KYUSpace at Kyambogo University: Recent submissions
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Approved criteria and guidelines for the appointment and promotion of academic staff
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2021-10)During the last decade, Kyambogo University has significantly improved its infrastructure, and currently working hard to change its internal processes to make it a world class University. The University has reviewed its ... -
Approved framework for appointment of teaching staff after retirement
(Kyambogo University [unpublished work], 2014)In order for Kyambogo University to transition into a modern, competitive University in the 21st Century with the capacity to attract and retain the best academics, who will promote relevant, appropriate and ground ... -
State of teacher made classroom tests and testing as continuous assessment in an inclusive setting for practical outcomes, case study of bachelor of teacher education students in Kyambogo university, Uganda
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2023-04)Inclusive education, inclusive classroom, inclusive setting, teacher made classroom tests and testing are commonly used terms by educators; teachers, teacher educators, administrators, parents/guardians, communities of ... -
Optimizing computer supported collaborative learning within higher education: insights from student collaboration on take-home group tasks in Uganda
(Makerere Journal of Higher Education, 2023-05)The growth in computer-supported Collaborative learning (CSCL), especially in higher education, has attracted many research studies. However, there remains a paucity of empirical studies on how it can be taken up within ... -
Managing procurement efficiency in state enterprises: a case of national enterprises corporation
(Kyambogo University[unpublished work], 2014-01)The study was centered on managing factors that affect procurement efficiency in state owned enterprises using a case study of National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) with a scope limited to internal factors. The study was ... -
Enhancing well-being at the household level :
(Routledge, 2013)The purpose of this chapter is to explore the extent to which four impor- tant informal economy “craft” activities (pottery, carving, basketry and iron work), which constitute what we call “material culture” have the ... -
Rooted in culture, manifested in contemporary designs: developing bridal adornments inspired by selected Ankole motifs
(1st Annual International Conference Machakos University, Kenya, 2018-04)Creating body adornments rooted in the individual and specific cultures, and integrating them in contemporary designs that come with global fashion of attires and body adornments which are influenced by the Western ... -
The Use of Proverbs and Taboos in Managing Africa Trauma.
(Research in Management Education and Development, 2019)African management practices have followed western theories in the past century. However, African organisations have not been fully acculturated into the western management style. There is a need to appreciate the African ... -
The testimony of neoliberal contradiction in education choice and privatisation in a poor country: the case of a private, undocumented rural primary school in Uganda
(Ethnography and Education, 2015-07)With international momentum to achieve ‘Education for All’ by 2015, global attention is being paid to those parts of the world where mass formal primary schooling is relatively new. Uganda is such a place. In the context ... -
A study of Ugandan children's perspectives on peace, conflict, and peace-building: a liberation psychology approach
(Journal of Peace Psychology, 2018)Bulhan (1985, 2015) urged psychologists to advance their research and practice by attending to meta- colonialism, a structural phenomenon built on a history of violence and oppression that assaults all manner of individual, ... -
Positive psychology : The Case of Uganda
(Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2008)The application of positive psychology concepts in professional psychology in Uganda is in its infancy. Both undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programmes in Ugandan universities have very limited emphasis on positive ... -
Osmotic consolidation of expansive soil
(Japanese Geotechnical Society Special Publication, 2019)The mechanical behavior of expansive soils is influenced by the concentration of salts in their pore water. Research has shown that volume change of soil can occur due to a difference in salt concentration in the pore ... -
The metaphor of war in political discourse on covid-19 in Uganda
(Frontiers in Communication, 2022-02)The article examines the use of the metaphor of war in political communication on the novel COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda using two analytical tools of the social representation theory, anchoring and objectification. Drawing ... -
Landscapes of distant suffering: interrogating humanitarian documentary film representation of “harmful” cultural practices
(Journal of African Cultural Studies, 2022)Although a wide range of media interventions have been at the forefront of global humanitarian campaigns aimed at eradicating cultural body modification practices categorized as “harmful” in global health and development ... -
Interpretation of constant suction direct shear test
(EDP Sciences, 2023-04)Constant suction direct shear test enables the understanding of the failure mechanism in rainfall- induced landslides. It can be conducted using a conventional direct shear apparatus with some modifications. The constant ... -
Examining the use of technology in literature teaching and learning at university in Uganda
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2023)Even though the use of digital media and technologies has become a dominant ubiquitous norm in teaching and learning experiences at higher education levels in Uganda, there remains a significant dearth of scholarship on ... -
Speciation of heavy metals in water from the Uganda side of Lake Victoria
(International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2010-02)Different forms of copper Cu, zinc Zn, lead Pb and cadmium Cd in water from the Uganda side ofLake Victoria (25°C, pH 6.75–7.18), the second largest inland freshwater lake in the world, havebeen studied ... -
Concentrations and sources apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments from the Uganda side of Lake Victoria
(Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2017)This study presents the levels and possible sources of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in surface sediments from the Napoleon Gulf and Murchison Bay of Lake Victoria. Sediment samples were extracted and ... -
Organochlorine pesticide residues in Uganda’s honey as a bioindicator of environmental contamination and reproductive health implications to consumers
(Elsevier, 2021)Honey has multifaceted nutritional and medicinal values; however, its quality is hinged on the floral origin of the nectar. Taking advantage of the large areas that they cover; honeybees are often used as bioindicators of ... -
Heavy metal contamination in vegetables cultivated on a major urban wetland inlet drainage system of Lake Victoria, Uganda
(International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2010-06)The population of the Ugandan capital, Kampala, located close to Lake Victoria, appears to be exposed to risk of ingesting the heavy metals Cadmium (Cd) and Lead (Pb) through vegetables in their diet. Lake Victoria is ...