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- ItemBritish Colonial Legacy and ethno-cultural conflicts in Takum, Taraba State, North-Eastern Geo-Political Zone, Nigeria 1914-2008(2018-06) Yakubu, NyuniThe study examined British Colonial Legacy and Ethno-cultural Conflicts in Takum, Taraba North Eastern Geo-political Zone Nigeria. Takum has experienced consistent ethno-cultural conflict which destroyed lives and property and equally resulted in growth retardation and further prevent industrial growth and any form of developmental project. Three specific objectives guided this study and these were; (i) to examine the level of British colonial legacy and Ethno-cultural conflicts in Takum Taraba State, North-Eastern geopolitical Zone Nigeria, (ii) to assess the nature of ethno-cultural conflicts in Takum, Taraba State, North-Eastern Geopolitical Zone Nigeria (iii) to proffer solutions to the ethno-cultural conflicts in Takum Taraba State, North-Eastern Geopolitical Zone Nigeria. The target population was 665 from which a sample size of 250 was derived. The findings revealed that British colonial legacy has negative consequences to the community such as high colonial domination, increased political tussle and economic manipulations and increased interference in traditional issues and ambiguous overlapping jurisdiction in Takum and Ussa, Taraba State North-Eastern Geopolitical Zone Nigeria. The researcher concluded that there has been struggle among the various ethnic nationalities in the country over control of political power and natural resources which led to the Civil War of 1967-1970 since Nigeria’s democracy is characterized by ethnic-based politics and especially Takum. The researcher recommended that; both the Federal and State government of Nigeria should put in place strategies for the reorientation, sensitization of the Nigerian leaders in Takum. The contribution to knowledge indicated that; it is the failure of the leaders in Takum to meet the demands of these ethnic nationalities that has always manifested in agitation that time and again leads to conflicts. In addition to the above, symposium, dialogue for consensus, seminar/workshops, equity, job creation, integration among others ought to be put in place by all the levels of government in-order to ensure peaceful coexistence, growth and meaningful development in Takum.
- ItemCommunally constructed texts in the improvement of English verbal and writing skills of students in Ngariama Secondary Schools, Kenya(Kampala International University, 2018-09) Njoki, MburuThe study’s investigation was “Communally Constructed Texts (CCTs) in the Improvement of Verbal and Writing Skills of Students in Ngariama Secondary Schools, Kenya”. The study objectives were: to establish the inherent potential CCTs have in fostering improvement of students’ verbal and writing skills; to ascertain the impact CCTs usage has on students’ verbal and writing skills; and to suggest ways of better utilization of CCTs in the teaching/learning of verbal and writing skills. The study employed a case study which made use of a quasi-experimental design. Both quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection were employed. The study utilized 125 students and 10 teachers picked from 3776 and 236 respectively from 4 schools in Ngariama Location. A pretest was administered to the sampled students to establish their homogeneity level and to determine the control and experimental groups. A treatment was given to the experimental group; the post test was, then, given to both groups. Inherent potential of CCTs, together with their impact on performance in verbal and written skills were established. In addition, an interview was conducted on teachers to obtain their opinions about students’ usage of CCTs and performance in verbal and writing skills. Data obtained was thematically presented. The findings on objective one revealed that students come into classroom with background cultural knowledge in form of CCTs which facilitates learning of English. Findings on objective two showed that CCTs have a tremendous impact on improving students’ verbal and writing skills; this was evident since the experimental group had a better improvement than the control groups. Findings on objective three revealed that curriculum developers should formulate a syllabus that advocates for multiculturalism. In addition, teachers must appreciate cultural diversity and community of meaning. The researcher concluded that if teachers emphasize use of proverbs and riddles in teaching English language and other classroom activities, there would be improvement in students’ performance in both verbal and written texts. The researcher recommends: curriculum developers ought to formulate a syllabus that advocates for multiculturalism; teachers of English must appreciate community of meaning; and the government through the Ministry of Education should deploy English teachers within their cultural setup such that they are able to inculcate the cultural elements.
