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Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of Peace Education in Milwaukee (US) Catholic Schools
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021-11-08)Often intersecting with systemic inequity and injustice, young people’s exposure to community violence has been linked to a myriad of developmental impacts. A growing literature demonstrates the potential of peace education ... -
Environmental Economies, Survival Ecologies, and Economic Interests in Pastoral Uganda: The Justice Question in the Socio-environmental Governance of Pastoral Resources of Karamoja
(African Journals Online (AJOL), 2021-08-04)This paper presents a departure from the historical cataloguing of scarcity and poverty, as definitive frames of Karamoja sub-region of Uganda; a narrative that purports to portray the duo as natural, permanent and ... -
Intelligence Oversight Systems in Uganda: Challenges and Prospects
(Routledge, 2021-02-11)This paper highlights deficiencies in Uganda’s national security civilian intelligence services’ oversight systems and their implications for the democratic governance of the security sector. It argues that the intelligence ... -
Social Media as; an agent for behavioral change among young people: Case of Facebook usage among Mass Communication students of Uganda Martyrs University
(International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews (IJRAR), 2020)The advent of internet based technology has resulted into border-less communication. This has led to free circulation of information in the world. Uganda being a free market of ideas attributed partly to internet-based ... -
The Silent but Powerful Communication of the Physical Environment of Nkozi Campus of Uganda Martyrs University
(2019)The purpose of this research was to find out what Uganda Martyrs University students think about the physical environment of the Nkozi campus, which is the main campus of the university with a view to find out if that ... -
Decentralization and Efficient Service Delivery in Local Governments
(2011)This collective volume on decentralization and service delivery in local governments, notably in Uganda, is the outcome of a conference organized in Kampala in 2009 by Uganda Martyrs University and University of Groningen. ... -
Africa Peace and Conflict Journal, v. 4, no. 1, June 2011
(2011)Two sets of standards are often applied to Africa: in one, the international community takes decisive action when there is sufficient geo-political interest in a state, and in the other, the international community remains ... -
On Development and Democracy: The Willing and Unwilling Goers
(African Journals Online, 2017)This article argues that the question of what comes first between development and democracy is a settled question: each is a standalone though not an isolated phenomenon. The analysis put forth, therefore, is an attempt ... -
The Wellbeing of Somali Refugees in Kampala: Perceived Satisfaction of their Human Needs
(African Journals Online, 2017)Although there is substantial research on the psychological wellbeing of refugees in psychology, especially in acculturation research, there is very little research assessing refugees‘ objective conditions of living. This ... -
Participatory Approaches to Unlocking Negative Perceptions on the Choice and Motivation to be a Primary School Teacher in Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2017)To achieve the goal of education for all, there is recognition of focusing on teacher's education to meet the increasing demand for qualified teachers. Many innovations have been implemented in Uganda to increase the number ... -
Eco-socio Impact of Mineral Resource Mining in the Karamoja Region of Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2017)Mining is one of the prolific activities geared towards poverty eradication, but an elusive goal for most government leaders in developing countries. Oftentimes, the economic aspect of mining overshadows ecological and ... -
South Korea’s Development Success: Lessons for Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2017)From a least developed and aid receiving country to a developed and donor country within six decades, South Korea represents one of the unprecedented world‘s phenomenal and remarkable development experience. A combination ... -
Research as a Cornerstone of Quality Assurance in University Education with specific Reference to Uganda Martyrs University
(African Journals Online, 2012)This paper discusses the nexus between research and quality assurance in contemporary higher education, with specific reference to Uganda Martyrs University. Starting with discussion of the concept of research—touching ... -
Beyond Masculinity: Gender, Conflict and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Northern Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2011)Masculinity and femininity debates of armed conflict in Africa have always regarded men as fighters and women as passive victims of war. The exclusion of women from the armed forces in most traditional societies originated ... -
Engendering Social Capital: Perspectives from Rural Development Networks in Uganda
(African Journals Online, 2010)This paper examines the link between gender, social capital and rural development in Uganda. Noting that gender relations involve struggles over control of strategic resources and relationships, it highlights the complex ... -
Towards a Five-Step Institutional Income Diversification Strategy for Institutions of Higher Education
(African Journals Online, 2010)This paper discusses the strategic perspectives of financial management which are highlighted in a five-step Institutional Income Diversification Model for Institutions of Higher Education. It focuses on the need for ... -
Impact of Agricultural Modernization on the Socio- Economic Status of Smallholder Farmers in Luweero and Nakaseke Districts in Uganda
(Nkumba University, 2017)The aim of this paper was to study the impact of agricultural modernization on the socio-economic status of smallholder farmers in Luweero and Nakaseke Districts. The study adopted a cross sectional research design using ... -
University education for sustainable national development: Implications for University Leadership, Management and Society
(2012)This paper discusses the social and philosophical underpinnings of the role of education in economic development in Uganda. It is partly based on a study on bureaucracy and the management of the challenges facing Makerere ... -
Broken Citizenship: Formely abducted children and their social reintegration in Northen Uganda
(2010)Among the large Scale conflict that have defined the African continent in twentieth and twenty-first centuries, is the Lord Resistence Army (LRA) rebellion against President Museveni's government in Northern Uganda. The ... -
Education for Sustainable Development: Implications for University Managers, Government and the Private Sector in Uganda
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2009)Taking the case of Makerere University, this study delved into the rationale underlying university participation in development planning and steps that universities could take to enhance their partnership with government ...