and determined how much of the funds saved through the scheme are used to establish and support SMME activities. The qualitative method of research in the form of focus group interv…
The place of songs in Akan funeral celebration
Africans express themselves at various occasions through songs. The Akan of Ghana use songs and dance to express emotions including thankfulness, seek explanations and convey messages of condolences to the bereaved family. They spend time and huge sums of money to perform funerals. The seriousness of funeral ceremonies among the Akan is expressed in the following proverb: “Abusua do funu”, literally meaning “the family loves the dead”. During fun…
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The place of songs in Akan funeral celebration
Africans express themselves at various occasions through songs. The Akan of Ghana use songs and dance to express emotions including thankfulness, seek explanations and convey messages of condolences to the bereaved family. They spend time and huge sums of money to perform funerals. The seriousness of funeral ceremonies among the Akan is expressed in the following proverb: “Abusua do funu”, literally meaning “the family loves the dead”. During fun…
Financing Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) in Rural South Africa
In Nigeria, in spite of the undeniable and impressive changes in educational attainment, large proportions of females continue to marry in adolescence.For example, in the year 2005, about half of all the women aged 15-19 were married by age 18 in the country.Despite this situation, research studies in Nigeria tend to focus disproportionately on the unmarried and on premarital sexual activities.Indeed, married adolescents and young women have rece…
Entrepreneurship education in Ghana through Akan folksongs
African societies are changing from traditional to modern ways of life by adapting to the social, economic, and environmental changes taking place across the world. Most rural dwellers in Ghana depend on farming for their livelihoods. Entrepreneurship was not seen as a noble profession in the past as trading was the work of foreigners from other countries in the west Africa sub-region. The numerous military interventions depressed the economy bet…
Financing Small, Medium and Micro-Enterprises (SMMEs) in Rural South Africa
This article examined the prevalence of the credit rotating system which is referred to as stokvels as a source of financing small, micro and medium enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa. This paper investigated the activities of stokvelsin the Naledi Local Municipality and determined how much of the funds saved through the scheme are used to establish and support SMME activities. The qualitative method of research in the form of focus group interv…
Training School Governing Body Members in Three Rural Schools in Taung
The advent of democracy in 1994 brought democratic institutions and practices to all spheres of the South African society. Education in particular has since then experienced tremendous transformation. The South African Schools’ Act of 1996 for example makes provision for the establishment of democratic School Governing Bodies for all public schools in the country. Prior to 1994, principals and chiefs of rural communities handpicked school council…
Teaching Permaculture to Ensure Food Security in Rural South Africa
In the rural areas of the South Africa, most people depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Many adults in the rural areas engage in animal husbandry, crop production and small scale agro-processing. Farmers from the Black communities in South Africa use traditional methods in farming practices which are less productive and expensive. The Tiger Kloof Educational Institution in the North West Province in partnership with the North West Depart…
Three and a Half Decades of Kojo Antwi in Educating Adults and the Youth about Marriage and Love through Highlife Music in Ghana
Highlife music has been in existence in the West African sub-region for centuries; and has been sung during various social and political occasions. In Ghana, highlife music has continued to evolve and has incorporated other types of music. Kojo Antwi has been one of the towering figures on the Ghanaian music scene for nearly three and half decades. He has been called Mr Music Man, the King of Hearts, and has won several prestigious national and i…
Sociology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (2 works) · Geography (2 works)