- ItemThe contribution of peace to development in the post conflict period (2005-2011): Study of Eastern Equatoria State, South Sudan(Kampala International University. College of Education, Open and Distance Learning, 2011-08) Monyrac, Daniel ReecFor over five decades, during and after civil wars, (EES) has been an area long weighted down by instability mainly due to internal conflicts driven by culture of raiding of livestock, poverty, grazing resources and boundary demarcation which caused insecurity that deters development in the region. Thus, the great challenge facing the government of State, investors and civil society groups tackling development in this war torn region is viewed as a critical lesson about the issues associated with internal conflicts and lack of understanding of communities involved in conflict about peace’s contribution to development, lack of modality drawn for long-term solution to internal conflicts and development. For this reason, the study is to analyze the contribution of peace to development in the post conflict period of (CPA) in (EES) that to point out some solid directions on the relationship between peace and development in this contemporary world. In this situation of internal conflict, the objective of this study is to analyze to which extent the comprehensive peace agreement has contributed to the development in Eastern Equatoria State since the official signing of (CPA) on 9thJanuary 2005. To achieve this objective, study has employed descriptive method to examine the inter-independence between peace and development in the post conflict period. With the aim of selecting representative sample from state government officials, civil society group, business people and common man at grass root level. Throughout the study, research found changes human development despite conflict going on which shows that within six years after (CPA) Eastern Equatoria State (EES) is still transitioning from managing internal conflicts to pursuing development in the state. For long range solutions for both internal conflict and development, the following have recommended: capacity building through training personnel from government and community as inter-worker force, disarming (firearms), border demarcation with provision of rules and regulations govern land, exploitation of natural resources, agriculture extension, strengthening security force to ensure security and strengthening public institutions to tackle development at all aspects.
- ItemFactors influencing student’s performance in science subjects at secondary school level in Kiharu Division Murang’a District. Kenya.(Kampala International University, School of Education, 2008-08) Kagocfh Julius, MuiruriScience education has a critical role in promoting scientific and technological development. However, students’ performance in these subjects remains quite dismal in many schools. Factors leading to this dismal performance have not been adequately investigated and well understood. The purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing students’ performance in science subjects at Secondary School level in selected secondary schools in Kiharu Division, Murang’a District Kenya. The study explored four specific factors influencing performance in sciences namely, ratio of teachers to students, population of a class, social economic status of family and availability of learning/teaching materials. The study sampled schools using purposive sampling status and type of school. From the sampled schools, two thirds of the candidates were selected and all science teachers for the study, the principals of all the sampled schools where also included in the study. The Q.A.O, Murang’a district was similarly involved in the study. Data was collected using questionnaires for students, science teachers and principals. The researcher unreviewed the Q.A.O, Murang’a District, Descriptive statistics was the main technique used to analyze data. The major findings were that; shortage of teachers, large classes, poverty and lack of adequate learning/teaching materials contributed to poor performance in sciences. Based on these findings, it was recommended that, the government of Kenya recruits enough science teachers; principals follow Ministry of Education guidelines when admitting students, government to initiate poverty eradication programmes and the schools’ BOG. solicit for funds to equip schools with all necessary learning/teaching materials,
- ItemThe impact of climate change on population migration in Mai Adu’a local government area Katsina State, Nigeria(Kampala International University. College of Education, Open & Distance Learning, 2015-05) Salisu, Lawal HalliruImpact of Climate Change on population migration is an important aspect that requires more attention. The objectives of this study were to: establish the causes of climate change; its effect on human migration and the ultimate adaptation strategies; to determine the relationship between climate change and human population migration in Mai Adu’a local government area, Katsina state Nigeria. Mixed method of research (Qualitative and quantitative) was adopted in this study. The instruments used; includes interviews guide, a questionnaire survey, observations and photography. The analysis was based on a sample of 384 respondents. The qualitative data was analyzed by means of cording using matrix form, descriptions, and visual presentations, quantitative data was analyzed through the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) 16.0 for windows and complimented by Microsoft Excel to generate frequencies, percentages, means, standard deviation and Spearman correlation coefficient .The findings revealed that the level of climate change was rated high with an average mean value of 2.8536 in Mai Adu’ a local government area. This means that there is evidence of climate change in the study area and the causes of climate change were anthropogenic that is manmade activities were the major cause of climate change in the study area. Millet was the major crop grown in the area because millets requires little amount of rainfall to grow. Impact of climate change, was rated Very high this suggesting that the impacts is high in the study area between 1981 to 1990, 1991 to 2000 and 211 to 2014. The findings indicated that climate change is positively correlated to human population migration. In Conclusion the study revealed that anthropogenic factor (human activities) such as bush burning and deforestation were the major cause of climate change as perceived by the respondents. The study recommended that further research is required to expand on the finding presented in this thesis. In conducting further research using land sat thematic mapper (TM) and enhances thematic mapper (ETM) imageries to look at spatio- temporal land use and land cover types as a result of human and natural influence. It is further recommended that both state and national to support adaption measure by equipping local level institution to combat the negative effect of climate change in Mai Adu’ a, through investment into sustainable development and value variability reduction. In order to address issues on climate change, educating people and enlightment programme on climate change can be done through media such as Radio and television programme so that to minimize the human activities that causes the climate change.
