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Malawi is faced with the social problems of teenage pregnancy; HIV/AIDS, child abuse just to mention but a few. In order to address these problems, the government implemented a curriculum intervention strategy namely; combining Sexual and Reproductive Health in Life skills to learners in primary schools. SRH issues are important because they are... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Njiragoma, Beatrice Wawanya Supervisor(s): Annie Chiponda , Esthery Dembo KunkwenzuIn 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
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Malikebu-Kanyambwala, Aubrey Abraham Lazalo Supervisor(s): Amos Moses Chauma , Elizabeth KamchedzeraThe study investigated behaviour and practices of parents when supporting their children to develop reading at an early grade and how parents cope with the challenges. The study used qualitative approach. Data was generated through interviews with parents and teachers and Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with standard two learners. The results show ... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Mutonga, Mervin Gabriel Supervisor(s): Foster Kholowa , Allan LipengaThe Malawi health sector faces numerous challenges in delivering quality health care, including chronic under-funding. In light of direct donor budgetary support freeze, sustainability of the universal access model has been questioned and introduction of user fees proposed to mitigate financing gaps. This study aimed at generating demand side ev... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Misomali, Amos Supervisor(s): Spy MunthaliThe purpose of this study was to find out if learners who attend private tutoring significantly perform better than those who do not attend. The study was conducted in 3 schools in one of the zones in Lilongwe Urban. It involved 600 learners and 30 teachers from senior classes. Social reproduction theory anchored the study. The study used mixed ... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Mlinde, Laness Chimwemwe Supervisor(s): Anthony Chigeda , Tiffany BandaDespite schools practicing inclusion, gaps are evident in its implementation in regular primary schools in Malawi. The study aimed at exploring factors that hinder classroom participation of learners with hearing impairment (HI) in two selected regular primary schools of Ndirande Zone in Blantyre Urban. It was a case study and used qualitative m... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Masanjala, Sidaya Chidandaulo Supervisor(s): Elizabeth Kamchedzera , John BisikaThe purpose of this study was to make a comparative analysis of work-life balance practices among health practitioners in the Government, CHAM and private health facilities in Malawi with Mzimba district used as a case study area. The objectives of the study were to analyse the work life balance practices in the health facilities that can improv... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Chirwa, Orphan Mapopa Supervisor(s): Lewis DzimbiriAfter the establishment of Special Needs Education department in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology, learners with special educational needs doubled in number in primary schools. However, instructional strategies to effectively meet the needs of all learners in the inclusive classrooms by regular primary school teachers were not kn... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Chataika, Lonely Elsie Madaka Supervisor(s): Elizabeth Kamchedzera , Nertha SemphereMinistry of Education Science and Technology (MoEST) encourages the use of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for teaching and learning in colleges and universities. Mobile phones, also known as cell phones are one type of ICT gadgets which are useful in teaching and learning process. They provide almost similar functionality wit... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Chaluka Lloyd Mind Supervisor(s): Esthery Dembo Kunkwenzu , Macloud SalanjiraFor over twenty years now, there has been persistent outcry from the general public, parents and teachers that the performance in mathematics is low in primary schools. Language of learning and teaching (LOLT) mathematics has been pointed out as one of the factors that affect learners understanding of mathematics especially in classes where Engl... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Chimaliro, Montmoris Nebbu Chizwazwa Makhuta Supervisor(s): Mercy Kazima-Kishindo , Dorothy NampotaThe main aim of this study is to investigate why national trade union membership has declined in the period 1994 to 2014 in Malawi despite the provision of collective labour rights in the Malawi Labour laws. In particular, the study finds out the factors that contributed to the drastic drop in trade union membership over the period in question. ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2016
Author: Banda, Gregory Ezra Kafakale Supervisor(s): Lewis DzimbiriThis 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-Kishindo , Foster KholowaThe 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 Phangaphanga , Spy MunthaliThe 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 Kaluwa , Martin PhangaphangaThis 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 Mussa , Regson ChawezaThis 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 Kishindo , Edrinnie KayambazinthuThe 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 Masanjala , Richard MussaRising 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 Kaluwa , Winfred MasanjalaThis 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 Silumbu , Maxton Tsoka