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The study examined factors affecting the adoption of Apiculture in Traditional Authority (TA) Nthiramanja, Mulanje District in Malawi. Units of analysis were household heads in TA Nthiramanja, TA Chimaliro in Thyolo District, TA Chikumbu and TA Mabuka in Mulanje District. They were stratified as beekeeping and national examinations heads. Random... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Navicha, Willard BurtonThe research measures the effectiveness of communicating decentralisation to empower the local people to participate in their development in selected districts of the southern part of Malawi, with reference to the Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Strategy for Decentralisation in Malawi as case study. It was conducted after general ... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Nazombe, MichaelThis study examines the effect of health status on vulnerability to poverty among households in Ghana using cross section data from the fifth round of the Ghana Living Standards Survey (GLSS 5). Employing a vulnerability estimation procedure suggested by Chaudhuri (2000), the study shows that good household health status has a significant negati... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Novignon, JacobBlackflies are one of the insects of medical importance because of the parasites they transmit and the biting nuisance they cause. These flies have aquatic larvae and pupae that require fast flowing water for their development. Changes in the environment can make the blackflies reach pest proportions and cause outbreak. A study on the potential ... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Bandason, Elizabeth Supervisor(s): C.O. DudleyThis thesis explores the choice and use of Malawian local languages as media of instruction in the national adult literacy programme. Literature suggests that the best medium of instruction for adult literacy, just like initial education, is the mother tongue. This study, therefore, sought to test this hypothesis among the Yawo in selected areas... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Mjaya, Ahmmardough Nuruddin Ussi Supervisor(s): Pascal Kishindo , Edrinnie KayambazinthuThis study is an examination of political participation in Malawi through political parties using the case study of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the United Democratic Party (UDF) and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The main focus of the study was to establish whether political parties in Malawi are viable linkage institutions that pe... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Jimu, Jacob Kalenga Supervisor(s): Blessings ChinsingaThis study investigated spelling errors that students make in written English. This was achieved through analysing errors in students’ compositions and categorising them by their causes. The causes of errors are discussed in light of: spelling rule inconsistencies, mother tongue interference, and poor learning environmental factors. The negative... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Nthala, Gerald Baidon Supervisor(s): Pascal KishindoThe purpose of this study was to explore if punishments administered in the selected secondary schools in CWED achieve their purpose of addressing discipline and order in the schools. The study utilized the qualitative approach with phenomenological as the main strategy which emphasizes on collecting data from the concerned individuals themselve... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Chatambalala, Jim Mavuto Kosamu Supervisor(s): Dixie Maluwa-BandaMalawi’s transition from dictatorial rule to multiparty democracy in 1994 generated optimism that the regime change would bring a democratic or participant political culture. With the onset of multiparty politics, the number of registered civil society organizations engaged in the teaching of democracy rose to over 250 and consequently raised pe... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Mzama, Willy Mumderanji Supervisor(s): Lars SvasandThis study was about women participation and representation in public policy making bodies, that is, at parliament and cabinet. It explains whether women participation and representation matter in public policy making with reference to female MPs and female ministers in Malawi. The study was qualitative and its main population was all female MPs... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Mluwira, Amon Kesten Supervisor(s): Blessings Chinsinga , Jubilee TizifaAgainst a set of policy reforms to meet democratic criterion, public broadcasting in Malawi has in recent years been hit by crisis pertaining to control and ownership, content and funding. While pressure is growing to strengthen existing laws, little attention has been paid to unwritten laws embedded in everyday social practice governing the beh... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Kanyang'wa, Maclan Supervisor(s): Bright Molande , Costly MtogoloThe study aims at analyzing Language and Communication Skills (LAN) courses at Chancellor College and examine how they fit in the concept of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in which they are framed. The practicality of LAN courses is problematic in that EAP courses put discipline specificity English Language Teaching(ELT) ahead of all factor... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Phiri, Chimbwete RachelIn line with the paradigmatic shift in the theory and practice of governance since 1980s, state management of irrigation schemes has been replaced by irrigation schemes. It is driven by the popular understanding that community based natural resources management (CBNRM) presents the best alternative for governing local resources and achieving re... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Zuka, Sane PashaneThe main purpose of this study was to understand better the education quality measures implemented in the Community Day Secondary School (CDSSs) as a result of CDSS policy reform. Using a mixed method design where both quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used, a total of ten CDSSs were sampled (five urban CDSSs and five rural CDSSs).... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Banda, Billie Chisomo Chikhwana Supervisor(s): Joseph ChimomboThere is worldwide consensus and increased attention in Malawi to issues pertaining to sustainability of community-driven projects as policy makers and funders become increasingly concerned with allocating scarce resources effectively and efficiently. This is even more critical in Malawi now when the country has experienced unprecedented mushroo... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Mhango, Leviak Kachaka Supervisor(s): Blessings ChinsingaNamadzi River catchment with total area of 69,802 hectares is an important river sub-catchment, for both commercial estates and smallholder farming. The Namadzi River feeds into Lake Chilwa, a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. This thesis report on a study conducted to assess environmental degradation in this river... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Chinseu-Chipendo, Jacinta Supervisor(s): E.Y. Sambo , Cosmo NgongondoThis thesis aims at establishing the effects of absence of councillors on the promotion of participation and accountability, the key tenets of good governance that are espoused in the Malawi National Decentralisation Policy, Local Government Act of 1998, and the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi. The thesis focuses on the extent to which th... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Chasukwa, Michael Heinrick Mgowa Supervisor(s): Asiyati Lorraine ChiwezaAccess to adequate potable water is still one of the critical problems facing the rural population in Malawi. A number of instruments and strategies have been formulated to address the water accessibility problem. According to the National Strategy for Sustainable Development, 2004, construction of small earth dams is one of the strategies that ... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Najira, Shamiso Nandi Supervisor(s): Henry Mloza BandaThis study assesses the effects of the interaction between chieftaincy and the democratic state institutions namely MPs and local councilors on the democratic consolidation process. The aim of the study is to determine whether the interaction between chiefs on the one hand and MPs and local councillors on the other promotes the democratic values... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2010
Author: Kalengamaliro, Stella Constance Supervisor(s): Mustaffa HusseinDespite the long history of existence and indeed the general significance of small-scale irrigation farming in improving the socio-economic status of peasant households in Malawi, both the past and present challenges of small-scale irrigation schemes have not been adequately documented. This study explores the challenges of small-scale irrigatio... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2009
Author: Kayira, Gift Wasambo