Kabale University Interdisciplinary Research Journal (KURJ)
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Adolescent’s social health indices as determinants of health risk behaviours among secondary school students in Ijebu-Ode local government area of Ogun state, Nigeria
Get PDFThe study examined adolescents’ social health indices as determinants of health risk behaviours among secondary school students in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study population comprised 1,000 adolescents in the study area. Stratified, proportionate and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the sample. Two self-structured and expert validated questionnaires were used in the study. The collected data were analyzed using Cronbach Alpha to determine internal consistency of the instrument. The hypothesis was tested using multiple regressions. The significant of the joint contribution was tested at P< 0.05. It shows that the analysis of variance for the regression yielded F. value = 42.94, P<0.05. The results showed that social health indices are significant joint determinant of health risk behaviours among secondary school students in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. Based on the findings in the study, school counselors and mass media intervention programmes should be encouraged to have impacts on smoking prevention among adolescents in schools. Violence among students should be discouraged to avoid health problems among adolescents
Challenges in decentralization and service delivery, Wakiso district
Get PDFoai:ojs3.kurj.kab.ac.ug:article/1The paper examined the challenges involved in service delivery under decentralization in Wakiso District, Uganda. The study was guided by a case study design and employed the qualitative data collection approach. A total of 50 people were targeted for the study from whom 44 respondents were selected using Krejcie and Morgan table. Semi structured questionnaire using interviews were used to collect data from 44 Sub County leaders in Wakiso district. Raw data collected was summarized, organized and analysed using simple content value analysis through triangulation. Results revealed the challenges that exist in service delivery are inadequate human resources, insufficient financial resources, greed, questionable land ownership and lack of political will, stakeholder involvement and bureaucratic bottleneck. The paper provides insights on undocumented challenges within decentralization and hindered service among the beneficiaries
A feasibility of land consolidation in kigezi region, south western Uganda: a solution to land fragmentation, land shortage, farmer’s productivity and economic development
Get PDFThe cooperative societies which have existed in Uganda for a longtime have been mainly on Agricultural products and marketing and not necessarily on land use management and productivity. This article therefore, is about land use management and the reverse of the effects of land fragmentation and their related problems such as land conflicts, population pressure, poverty, productivity, and land scarcity and the solutions to these problems. The idea of land consolidation is being introduced in the article as putting together plots or pieces of land which exist in Kigezi Region, with the aim of making them economically viable and more productive per unit of investment. This need not change the amount of land owned and controlled by individuals, and therefore not necessarily an instrument of social justice but an answer to land scarcity and fragmentation in Kigezi Region. The article compares the benefits of the land under fragmentation and the land under consolidation systems and recommends strategies to transform Kigezi Region’s informal and subsistence farming system to modern, commercial agriculture to achieve food security and increase incomes of the population and economic development of the area
Women’s empowerment role in leadership, Kyengera Town Council
Get PDFThe paper assesses the role of women empowerment in leadership and governance in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso district, Uganda, focusing at how can women’s participation in leadership and governance be enhanced? How does women’s participation in leadership and governance enhance sustainable development? The paper employs a case study design using both quantitative and qualitative data collection approaches. A sample of 27 respondents was selected using Slovene’s formula from 30 women in leadership positions in Kyengera Town Council. Data was collected by the use of questionnaires and interviews was edited, cleaned coded and entered into SPSS for analysis to generate descriptive statistics for interpretation and analysis of the results. Findings indicate diversification of talents of women, support for women in local elections, societal awareness of women’s leadership on civic education, create cross-party women caucuses, and build capacity for female leaders as the ways in which women’s participation in leadership and governance could be enhanced.Further, it was reported that, women’s participation in leadership and governance could enhance sustainable development through, sustainable resource management, inclusion of women in political participation, promotion of women’s participation in governance and the removal of barriers that marginalize women, and dialogue and networking. The paper concludes that involving women in leadership and governance is a mechanism to achieving sustainable development. The paper recommends that, government through inclusive policies should embrace women’s interests in all leadership and governance platforms, provide rights to and ownership of property to women for sustainable development, and local governments should place women at the forefront of decision making to ensure sustainable leadership and governance. The paper contributes to the avenues in which women empowerment enhance leadership positions in decision making
A comparative analysis of workload and career progression of faculty members in Uganda’s private and public universities
Get PDFCareer progression is a goal most employees, particularly faculty members, pursue to improve job satisfaction and advance towards self-actualisation. However, many faculty members in Uganda’s private and public universities are lagging behind their desired level of career progression, but how this situation is explained by the workload allocated to them has not been comparatively analysed. The cross-sectional design was used to assess the effect of workload on academic staff career progression. Data on 207 lecturers randomly selected from two private and two public universities using the heterogeneous purposive sampling was used. Results from linear regression analysis indicate that workload assigned in terms of teaching tasks, is a significant constraint to lecturers’ career progression. Much of the time lecturers would have used to improve their careers through research, publication and further training is spent on teaching. Results from independent samples T-test show that this scenario is more pronounced in public than private universities because of understaffing caused by underfunding of these universities. The paper concludes public universities’ should improve staffing levels to address workload allocation in way that creates times for faculty members to pursue career
An exploration of blended learning and university students’ academic performance
Get PDFThe study examined the effect of blended learning approach on undergraduate students’ academic performance. The study adopted quasi-experimental research design. A sample of (84) 300 level students of Educational Management in Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-ode, Ogun State Nigeria was drawn using purposive sampling technique. The sample was divided into two study groups 42 students in each group; the two groups were randomly assigned to be treated differently as experimental group (blended e-learning environment) and control group (traditional face-to-face teaching approach). The pretest was administered to both groups. After all the essential topics were covered, posttest was given to both groups. The test scores were collated and subjected to statistical analysis to determine the level of performance of the two groups in the course (EDM 316). Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to determine the main and interaction effects of the variables of study. The hypotheses developed for the study were tested at the .05 level of significance. The findings revealed significant main effect of treatment (blended learning approach) on undergraduate students’ academic performance, and no significant gender difference in the effect of blended learning approach on undergraduate students’ academic performance. The study equally recorded a significant mean difference between experimental and control groups. It was therefore recommended among others that blended learning should be adopted for teaching at university level for the purpose of helping students to be thoughtful learners as the approach makes learning environment more conducive, customized and personalized