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There are teacher imbalances in primary schools in the rural and the urban areas as well as among education districts in Malawi. The study investigated the implementation of teacher deployment policy of the Ministry of Education in primary schools by examining reasons behind teacher disparities and the challenges that the policy is facing in the... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2009
Author: Milner, Grace ChifundoThis study sought to investigate the role of secondary school inspection reports in the Educational Policy formulation process in Malawi. The inspection report is the single biggest and exhaustive report from the schools and it is meant to be the basis for informed decisions and policy in matters related to the school system. Primary data for th... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2009
Author: Mussa, Chikondano C. KadzamiraThis study examines how classroom discourse symbolically positions girls in the teaching and learning process and how this may potentially in turn lead to higher achievement by girls in education. Particularly, the study investigates teacher, textbook and student discourse used for daily interaction in the classroom. Data was collected from one ... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2009
Author: Kishindo, Lydia Lumbani Supervisor(s): Edrinnie KayambazinthuThe monitoring of teaching and learning in Primary Schools has many challenges in Malawi in the decentralized Education system although decision-making was devolved to the District Assemblies under the Local Authority Act. The devolution of decision making to the District Assemblies was a way of cutting down the challenges and increase performan... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Saiwa, Catherine Lida NazombeTrade unions have operated in Malawi for sometime since the colonial era. They have operated under various political systems. There have been problems associated with the running and operations of various unions that have led to problems of operational efficiency and effectiveness of trade unions in Malawi. Although a number of studies and resea... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Kambilinya, Isaac Edwin GoodwinThe purpose of this study was to examine the effect of language simplification on pupils’ performance on the Primary School Leaving Certificate Examination (PSLCE) Mathematics word problems. The study was conducted in view of observations made regarding PSLCE pupils’ poor performance in Mathematics in general and their differential performance o... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Banda, Amicable Chikakate Supervisor(s): Bob Wajizigha ChuluOccupational exposures are relatively common among HCWs. The risk of seroconversion following occupational exposures among HCWs may be reduced by knowledge of and accessing occupational post exposure prophylaxis (PEP). In addition, practising universal guidelines may greatly reduce HCW occupational exposures. The aim of this study was to explore... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Bongololo, Grace Temwa Supervisor(s): Alister MunthaliOccupational exposures are relatively common among HCWs. The risk of seroconversion following occupational exposures among HCWs may be reduced by knowledge of and accessing occupational post exposure prophylaxis (PEP). In addition, practising universal guidelines may greatly reduce HCW occupational exposures. The aim of this study was to explore... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Bongololo, Grace Temwa Supervisor(s): Alister MunthaliThis study set out to describe the relationship between health workers’ attitudes and practices and their utilization of HIV couselling and testing (CT) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) in Lilongwe district. It was a survey that used a cross-sectional design and employed a functional approach to attitudes as its theoretical framework. Associa... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Nyirenda, Lot Jata Supervisor(s): Pierson NtataThis study was concerned with the insitu effects of the Dedza Pottery’s mining activities on vegetation diversity, and some selected physicochemical parameters. It was undertaken in six mining sites, five in Dedza and one in Ntcheu districts in Malawi. Each mining site was stratified into mined section (experiment) and unmined section (control).... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Ndengu, Gift Benjamin Chikwambani ThabetheGender disparities exist in employment and indeed in all other spheres of life the world over. Studies indicate that there are more men than women in employment. However, only a few studies have been done in Malawi hence the need to undertake this study in order to analyse specific determinants of disparities in formal employment in the private ... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Pendame, MaryThe financial reforms initiated in 1987 have changed the operations of commercial banks in the industry. Malawi has seen the influx of commercial banks in the banking sector namely INDEBank, NedBank, MSB, OIBM, NBS Bank, First Merchant Bank and Loita Bank. The establishment of the new banks has changed the monopoly of two banks, Standard Bank pr... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Saiwa, ThelmaTiyanjane Supervisor(s): Jayi MlalikiGood health is paramount to each and every individual; as such countries strive to deliver good health services. Available information however indicates that health indicators in developing countries are far from satisfactory. This research was set out to unveil factors that affect the health care system in these third world countries. The study... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Chiphwanya, Anne-MarieWhile the level of accessibility of electricity is low in developing countries and the energy sector receiving less foreign investments, there is another aspect that is contributing negatively to the effort of increasing access and improving reliability of electricity. This is the practice of vandalizing electrical installations. Of relevance to... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Chiphwanya, Macvittie ZalephelekaRadio is the only means of mass media that is able to reach the majority of people in most developing countries such as Malawi. Such being the case there are a lot of people that turn to radio for both education and entertainment. This thesis examines the extent to which radio edutainment has been used to communicate for development. The researc... Read more
School: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Likongwe, SmithTen years since the establishment of the Decentralization Policy, local participation in the decentralization process most especially among the rural communities is minimal. This has been attributed to the low levels of awareness and knowledge. This is regardless of the establishment of the Communication Strategy in 2003, meant to support the im... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Mhoni, Lusizi RuthWell functioning stock markets are vital for each and every economy. Apart from acting as barometers for their respective economies and helping in raising capital for businesses, stock markets also help in the mobilization of savings for investment and redistribution of wealth through dividends and capital gains. Available information however in... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Kamwangala, UlemuThis study was carried out in Chembe Village in Mangochi District, Southern Malawi and was done over a period of one year. The study was mainly qualitative and aimed at assessing the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of Chembe Village regarding fishing in the shallow water zone in relation to the prevalence of schistosomiasis in the area.... Read more
School: School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Makonombera, Michael Jeffrey RichardThe need to prevent company failures in Malawi is of paramount importance as companies contribute to the economy of a country. This motivated the researcher to carry out a study on Working capital management in relation to company failure on manufacturing industry in Malawi. The research was guided by questions like: What impact does the working... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Kafuwa, George Logic HarrisonThe study assesses the performance appraisal system and methods used for non-academic members of staff. The study employed a quantitative approach using a questionnaire with structured questions. In the study, ten administrative members of staff and one hundred and twenty Clerical, Technical and Support (CTS) members of staff were sampled. In ad... Read more
School: School of Arts, Communication and Design
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2008
Author: Mwenye, Moses