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This research aims to find out what people think about television

You cannot research into everything but you can research into anything. This means that when
you pick something, you cannot know everything about it but you can pick any aspect of
anything to research into it. So when you want to talk about television, there are many aspect you
can talk about television so you have to focus your research on a particular aspect of television.

The research which aims to find out what people think about television is way too broad and to
have to be narrowed to aim at a particular aspect of television such as usage of television,
coverage of television, brands of television, modules of television, prices of television,
importance and implication of television, effect of television and so on.

I would narrow my research on the television viewing habits and moral formation of children in
Ghana.

Abstract:

Television has a direct and straight relation with children lives. At early stage of their life, they
become familiar to cartoon programmes on television. The early exposure to the television
intermingle their lives with the characters they watch on television and affects their later life. It
has been researched that television plays a significant role in the development of children’s
moral formation. But the social and economic dimension of Ghana villages is different from
cities. Mostly, rural children believe in what they watch on television while urban children are
more intelligent in understanding and choosing their contents. The prime aim on this study was
to find out the role of television in children moral formation. A fewer studies have been
conducted on television impact in rural areas of Ghana. A sample of sixty students was chosen
randomly from class 4 to JHS class according to their availability. The study concluded that there
is a deep relation in watching television and moral development of children. Majority of the
children behave the way they watch people performing activities on the television screen and
follow them in their everyday life.
1.0 Introduction

It is believed that exposure to television is making children over smart and insolent. In their early
age of childhood they need to take more care, and moral development is one of the most
important factors. Today children spend more time viewing television rather than spending time
with their parents and going out. The life of children in rural areas is different from urban areas.
Therefore, it is necessary to study the role of television in their everyday life.

Literature review

Introduction to Ghana television

In Ghana, before the arrival of television, cinema and radio were very popular even among the
villagers. Among all media the cinema was the most popular medium of entertainment and
understanding of the society. Though television was introduced in 1965. It was controlled by the
colonial and then the post-colonial State. Private media was almost absent from the Ghanaian
media landscape until 1992, when the current constitution was enforced.
But now it has been available in every household in Ghana. Many scholars have expressed their
concerns on the negative effects of TV on children’s learning and their socialization.

Effects of Television on children behavioural and attitudinal change

Watching television varies with the age group of the children in Ghana. As children grow up
they watch more television. Most of the children prefer watching programmes with fighting
scenes and music. Children often imitate the life style and fashion of their favourite hero
and heroine. Children with middle class background are found to be light viewers when
compared with the children of higher and lower economic background.
Most of the children demand from their parents the products they see or watch on Television.
Television these days influences the lives of young children and it is only going to get worst
with each passing year. But there is a different scene in Ghanaian villages. Children are
great fan of television. They try to act and copy what they watch on television.

Nowadays children do not spend money on nutrient foods and other important products. But,
they like to buy Chips, Kurkure, Chocolate and other electronic devices. Dr. Kadambini Katke
(2007) says that there is a positive relationship between time spent with television and its
impact on the buying behavior of a child and its influence on family spending.

Research Objectives
The objective of this study is to explore the moral influence of TV on the lives of rural children.
Specifically, the study will focus on four primary purposes.
1. Investigating the effect of TV viewing on school children.
2. Finding out how much the TV is responsible for socializing children.
3. What amount of TV children watch per week.
4. To identify the risk factors of viewing TV.
Methodology and data collection
The site for sample was the Asem primary and JHS school. The sixty school children from class
4 to JHS was chosen randomly in which there were 20 boys and 40 girls. The data was collected
through distributing questionnaire to children in the free class. After collection, the whole data
was compiled, tabled and appropriate statistical tests like percentages were applied.
Results and discussion
Rural Areas in Ghana is different from urban areas in Ghana but TV viewership has been
increasing day by day in rural areas in Ghana. Average duration of television exposure to an
individual child is 28 hours per week in the study.
Gender Amount of TV watching Percentage (%)
Male 11 hours 39.29
Female 17 hours 60.71
Total 28 hours 100

The result of the table display that children watch more TV in a week. It was also find that girls
watch more TV than boys in average.
Summary and Conclusion
Watching TV has a significant impact on various aspect of various aspect of children’s life in
rural areas. So it is concluded that TV programmes have both negative and positive impact on
children’s moral formation.
References:
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