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The purpose of this study was to find out about the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of trainers in technical and vocational institutions who use Competence Based Education and Training (CBET) as a methodology for assessment. The Technical, Entrepreneurial Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA) was established in 1999 with a view... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Phiri, Charles Mataya Supervisor(s): Bob Wajizigha ChuluThis study has examined the bicausal relationship between health and gross domestic savings rates in SADC countries. The study has drawn from the life cycle demography hypothesis for theoretical basis. The study period is for the years 1990-2009 and the data have been collected from the World Development Indicators and Human Development Index. I... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Chingwanda, Atamandike Chrispin Supervisor(s): Spy MunthaliThe purpose of the study was to investigate how leaders in primary schools play their role in the implementation of school based professional development for teachers and their challenges. The study used qualitative research design. Interviews, document analysis and focus group discussions were the methods used to collect data from Chitakale edu... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Chiwanda, Collins Edward Supervisor(s): Ken Ndala , Symon ChiziwaThis study establishes the determinant of repetitive delinquency among young people in Malawi, by answering two questions; why do juveniles commit crimes and become repetitive offenders? And what are the factors associated with this repetitive delinquency? An analysis of the risks associated with repetition of delinquency has been done which inc... Read more
School: School of Law, Economics and Government
Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Kamdima, Harry Gerson Supervisor(s): Levison ChiwaulaThe study investigated the potential of raising validity evidence of Physical Science tests through teachers’ peer instruction. Of particular relevance in the study was the effect of teachers peer instruction on content and construct related validity evidence of Physical Science classroom tests. The study employed a mixed methods approach applyi... Read more
School: School of Education
Research type: Doctoral Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Nkhoma, Mike Supervisor(s): Jimmy Namangale , Dixie Maluwa-BandaBackground The Cox proportional hazards regression model has become the most used tool in the analysis of censored survival data. However, some features of the Cox model may cause problems for the analyst or an interpreter of the data. They include the restrictive assumption of proportional hazards for covariate effects, and “loss” (non-estimat... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Thawani, Agness Supervisor(s): Sarah Ann WhiteHigh prevalence of anemic conditions due to HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition and others have increased the demand for blood in Malawi. Trends have shown that most blood donors donate only once. Voice call reminders, which are expensive and un-scalable, have so far been used to encourage repeated blood donations. Although there has been an increas... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Monawe, Managanizo Supervisor(s): Harry GombachikaThis study set out to investigate factors that make a girl child vulnerable to child rape and defilement in Malawi. Specific objective of the study were to examine reasons for rape and defilement, explore reasons as to why more girls are raped and defiled than boys and to find out reasons as to why most perpetrators of child rape and defilement ... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Makina, Lottie Supervisor(s): Pierson Ntata , Hendrina Kachapila-MazizwaThis study explored perceptions of rural stakeholders on the implementation of readmission policy at secondary school, in order to establish why the implementation of the policy was still challenging, and to find out if revision of the policy has aided effective implementation. The main finding from the study was that most parents/ guardians, te... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Nkhonjera-Chisanga, Sibongire Supervisor(s): Samson MacJessie-Mbewe , Anthony ChigedaBackground: In survival analysis studies the interest is time taken to experience an event of interest. However, the probability of encountering the event of interest is commonly altered in studies where subjects experience an event other than that of interest. The standard survival time analysis methods, such as Kaplan-Meier method and the stan... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Banda, Louis Masankha Supervisor(s): Mavuto MukakaBackground: Helminths infections (i.e., S. haematobium, S. mansoni and Hook worm) affect more than a quarter of world’s population, with consequences for nutritional and educational development of infected individuals. They are a common cause for morbidity, especially among children in undeveloped countries. Control strategies require better und... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Chipeta, Michael Give Supervisor(s): Lawrence KazembeA number of community-based self-reliant (self-help) development projects have been implemented in Malawi in recent years. This study was aimed at examining conditions that lead to emergence of self-reliant projects and their contribution to rural livelihoods. The study was conducted at Zakudimba Producers Cooperative (ZAPCO) and used primary da... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Thengele-la-Chirwa, Joshua Supervisor(s): Paul KishindoThis paper examined the impact of increased openness to international trade on labour employment and income inequalities among 20 sub-Saharan African countries for the period between 1980 and 2002. The paper employed a panel vector autoregressive (Panel VAR) model to account for endogeniety in the variables in the model. The study used both the ... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Nyirenda, Augustine Mwendayekha Supervisor(s): Richard Mussa , Exley SilumbuThe study investigates the performance of the traditional and improved fish smoking kilns in the Lake Chilwa basin using a stochastic production frontier. The kiln performance is measured through its efficiency in utilising inputs (firewood and labour) for an output (Smoked fish). Since fish smoking depends on the forest resource, the study also... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Luhanga, Davies Madalitso Supervisor(s): Regson Chaweza , Richard MussaThis research analysed technical efficiency and its’ determinants for off-farm micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Malawi. A dataset from the GEMINI Baseline Survey of 2000 was used. This was a nationwide micro, small and medium enterprise survey and from this dataset, a usable sample of 2231 enterprises were analysed in this study. The stocha... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Chauluka, Ekari Ndone Supervisor(s): Ephraim ChirwaRural households in Malawi have various livelihood strategies which have long term effects on household food security. This study explains the role of livelihood strategies on rural household food security in Malawi. The study further searches for reasons for the disparities in household food security in rural areas. Based on household level dat... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Ng'ambi, Winfore Darson Kasanda Supervisor(s): Patrick Kambewa , Asiyati Lorraine ChiwezaAgro-forestry Food Security Programme (AFSP) promoted fertiliser trees, fruit trees, fuel wood trees and fodder tress with an objective of positively impacting on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and their families. Using primary data from a sample of 141 households from two villages in Mulanje district the study addressed two specific obj... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Mfungwe, Lucky Bonhill Supervisor(s): Patrick Kambewa , Regson ChawezaCultivation of improved varieties is one way of increasing productivity of many crops especially in developing countries where there is pressure of land due to high population growth. Adoption studies have proved to be helpful in giving the picture of the performance of technologies amongst users like farmers and in line with this the study was ... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Kapalasa, Eliya Gideon Supervisor(s): G Kumchulesi , Ben KaluwaMobile payment system enables consumers to purchase goods and services as well as transfer money using a mobile phone. This qualitative study aimed at investigating the factors that are affecting consumers in nusing mobile payment systems in Malawi. People who have used a mobile payment system called Zap were interviewed. Snowball sampling techn... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Nyirenda, Menard Supervisor(s): Harry GombachikaEnglish is the language of Law in non-traditional courts in Malawi where about forty-five percent of the population are not proficient in English. When a person who is not proficient in the language is involved in a court case being tried in the non-traditional court, an interpreter is required to interpret the proceedings from and into English.... Read more
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Research type: Master Thesis Issue year: 2012
Author: Namachotsa, Pearson B.M. Supervisor(s): Edrinnie Kayambazinthu , Pascal Kishindo