- ItemInformation communication technology (ICT) and the teaching — learning process a selection of six secondary schools in Mbale District, Uganda(Kampala International University. College of Education,, 2011-09) Sentalo, AlexInformation Communication Technology (ICT) and the Teaching — Learning process, the topic of study, are bed partners requiring an extensive study, premised on three contexts: ICT as a pedagogical foundation, ICZT as a learning environment and ICT as a paradigm shift. The drive towards greater use of technology in education is aimed at modernizing schools and equipping the learners of today with skills that will make them able to use such technology in the workplace once they leave school. Any change in the teaching pedagogy should be supplemented by process management and connected to a realistic vision. This means schools should experiment within given boundaries. The population that was used for study was that of senior two students and this provided the relative sample sizes. An hypothesis “there is no difference between ICT — Integrated methodology and the traditional handicraft approach” resulted in the use of the t-test. Comparisons of different groups’ yielded different results at given levels of significance. While other interventions have been known to have a higher effect size ( Feedback 1.13, prior ability 1.04, instructional quality 1.00, direct instruction 0.82) than class environment (at 0.56) of which ICT is part, by and large ICT — integrated teaching and learning provides benefits that arise from its embodiment and inclusion of most of the high performances. There is a need to go beyond pure observations and evaluate more concretely school contexts, learning situations and teaching processes to show under which circumstances ICT based activities can enhance learning and improve skills. This requires some degree of qualitative interpretation, in order to evaluate the causes of impact which have been observed. While it is not possible, strictly speaking, to develop a framework for judging the impact on learning environments it may be possible to describe the ways in which ICT could be contributing to the development of constructivist learning environments.
- ItemManagement of State Resources and Public Order in Selected Public Institutions, Kampala, Uganda.(Kampala International University, masters of Arts, 2012-10) Asiimwe Asaph, TempleThe purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between ~‘1anagement of State Resources and Public Order in selected public Institutions in Uganda using data from 2006 to 2012. The study intended to specifically determine 3nd establish if there is any significant relationship between Management of State ~resources and Public Order in selected public Institutions in Kampala Uganda. The study was carried out using both qualitative and quantitative approach and )descriptive survey design specifically descriptive correlational strategies. The relationship between Management of State Resources and Public Order in selected )public Institutions was captured at bi variate level using correlation and regression analysis tools. The study revealed a positive correlation and regression relationship )between Management of State Resources and Public Order in selected public institutions. The researcher recommends that the government should advance her :commitment in provision and rehabilitation of public commodities like police, ~education service to the public. This can be done by developing managers of state resources through thorough training of staff; improve upon her monitoring strategies :towards provision of enhanced services. The state should involve Public/citizens towards extending public commodities. The ruling government may create conducive environment for opposition so that the friction from opposition can push it forward, government should systematically endeavor to severely punish whoever poorly manages state resources; Equity and transparency in provision and distribution of ;state resources should be improved upon by state. The study findings disagree with lash point model developed by Wadding ton and colleagues in the late 1980s, that here is inequalities of power, resources and access to life opportunities between ‘various groups in particular society which can lead the way for public disorder
- ItemSocio-economic reintegration of ex-combatants and peace building in Kamanyola Town, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo(Kampala International University. College of Education, Open and Distance Learning, 2013-11) Tahir, Abdalla Mohamed IbrahimThis study delved into the relationship between reintegration of ex-combatants and peace building process where the following aspects were investigated: (1) socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents; (2) social reintegration of ex-combatants and peace building, implementation of reintegration process of ex-combatants and others as well. This study is contextually new which intend to fill in the gap where there was no similar been done in the specific area of reintegration of ex-combatants and in its contribution to the peace-building in Kamonyola town of South Kivu. A descriptive survey design was used to analyze the reintegration of ex-combatants, the descriptive analysis enabled of respondents regarding the impact of soc-economic reintegration in the peace-building process in Kamonyola town. The study used purposive sampling to select the total population of 400 based on the data obtained from the local council of Kamoyola town. Two hundred ex-combatants were selected randomly in order to give chance for all ex-combatants of being selected. Questionnaires on reintegration and peace building process were prepared and distributed. The collected data were processed and analyzed using frequency tables and percentage distribution, t-test and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient were utilized to statistically analyze the data collected. Also the study used transformation theory and conceptual framework. The study revealed that majority of the ex-combatants were involved in social integration activities (mean=2.89). The study revealed a low level of socio-economic integration among ex-combatants (mean=2.48). The study revealed a low level of socio-economic integration among ex-combatants (mean=2.92).There was a strong and positive correlation between social economic integration and peace building (r=.898**, Sig=.006). The researcher concluded that the feeling of the ex-combatant on the transition from combat to civilian life has not been easy for any of them. The researcher recommended that the community should work hand in hand to support the DDR programmes whose sole purpose is to reintegrate ex-combatants economically in their community. This will help them feel comfortable with the transition from combat to civilian life. Also Recommendations were made for all DDR actors for creating conducive environment for the peace-building toward completing the reintegration of the ex-combatants and expand access to education job opportunities to reduce the risks of young generation being mobilized by armed groups. Finally, if the reintegration provision is carried as required the result will definitely be in favor of peace and stability.