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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 ... -
Eco-socio Impact of Mineral Resource Mining in the Karamoja Region of Uganda
(Journal of Science and Sustainable Development, 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 ... -
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 ... -
The effects of porous borders on the security of states in the Great Lakes region: a case of Uganda
(2023-01-31)This paper is addressing the concept of porous borders and how it affects the security of a country using Uganda as a case. Borders the way we know them are associated with the concept of a state, and ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Exam and knowledge-based educations in Uganda: a comparison of concepts, a case of Lango sub region, Northern Uganda
(International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, 2018-07-07)The argument that today’s graduates were more theoretical than practical has been dominating the educational sectors in the country. The study sought to investigate the role of Exam and Knowledge-based Education on students’ ... -
Globalisation Dimensions and Community Development: the Case of Uganda
(Nkumba University, 2016)This paper addresses the contradictory trends in economic development programmes that are merging up the rich and poor countries of the world today into one global village. The development trends of the developed world ... -
Grand narratives of the Great Lakes Region of Africa and their contribution to the current conflicts
(Mtafiti Mwafrika (African Researcher), 2003)The strategy of this paper is to draw attention to the influence of narrative and group identities to the current conflicts of the Great Lakes Region. It argues that past memories, passed over to the present generation ... -
‘I felt very bad, I had self-rejection’: narratives of exclusion and marginalisation among early school leavers in Uganda
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-09-02)Uganda has one of the highest rates of early school leavers (ESLs) in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the highest in East Africa, despite impressive school enrolment rates. While studies have been conducted on the possible causes ... -
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 ... -
Impact of Human Activities on Wetlands in Kampala: Critical Reconciliation of Ecological Sustainability and Human Development
(Kisubi Brothers University College, 2012)Wetland ecosystem services are central to a nation’s sustained growth and development. For this reason, human development ought to be undertaken while maintaining the ecological character of wetlands if meaningful sustainable ... -
Implicit Beliefs about English Language Competencies in the Context of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: A Comparison of University Students and Lecturers in Namibia
(Sciedu Press, 2013)In many African countries, English is the medium of instruction in higher education even though students may not always be entirely familiar with “standard” English. This study aimed at investigating the relevance of ... -
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 ... -
Inter-religious Discourse on Climate Change Roman Catholic and African Traditional Perspectives
(The Ecumenical Review, 2012)The future of our planet poses many challenges for our generation, possibly more than ever before. Overpopulation, rapid industrialization, heightened consumerism, unrestricted technologies, and other human activities ... -
Meanings and understandings of wellbeing: an exploration of Somali refugees' conceptions of human wellbeing
(Africanus, 2015-01)Although there is a substantial body of literature on human wellbeing, there is no universally agreed-upon meaning and understanding of the concept. This article explores the meanings and understandings which Somali refugees ... -
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 ... -
Overcoming Poverty: Accounting for Stagnation and Upward Mobility in Central Uganda
(Kisubi Brothers University College, 2012)Poverty in Uganda has been the subject of extensive scholarship and policy attention. Subsequently, several poverty alleviation programmes/ projects have been implemented in the country over the last five decades. ... -
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 ... -
Prospects for Africa's socioeconomic development despite marginalisation
(Uganda Martyrs University, 2012)This paper discusses the external and internal factors hindering holistic and sustainable socioeconomic development in Africa. The factors are identified as: 1) marginalization engineered by manipulation of market forces, ...