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The Influence of Imported Used-Western Woodcraft on The Woodcraft Industry in The Sekondi-Takoradi

Bentum, Samuel Adentwi and Anderson, Frederick Narkwa and Ayeh, Solomon Obuobisa (2022) The Influence of Imported Used-Western Woodcraft on The Woodcraft Industry in The Sekondi-Takoradi. International Journal of Vocational and Technical Education Research, 8 (2). pp. 43-59. ISSN 2059-1187 (Print), ISSN 2059-1195 (Online)

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Abstract

The paper examined the influence of imported used-Western woodcraft on the woodcraft industry of Sekondi-Takoradi for better product delivery and customer satisfaction. It investigated the impact of imported used-Western woodcraft on the style, technology, and finishing adaptation for local woodcraft production in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolitan area. It also explored the hands-on skills improvement and job creation opportunities for the woodcraft artisans and professionals in Sekondi-Takoradi.The analytical method was adopted to analyze the data using a purposive sampling technique. The primary information was acquired through interviews, interaction, observation, and field surveys, while secondary information was obtained from literary sources.The results showed that woodcraft producers in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis had embraced the western concepts and philosophies embedded in their International Standard Order (ISO) for the growing western taste of their prospective local patrons.The paper concludes that Sekondi-Takoradi is fortune with imported used-Western woodcrafts that have influenced the style, technology, and finishes of the locally made woodcraft. Also, the woodcraft producers in Sekondi-Takoradi have the ability to compete with their Western counterparts by adapting, replicating, and substituting foreign woodcrafts with indigenously crafted ones.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User: Professor Mark T. Owen
Date Deposited: 24 Oct 2022 04:59
Last Modified: 24 Oct 2022 04:59
URI: https://tudr.org/id/eprint/1125

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