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IRASS Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Issue-5(May), Volume-3 2026

1. LEADERSHIP STYLES OF UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON STU...
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Kingsley Kumi Yeboah*, Joyce A...
Presbyterian University, Ghana. P. O. Box 59. Abetifi Kwahu
1-10
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20047430

Leadership within Ghana’s Private Universities has a significant influence on the Institutional Climate, Good Governance and the Relationship Between Administrators, Academic Staff and Students. In addition to being competitive, with limited resources and extensive regulation, Leadership Strategies Utilized by University Administrators will have an Impact on Student/Staff Relationships, Motivation and Engagement of Staff, Job Satisfaction and Educational Achievement. The purpose of this Paper was to Examine the Effect of the Leadership Styles of the Administrative Staff of Ghana's Private Universities on Student/Staff Relationships, Organizational Culture, Job Satisfaction and Overall Performance of the Institution. This Review Relied Upon Recent Empirical Research and Theoretical Advances of 2023-2026. Transformational, Democratic, Situational, and Autocratic Leadership Styles were Identified as the Main Types of Leadership Styles with Unique Implications for Relations. It Was Found That Participatory and Transformational Leadership Styles Were Capable of Building Trust, Communication and Positive Relational Climates. Conversely, Rigid and Authoritative Approaches to Leadership Can Have Negative Consequences for Engagement and Collaboration.

2. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, MENTORING, AND STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP...
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Kingsley Kumi Yeboah*, Joyce A...
Presbyterian University, Ghana. P. O. Box 59. Abetifi Kwahu
11-18
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20047558

The paper focuses on the correlation between the transformational leadership practice demonstrated by the educational administrators at the Ghana private universities and the success of the mentorship and professional development programs. The study is thus a qualitativeresearch that examines how the major aspects of a transformational leader, which are vision articulation, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration, influence the mentoring structures and the production of professional growth among the academic and administrative personnel. Semi-structured interviews with university administrators, mentoring coordinators, and staff in the selected private universities provided the data, which was triangulated with institutional documents and other related literature published in 2022-2025. The results show that transformational leadership has a positive impact on the growth of mentoring engagement, staff motivation, professional competence, and development of collaborative and learning oriented institutional culture. The researchers highlight that the issue of effectiveness in institutional performance and sustainability depend on organized mentoring systems, leadership development programmes, and continuing capacity-building instruments.

3. Resource Scarcity and Insecurity: Barriers to Livestock Productivity a...
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Ekiru Francis Anno*
Unicaf University (UUM), School of Doctoral Studies, Lilongwe, Malawi
19-28
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20155864

Resource scarcity and insecurity in most pastoral and arid regions is a reality. The lack of strategies, particularly those that leverage community relations and intergovernmental commitments to regional peace, stability, economic development, and diplomacy, forces herders and traders to incur substantial costs to access production and market resources and maintain harmonious coexistence. The research conducted in the border regions of Turkana, Kenya, adjacent to Uganda, South Sudan, and Ethiopia, was founded on three strategic objectives: (i) to identify the triggers of resource-based conflicts and insecurity among local and cross-border pastoralist communities, (ii) to analyse the impact of these triggers on livestock production and the performance of livestock markets, and (iii) to ascertain critical strategies for managing livestock production and trade in conflict-affected and insecure areas of the eastern African region. Of the 180 sampled study participants, 167 responded to the study, comprising 30 percent women and 43 percent youths. The study prioritised low cash economy, poverty, cattle rustling, retaliatory practices, and marginalisation as the primary triggers of resource scarcity and insecurity in the study area. Nevertheless, the analysis identified market cartels, corruption, and territorial protection as minor triggers. This outcome is ascribed to the vigorous involvement of governments in cross-border livestock production and marketing activities through rules designed to safeguard herders and traders, while imposing penalties and sanctions on exploiters. The predominant impacts of resource scarcity and insecurity on pastoral economies and markets encompass competitive rivalry, livestock losses due to mortality and theft, exploitation of the principally illiterate herders and traders, market dysfunction, restricted equity, and intimidation in livestock production zones and markets. The primary solutions to alleviate the impacts of these triggers are unconditional access to livestock production resources, timely recovery of stolen animals, market functionality, competitiveness and profitability, as well as equitable trade in both domestic and cross-border livestock and commodity markets. Future study areas encompass the management of cross-border trade dynamics, climate resilience for pastoralists in arid regions, and the digitalisation of banking in rural areas.

4. PRAGMATICS OF SILENCE IN THE MEDIA: A STUDY OF NIGERIAN MEDIA 2023 ELE...
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Enyinnaya, Ikedieze Charles &...
Abia State University,uturu , Abia State , Nigeria
29-36
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20174145

This study investigates the pragmatics of silence in media discourse, focusing on Nigerian newspaper coverage of the 2023 general elections. Moving beyond the traditional view of silence as the mere absence of speech, the study conceptualizes silence as a strategic communicative resource through which meaning is constructed, negotiated, and interpreted. Drawing on Speech Act Theory, Grice’s Cooperative Principle, and the Spiral of Silence Theory, it examines how silence operates within media texts and political interviews to shape narratives and influence audience perception. Adopting a qualitative descriptive research design, the study employs discourse analysis of selected reports and analytically reconstructed political interview scenarios derived from reportage patterns in The Punch, The Guardian Nigeria, and Vanguard Newspaper. Data are analyzed in relation to five research questions, with particular attention to identified ―areas of silence,‖ including omission of critical information, evasive responses, absence of counter-narratives, strategic pauses, justificatory silence, and selective reporting. Findings reveal that silence is systematically embedded in media discourse and functions pragmatically as a tool for evasion, face-saving, ideological framing, and agenda-setting. In political interviews, silence manifests through indirect responses, topic shifts, and pauses that enable political actors to avoid accountability while maintaining public image. In news reporting, silence appears through omission and selective emphasis, shaping audience interpretation by influencing what is perceived as important or irrelevant. The study concludes that silence is an active and strategic communicative element that significantly influences public perception, media credibility, and democratic engagement, highlighting the need for greater transparency, ethical responsibility, and media literacy.





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