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Patriarchal practices affecting women’s land rights in Tororo District, Uganda
(2019-10-16)For agrarian societies, access and ownership of land plays a key role in the production process in developing countries like Uganda, where rural livelihoods depend almost entirely on farming and farm produce derived from ... -
The contribution of radio to promoting girl child education in Uganda: A case study of Voice of Muhabura, Kisoro District
(Makerere University, 2019-10)The study investigated the contribution of radio to the promotion of girl child education. Based on 88.9 Voice of Muhabura (VOM) FM in Kisoro District, the study investigated how radio sensitises its audience about the ... -
Women’s empowerment through community radio : A case study of Bakitha Radio, South Sudan
(2019-08)This Research is about women’s empowerment through community radio in South Sudan. Provision of information as well as giving women a platform to discuss issues affecting them are essential factors in ... -
Organizational training, knowledge management and competitive advantage in the Banking Industry in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2017)The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between Organization Training, Knowledge Management and Competitive Advantage in the banking industry in Uganda. A cross sectional survey design was used to ... -
Peer influence, substance abuse and risk to drop out of school among secondary school adolescents
(2019)In this study, I investigated the relationship between peer influence, substance abuse and risk to drop out of school among secondary school adolescents. Specifically, I investigated the relationship between peer influence ... -
Women’s livelihood strategies in urban internally displaced persons settlement : A case of Acholi Quarters, Kampala
(2018-06)War pushes humanity to jeopardy; forcing millions out of their homelands every year, into internal displacement settings and sometimes refugee settings. Uganda like other countries has had her share of war and displacement ... -
The role of the church in eradicating poverty in Ibanda Parish in light of populorum progressio : A case study of Ibanda Parish
(2018-05)In African context, life is a supreme good and whatever promotes life is good. The Church teaches that life is sacred and each person has God‟s life, law and love deeply imprinted on his/her very nature. Being in the image ... -
Uganda’s refugee policy: A case of Bidi Bidi Camp
(Makerere University, 2018-08)Many countries in Africa are facing the challenge of supporting and sustaining refugees. Other than Uganda, the other countries exporting refugees have continued to be perennially unstable which prohibits the refugees ... -
Kiswahili terms in the domain of food and nutrition: “Are they PEGITOSCA compliant?”
(Makerere University, 2019-07)This study examines Kiswahili terms in the domain of Food and Nutrition (FN) in line with the PEGITOSCA criterion. Despite over 50 years of planned terminology development of Kiswahili in different specialised domains, ... -
Civil - military coordination framework for disaster management in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2018)Civil-military working relations have often been cagey not only in Uganda but all over the world. This has been attributed to several reasons including among others differences in organizational culture and inferiority ... -
Protection and Promotion of Children's Right to Life in Uganda: A case Study of Hoima and Mbale Referral Hospitals.
(Makerere University, 2019-01)ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the realisation of children‘s right to life in Hoima and Mbale Regional Referral Hospitals. The study set out to assess the perceptions of health workers towards the legal framework ... -
Ability Practices, Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement among Secondary School Students in Iganga District
(2019-05)This study investigated the difference in self-esteem and academic achievement between students in schools that practice ability grouping and those in schools that practice mixed ability and the relationship between ... -
Characterization of B cells in cerebrospinal fluid and peripheral blood in hiv-1 and Cryptococcal meningitis co-infection
(Makerere University, 2015-11)Introduction: The contribution of B cells to protection against cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is not well defined. To understand the role of B cells to the pathogenesis of CM, we characterized B cell subsets in cerebrospinal ... -
Emotional Intelligence, Perceived Organizational Support and Retirement Planning amongst Employees of selected Ministerial Agencies in Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-04)Planning for retirement varies from one individual to another and is guided by integrating individual’s intentions and behaviors with the organizational policies and practices. Given that retirement is embedded in the ... -
Gender differences in factors influencing adoption of learning management systems by academic staff in Makerere University
(2018-09)This study explored gender differences in factors that influence academic staff adoption of learning management systems such as the Makerere University e-Learning Environment (MUELE). MUELE is an LMS designed to enhance ... -
Military Museums and National Security
(Makerere University, 2017-12-20)This study is on the importance of Military Museums on Uganda’s National Security and the challenges in their development, it was qualitative and was library based; the main sources included secondary and archival. The ... -
Personality, career success and career transition intention among working graduates in Kampala, Uganda
(2019-04)The main purpose of this study was to examine the association between personality, career success, and career transition intention. The study also examined the moderating effect of career success on the association between ... -
The importance of the sacrament of matrimony in the upbringing children in light of Amoris Laetitia : Case study in Holy Rosary Parish
(2018-05)The Church has the obligation to administer the Sacrament of Matrimony to those who are called to family life as their vocation and to teach them as parents the importance of this sacrament in upbringing children both in ... -
Assessment of peace journalism practice in South Sudan : A case study of Radio Miraya Juba South Sudan
(2018-09)This study assessed peace journalism practice in South Sudan, grounded on the Galtung peace/conflict reporting versus violence/war reporting model. The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the practice of peace ... -
The legal framework for addressing the refuge problem in Uganda: Strengths and weaknesses
(Makerere University, 2018-11)This study analysed how the refugee legal regime in Uganda was addressing the recurrent refugee problem. Refugees are a desperate and vulnerable category of people, who will have been forced by threats of human execution ...
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