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This study was about exploring the teaching and learning of human rights issues in one primary schools in Malawi. Specifically, the study intended to understand teaching, learning, classroom and school practices in human rights issues. This study employed a qualitative case study research design to generate data. The study used semi-structured i... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Banda, Wyson Livison Yokonia Supervisor(s): Macloud SalanjiraThis thesis reports on an exploration of children‘s learning of number in lower classes in a Malawian primary school. The study used qualitative approach using a case study design and the sample included 5 mathematics teachers and 12 learners from Standards 1 and 2. Data was collected through lesson observations, semi-structured interviews, oral... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Eliya, Luke Elius Nsaonanjala Supervisor(s): Mercy Kazima-KishindoThe study analyses the relationship among inflation, economic growth and investment. This was done by examining whether there are two thresholds in the non-linear relationships between inflation and growth. In Malawi, the test for the second threshold would add value to the study done by Nkume and Ngalawa (2014) who tested for only one threshold... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Bonomali, Mussa Supervisor(s): Martin PhangaphangaThe primary objective of the study was twofold: Firstly, to establish the extent to which power outages affect firm’s labour productivity and secondly to establish the extent to which power outages affect firm output in the manufacturing sector in Malawi. Using OLS, the statistical analysis undertaken for this study supports empirical findings t... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Banda, George Oscar Supervisor(s): Ben KaluwaThis study examines the relationship between terms of trade and economic growth in Malawi. The research is founded on the underlying assumption that terms of trade shocks have effects on economic growth. This study also considers the effects of these shocks in different stability based exchange rate regimes. The study employs a threshold vector ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Katuli, Mary Supervisor(s): Richard MussaThis study examines the language used in the discourse of environmental conservation in Mulanje Mountain Biodiversity programme in Mulanje district. This is premised on the assumption that environmental communication is technical in nature and is carried out within the domain of local discourse in which the language of engagement is the local co... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Jiyajiya, Peter Mayeso Supervisor(s): Pascal KishindoThe study analyzed the effects of fiscal policy on the Malawian economy. This was achieved in two stages: first, an analysis was done on the effect of a change in fiscal policy variables, i.e. tax revenue or government expenditure, on output and inflation. Second, the study examined the existence of a fiscal policy transmission mechanism by asse... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Numero, Brian Supervisor(s): Winfred MasanjalaRising oil prices have adverse effects especially to a non-oil producing economy such as Malawi. However, fuel prices in Malawi are relatively stable which implies that they do not give a true reflection of the volatility of oil prices on the international market. This study therefore investigated the pass-through of international oil price shoc... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Mpingasa, Marietta Naomi Supervisor(s): Ben KaluwaThis study analyses the nature of the interaction between fiscal and monetary policy in Malawi during the period 1980 to 2014. Accordingly, a Vector Autoregressive (VAR) analysis was employed to examine the issue of policy coordination and dominance by means of innovation accounting. The results of the study reveal that the two policies were wea... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Mapila, Salim Ahmed Supervisor(s): Exley SilumbuA medical waste incinerator is an application of combustion in a furnace for thermal treatment of wastes. Energy can be recovered from medical waste incinerators and utilized for other purposes as a means of energy conservation. The aim of this study was to recover heat generated in the medical waste incinerator at Zomba Central Hospital for pos... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Mlowa, Tawina Kapusa Supervisor(s): Justice MlathoThis paper briefly argues that it does not need a particular regime type in order to promote good governance but rather the political will of those in leadership positions. To begin with, the study found that both regimes failed to promote rule of law despite that the one party rule performed worst in comparison to the two democratic regimes. Th... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Mangani, Alfred Supervisor(s): Lewis DzimbiriThis study explored the variations in the implementation of the Revised School Uniform Policy (RSUP), the reasons behind such variations, and their consequences on schools. The RSUP was introduced to reduce non-enrollment or dropouts due to lack of uniform, and to support the Free Primary Education (FPE) policy. The study used the qualitative re... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Manthalu, Harry Edward Supervisor(s): Esthery Dembo KunkwenzuMulhako wa Alhomwe is a cultural organization which was formed to unite all Allomwe and encourage them to practice their culture including language. The study focuses on the strategies used by the Mulhako wa Alhomwe in the revival of Ellomwe, the role of the Mulhako wa Alhomwe in the revival of the language, the successes and challenges which ar... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Kabambe, Williams Spercy Ransford Supervisor(s): Edrinnie KayambazinthuPrevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) remains critical to de creasing the number of exposed children infected with HIV. However women need to remain on ART in order for PMTCT to be effective in preventing HIV trans mission. In 2011, the Malawi program changed the clinical guidelines for the provision of PMTCT to option B+. However, ... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Mganga, Andrew Supervisor(s): Lawrence KazembeThis study examines the relationship between terms of trade and economic growth in Malawi. The research is founded on the underlying assumption that terms of trade shocks have effects on economic growth. This study also considers the effects of these shocks in different stability based exchange rate regimes. The study employs a threshold vector ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Katuli, Mary Supervisor(s): Richard MussaThe present study investigates the impact of monetary policy on bank balance sheet variables in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to test the existence of a bank lending channel. Specifically, the study examines if the interaction of real interest rates and capitalization reduce bank deposits, credit supply, and liquid assets. The study covers 31 SSA cou... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Ackim, Mphatso Elias Supervisor(s): Patrick KambewaIn Malawi, primary school teachers are frequently supervised through un-announced inspection visits which evoke fear and uncertainty in teachers. However, collegial relationship with the supervisee can be enhanced using clinical supervision model. This study explored primary school teachers’ ability to cope with clinical supervision process in o... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Malikebu-Kanyambwala, Aubrey Abraham Lazalo Supervisor(s): Amos Moses ChaumaFloods are natural hazards that cause loss of life and property in many parts of the world. People need protection against flood disasters through accurate and reliable quantification of the frequency linked to a particular flood magnitude. Data for understanding flood behavior and frequency is however scarce in many parts of the world. Regional... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Sagona, Willie Cliffie John Supervisor(s): Cosmo NgongondoThe purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of teachers and external supervisors regarding the role of supervision on teaching and learning in Lilongwe Rural West schools. The study seeks to establish the perceptions that teachers and supervisors have regarding instructional supervision. It was conducted within a qualitative researc... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Matunga, Joyce Josephine Supervisor(s): Richard NyirongoA number of studies have assessed the expression of modality in natural languages. However, most of these studies have been done in languages like English, French, Japanese, Swedish, and Korean etc. No study has been conducted on modality in any Malawian local language. The aim of this study was to find out if modality is expressed in Chichewa e... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Tewesa, Chimwemwe Stanley Supervisor(s): Pascal Kishindo