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General elections world over including Malawi, have been faced with many challenges that made the outcome of the elections to be deemed as not true reflection of the wishes of the populace. Electoral commissions, including the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) have adopted several systems to harness the electoral credibility and this includes ad... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Rudi, King Norman Chekete Supervisor(s): Happy Kayuni , Dan BanikThere is a growing number of organizations that have concluded that formal performance reviews are unnecessary or even counter-productive. The aim of this research was to determine the utility effect of this global change in readjusting or fundamentally removing employee reviews has on the Performance Management process, tasks and subtask activi... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2021
Author: Mtambo, Khumbo Immaculate Supervisor(s): Happy Kayuni , Master Dick MfuneMost of the buildings constructed in Malawi use burnt bricks. This study investigated tree species used for burning bricks in Zomba district because fired clay bricks depend on fuel wood which has exacerbated deforestation in the district. Parameters investigated included determination of plant species, Calorific Value (CV) of the same and volum... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2020
Author: Munthali, Joshua Yagontha Supervisor(s): Marlene Chikuni , Dickson MazibukoThe paper highlights that despite paternity leave missing in the legal and policy documents in Malawi, there are variations in uptake and implementation within public sector institutions. Being a developed countries’ concept in its orientation, some developing countries and other public sector institutions see pursuance of paternity leave as an ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2020
Author: Kaponda, Gilbert Adzafunika Supervisor(s): Mustaffa Hussein , Dan BanikOutlier and influence statistics play an important role in assessing individual or grouped observations that may have undue impact on the parameter estimates of a statistical model. The methods are well-developed for linear and linear mixed effects models, and are easily implemented in most statistical packages. Though similar statistics exist f... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2020
Author: Kaombe, Tsirizani Mwalimu Supervisor(s): Samuel BandaDespite the existence of a number of studies that have focused on the portrayal of a character‘s psyche and how this affects their respective behaviours, there is a gap in respect to how the immediate space that the characters occupy also positively or negatively affects them. This study reads Khaled Hosseini‘s portrayal of the characters‘ guilt... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2020
Author: Magagula, Bridget Supervisor(s): Brighton KamangaThe study examined the quality of ADUS selection tests. Specifically, the study sought to examine the level of error of measurement in selection of faith mission selected students (FMSS) by computing and analyzing the item-difficulty parameter, item discrimination parameter and reliability level of the test items. Due to scarcity of research stu... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2020
Author: Konala, Luke James Supervisor(s): Bob Wajizigha Chulu , Frank Mtemang'ombeThis study investigated the role of community participation in the promotion of girl child education with special focus on the work of Mother Groups, Village Development Committees (VDCs) and Youth Clubs in the communities. The main research argument is that various interventions have been undertaken and numerous others are under way to eradicat... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2020
Author: Juma, Marriam Hamid Supervisor(s): Spy MunthaliActs of indiscipline among students especially at the secondary level of education is a universal challenge that is facing every school in all parts of the world. Based on this realization, the purpose of this paper was to explore the school-related factors affecting students’ discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Central East Education Divi... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2020
Author: Mwale, Amos Kachilele Supervisor(s): Nertha Semphere , Elizabeth KamchedzeraThe conditions under which organisations operate in the twenty-first century environment have become complex owing to a number of factors. Most organisations are forced to operate on serious budget shortfalls, a situation which has necessitated prioritising activities. The health sector is no exception. In line with this, the Ministry of Health ... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Magombo, Agatha Supervisor(s): Yamikani Ndasauka , Lawrence MpekansamboIt has been globally accepted that climate change poses serious long term effects on livelihoods. The effects of climate change in Malawi largely manifest in the drying up experiences of the Lake Chilwa, the second largest lake in the country. Fishing has for a long time been the main occupation contributing significantly to the livelihoods of t... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Ngoma, Claudia Fiskani Supervisor(s): Paul Kishindo , Peter MvulaThe study examined values and attitudes towards condom distribution to adolescent learners in secondary school in Nkhotakota, Malawi. The problem which raised this debate was that the Ministry of Health (MoH) and some NGOs were promoting condom distribution in secondary schools. The reason for promoting condoms was that adolescents would be prev... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Phiri, Manly Mkonda Supervisor(s): Vincent Jumbe , Yamikani NdasaukaThis study assesses the sanctioning function of an institutional integrity committee (IIC) as one of the tools for deterring unethical conduct, in particular corruption in Malawi. The study focuses on Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) as a study area. The study employs qualitative and quantitative approaches, and analyses data using thematic an... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Mtambo, Katoto Supervisor(s): Grivas Muchineripi KayangeThis study aims at making a moral assessment of the Diocese of Karonga, especially at its administrative headquarters called the Curia. It attempts to answer the question “How is the Diocese of Karonga performing in ethics in all its three major arms at the administrative headquarters?” The study comes in the wake of a world-wide call to examine... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Msowoya, Benjamin Themba Supervisor(s): Grivas Muchineripi KayangeThis study is an ethical investigation into operating paying sections in Malawian public hospitals, and focuses on Zomba Central Hospital (ZCH) as a case study. Zomba Central Hospital is one of the hospitals in Malawi where paying sections are run alongside the non-paying sections. Initially, medical services at this institution were for free at... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Alexander, Reuben Kantwanje Supervisor(s): Japhet BakuwaBiomedical studies may collect longitudinal and survival data in follow-up malaria studies. In randomized controlled trials in malaria interventional studies the longitudinal and survival data are analyzed separately (mixed-effect and Cox Models), yet the longitudinal outcomes may be important predictors in the survival outcomes. Standard method... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Masangwi, Danger Didjier Gwedeza Supervisor(s): Mavuto Mukaka , Adamson MuulaSelf-regulated learning is an essential process of learning that is recognised as a predictor of a student’s academic achievement. This process requires students to independently use learning strategies that facilitate planning, organisation, monitoring and evaluation. The purpose of this study was to explore the learning strategies which second... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Zolowere, Takondwa Supervisor(s): Nellie Mbano , Dorothy NampotaTeaching strategies among other factors are fundamental in the teaching of literacy in the early grades of primary education. As such it is very important that teachers employ strategies that help the learners develop literacy skills as early as possible. This study aimed at investigating teaching strategies teachers employed in the teaching of ... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Jaluwa, Catherine Supervisor(s): Foster Kholowa , Amos Moses ChaumaThe Study evaluated the effectiveness of local institutions on community participation in forest management in Tembwe and Mpango villages which were sites for a social forestry decentralization program in Dedza forest. Common Resource Pool theory CPR guided the study. CPR theory focuses on the ability of people to act collectively to overcome th... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Chawawa, Happy Richard Supervisor(s): George Jawali , Edister JamuMobile Money technology has revolutionised Mobile Money Interoperability (MMI). To date, there is limited knowledge on specific opportunities and challenges of MMI. Preliminary research has revealed that Malawi experienced dawdling movements towards the adoption of MMI and agent level interoperability has not been achieved yet. The study therefo... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2019
Author: Jalani, Humphrey