Kwahu Cultural values: their impact on the people’s art
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2009-07-15
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This research is aimed at creating awareness on Kwahu cultural values: its impact on the people’s art for the betterment of the Kwahu traditional area and the nation at large. Information and other details were drawn from chiefs and authorities of the Kwahu land, Institutions, professionals in the field of art, citizens with knowledge about the history of Kwahu and some current occupants of the land.
The research is categorized into five chapters, comprising of an introduction, related literature review, methodology, discussion and analysis of data and findings and recommendations. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, the research examines Kwahu cultural values as a tool or determinant to community and in a broader scope national art development. The paper also outlines some of the impact Kwahu cultural values have or play on the art of the people and again suggests possible measures to improve and make Kwahu cultural values a preferred option to enhancing the quality of art of the people and life as a whole.
In a nut shell, a combination of several research methods, approaches and techniques were employed in the success story of the research amidst the expertise of the sample population who by virtue of their status are literate and understand what makes and constitute the culture of the people in relation to achieving the goals this research seeks to address.
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A Thesis Submitted to the School of Graduate Studies,
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in
Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts