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    Enhancing Stakeholder Collaboration for Educational Inclusion of Children in Street Situations in Kampala District, Uganda
    (The Educator, 2023) Annah, Atuhaire; Ronald, Bahati; Atukunda, Gershom; Jonah, Nyaga Kindiki; Namubiru, Proscovia; Kyohairwe, Stella; sekamatte, David
    The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number four target five seeks to eliminate all forms of discrimination in education for marginalized groups and vulnerable groups like street children. However, their inclusion in mainstream education has not been explored. Literature acknowledges collaboration among stakeholders as vital for reflection of practices and knowledge exchange and also used as a strategy to foster creativity and innovation necessary for effective implementation of inclusive education. This study explored perceptions of selected stakeholders towards collaboration as a strategy for enabling inclusion of children in street situations in mainstream education and how such collaboration can be enhanced. A qualitative approach was adopted selecting Kampala as a case. Five officials from government and Non- governmental organizations were selected purposively to participate in this study. The data was generated using semi-structured interviews and analyzed thematically. Respondents perceived collaboration as key to effectively include children in street situations in education. However, there were less meaningful relationships amongst stakeholders and majority of them were not performing their roles regarding the education of a child. The participants’ experiences of collaborative practices revealed barriers that hindered their partnership regarding the educational inclusion of children in street situations. The study thus concluded that collaboration can be enhanced through a multi-sectorial approach that brings all actors on board in planning and implementation of education inclusion of children in street situations. The study, therefore, recommended that the government should strengthen collaborative practices amongst stakeholders through policy formulation, sensitization and allocation of funds to implement a well-designed educational program based on the learning needs of children in street situations. These findings are of great importance to the Ministry of Education, Head teachers, teachers, Non-Governmental Organizations and other government bodies responsible for the welfare of children in street situations in planning and policy formulation, guidance for including children in street situations in mainstream education so that they gain from the efforts of inclusive and equitable quality education for all.
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    THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT OF THE U.S.E. PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IBANDA MUNICIPALITY
    (Bishop Stuart University, 2023-02) Nuwagaba, Vicent; Atukunda, Gershom; Kyayemagye, Florah
    The study assessed the relationship between management of the USE program and establishment of private secondary schools. The study employed across sectional design by which data was collected basing on what is going on at the particular point of time. The study population included MEO, parents, inspectors, head teachers and teachers. A sample size of 344 respondents participated in the study, quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics formulae provided by the statistical packages for social science SPSS v.16. Also the independent variable was correlated with dependent variable using Pearson correlation. The statistical package for social scientists (SPSS 22.0) were used in the analysing of data. The study found out that there is a high positive significant relationship between management of the USE program and establishment of private secondary schools in Ibanda Municipality at P=0.002 at level of significance 0.01, r = 0.878. It was further concluded that there is a high positive significant relationship between management of the USE program and establishment of private secondary schools in Ibanda Municipality. Management of the use program is responsible for the establishment of private secondary schools in Ibanda Municipality. It was recommended that the government should conduct effective supervision of universal secondary schools to improve the effectiveness of USE program. The government should set the limit of fees for students in private schools to enable all parents who have children in private schools afford the fees