Abstract:
This study investigated the perspectives of community members on two women empowerment programmes on Radio Peace. The study used the qualitative method
approach. A purposive sampling technique was used to sample twenty-five
respondents in total. Through key-informant interviews, focus group discussions and
anchored on participatory communication and the game theory of participation, the
study revealed that the women-empowerment programmes are centered on
community participation, just like many other studies done on other community radio
stations have shown. It was also found that the two women-empowerment
programmes have strengthened the psychological and economic empowerment of
women audiences of Radio Peace in the community. Furthermore, the study found out
that there were other exclusionary factors that did not motivate women in the
communities to fully participate in the empowerment programmes. The study
concludes that when it comes to Radio Peace programmes on women empowerment,
the focus of the station is anchored on the development of the communities through
the dissemination of relevant information.
Description:
A THESIS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
STUDIES, FACULTY OF LANGUAGES EDUCATION SUBMITTED TO THE
SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION,
WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR
AWARD OF THE MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY DEGREE.
JULY, 2015