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An Examination of Post-Independence Failures in Uganda as Represented in Moses Isegawa’s Abyssinian Chronicles
(Journal of Development, Education and Technology, 2024)Postcolonial crisis, failures, confusion, absurdities and pain have continued to provoke debate in Ugandan literature. Poets, dramatists and novelists have all tried to reveal the effects of colonialism on Africa and ... -
Female Genital Mutilation in Mary Karooro Okurut’s The Switch
(East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2023)This article explores the representations of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Mary Karooro Okurut’s The Switch (2016). In this article, I investigate why the fictional communities depicted in the selected novel engage ... -
Depiction of Exile as dispossession in Leila Aboulela’s Minaret (2005)
(East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2023)Exile as a key feature in Leila Aboulela’s Minaret (2005). Also prevalent is the theme of dispossession in exile. This article discusses the experiences of exiles in Leila Aboulela’s (2005) Minaret; it investigates the ... -
The Depiction of Modes of Parenting in Moses Isegawa’s Abyssinian Chronicles
(East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2023)This article examines the portrayal of the modes of parenting in Moses Isegawa’s Abyssinian Chronicles (2000). There are various forms of parenting according to scholars like Diana Baumrid. I put my modes of parenting ... -
TEACHING RELIGION IN A SECULAR SWEDISH SCHOOL SYSTEM
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023-06)Following my two-month research as an international Ugandan researcher in Sweden, I present an argument that the introduction of a non-confessional Religious Education in Sweden in 1919 and an objective and neutral ... -
Youth Aggressive Communication Behaviour During Elections in Uganda
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023)This study aimed at understanding the aggressive communication behavior of youth on Facebook during elections. The study traced the evolution of communication behavior from public spaces to the rise of mass media and ... -
Representations of “The New Woman” in Changes and Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2023)This study explores the representations of “the new woman” in selected works by Ama Ata Aidoo, namely: Changes (1993), Our Sister Killjoy (1977), and Girl Who Can and Other Stories (1997). Ama Ata Aidoo addresses the ... -
Depictions of Domestic Violence in John Ruganda’s Plays
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023-01)The research thesis set out to examine domestic violence in four of John Ruganda’s plays; The Burdens (1972), Black Mamba (1973), The Floods (1980) and Shreds of Tenderness (2001). The study examines the different forms ... -
Representations of "The New Woman" in Selected Works by Ama Ata Aidoo
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023)This study explores the representations of "the new woman" in selected works by Ama Ata Aidoo namely: Changes (1993), Our Sister Killjoy (1977), Girl Who Can and Other Stories (1997) and Diplomatic Pounds (2012). The ... -
REPRESENTATIONS OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION IN NGUGI WA THIONG’O’s THE RIVER BETWEEN, HENRY OLE KULET’s BLOSSOMS OF THE SAVANNAH AND MARY KAROORO OKURUT’s THE SWITCH
(Bishop Stuart University, 2023-06)This study explores the representations of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s The River Between (1965), Henry Ole Kulet’s Blossoms of the Savannah (2008) and Mary Karooro Okurut’s The Switch (2016). In ... -
Female Genital Mutilation in Mary Karooro Okurut’s The Switch
(East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2023)This article explores the representations of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Mary Karooro Okurut’s The Switch (2016). In this article, I investigate why the fictional communities depicted in the selected novel engage ... -
Social Demographic Characteristics and Teachers’ Performance in Government Aided Secondary Schools:
(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2022-07)In this study, we aimed at examining the association between social demographic characteristics of teachers and their performance in government-aided secondary school Kasese district southwestern Uganda. Using purposive ... -
The Relationship between Remuneration and Teacher Performance in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Kasese District
(International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), 2020-12)Abstract: The purpose of the study was to assess the relationship between remuneration and teachers' performance in government aided secondary schools in Kasese District. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design ... -
Impact of Cultural Attachment on Intention to Drop Out of School in Public Primary Schools
(East African Journal of Education Studies, 2022)Intention to drop out of school and consequential child dropout due to cultural attachment, particularly among cattle keepers is a global challenge in various contextual settings. The study investigated the contributions ...