Journal of Advocacy, Research and Education

97-102

Authors: Liudmyla Peretiaha, Oksana Buhakova

This article explored the essence and components of parents’ pedagogical culture development using a mixed-methods approach. One hundred and eighty-two parents whose children study at secondary schools of Kharkiv were sampled randomly for this study. At the initial stage of the pedagogical experiment, parents were interviewed and subsequently made to fill questionnaires. At this stage, participants had low scores for all indicators. Subsequently, participants were subdivided into experimental and control subgroups. In the experimental subgroup, a methodology for parents’ pedagogical culture development was administered while traditional knowledge on parenting was discussed among the control subgroup. Post-test results following this phase indicated that the experimental subgroup performed better than the control. This study has implications for policy, research and social interventions for parents.

107-114

Authors: Solomon Kofi Amoah, Anthony Ayim

Following an extensive reading of structural functionalism, this paper characterises the theoretical approaches of Emile Durkheim, Talcott Parsons and Niklas Luhmann within the broad consensus tradition of sociology and provide a critical analysis of their individual differences, interdependencies, theoretical strengths and common flaws.

120-121

Authors: Crenscens Osei Bonsu Ofori, Nana Yaa Asakuma Ansah Boateng, Edith Ekuyea Merley Offei

Psychologist assistants in Ghana are graduates with bachelor’s degrees in psychology who have been registered by the Ghana Psychological Council. They work under professional psychologists to deliver psychological services and are effective in providing basic psychological first aid in many work settings. Though a common practice in countries like the United Kingdom and United States of America to recruit psychologist assistants, not much has been done in Ghana. By recruiting psychologist assistants, it will provide them the opportunity support licensed psychologists in fields such as education, health, business, security and sports. Thereby, providing a source of employment. In addition, this effort will serve as a means to gain relevant work experience for postgraduate training in psychology. This will decrease the unemployment rate of graduates with psychology and advance the discipline of psychology in Ghana.