Research Articles: Recent submissions

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    • Reducing violence against children by implementing the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T) 

      Ssenyonga, Joseph; Hermenau, Katharin; Nkuba, Mabula; Hecker, Tobias (Department of Psychology, Bielefeld University,, 2018)
      An adolescent's school is often the second most important place for his development and education after the home. However, reports highlight the recurrence of the use of violent discipline in schools. There are few ...

    • Prevalence of family violence and mental health and their relation to peer victimization 

      Ssenyonga, Joseph; Muwonge, Charles Magoba; Hecker, Tobias (Konstanzer Online-Publikations-System, 2019)
      Despite global eଏorts to end violence against children in all settings, reports reveal that violence against children is still highly prevalent, especially in low-and middle- income countries. Violence in childhood is ...

    • Posttraumatic Growth, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Among Refugees 

      Ssenyonga, Joseph; Owens, Vicki; Olema, David Kani (Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences,, 2013-06)
      The study examined posttraumatic growth, resilience and PTSD among a random sample of 426 (mean age: 35 years; 51.6% females) Congolese refugees resident at Nakivale camp, using a cross-sectional survey. Interviews were ...

    • Pedagogy and research at work during the era of quality assurance policy implementation in Universities 

      Kibalirwandi, Moses Muhindo; Mwesigye, Adrian Rwekaza (Arts and Humanities Open Access Journal, 2018-03-12)
      so as to transform global communities economically and socially. Quality Assurance (QA) Policy aims at establishing a culture of continuous quality improvement in Institutions of higher learning; colleges and Universities ...

    • Modeling the relationship between motivational beliefs, cognitive learning strategies, and academic performance of teacher education students 

      Muwonge, Charles Magoba; Schiefele, Ulrich; Ssenyonga, Joseph; Kibedi, Henry (South African Journal of Psychology, 2019)
      Although self-regulated learning has received much attention over the past decades, research on how teacher education students regulate their own learning has been scarce, particularly in third world countries. In the ...

    • Job Perceptions Contribute to Stress among Secondary School Teachers in Southwestern Uganda 

      Ssenyonga, Joseph; Hecker, Tobias (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021-02-26)
      Background: Teachers’ personal and strenuous working conditions reflect the realities of the teaching vocation that may result in increased stress levels and associated negative consequences, such as negative emotions. ...

    • Interaction Competencies with Children (ICC) 

      Hecker, Tobias; Mkinga, Getrude; Ssenyonga, Joseph; Hermenau, Katharin (Springer, 2017-08)
      With more than 56 million orphans, Sub-Saharan Africa is the most affected region worldwide regarding the number of orphans needing care (UNICEF, 2014). An orphan is hereby defined as a child under the age of 18, who ...

    • Integrating corporate social responsibility into efforts to realize millennium development goals 

      Katamba, David; Nkiko, Cedric Marvin; Kazooba, Charles Tushabomwe; Mpisi, Sulayiman Babiiha; Kemeza, Imelda; Wickert, Christopher M.J. (World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 2014-01-12)
      The purpose of this paper is to present corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an alternative roadmap to accelerating realization of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Uganda, even after 2015. Design/methodology/approach ...

    • Globalization and Higher Education in Africa 

      Mwesigye, Adrian; Muhangi, Godwin (Journal of Modern Education Review,, 2015-01-05)
      Globalization has rapidly developed into a complex system of circuits of exchange, interactive dynamics, and structures that collectively interact at high levels to produce rapid change affecting most aspects of human ...

    • Determinants of Persistence Among Science Teacher-Trainees: 

      Muwonge, Charles Magoba; Schiefele, Ulrich; Ssenyonga, Joseph; Kibedi, Henry (Journal of Science Teacher Education, 2017-10-16)
      Grounded in the expectancy-value and hope theories, the present study was conducted to examine the extent to which self-efficacy, task value, and academic hope predict persistence among science teacher-trainees in Uganda. ...

    • Community involvement and development 

      Katamba, David; Nkiko, Cedric Marvin; Kazooba, Charles Tushabomwe; Kemeza, Imelda; Mpisi, Sulayman Babiiha (International Journal of Social Economics, 2013-11-26)
      The purpose of this paper is to explore how ISO 26000 inter-marries with millennium development goals (MDGs) with a view to demonstrate and recommend how businesses can successfully use this intermarriage to solve society ...

    • Characterizing the prevalence and contributing factors of sexual violence 

      Goessmann, Katharina; Ssenyonga, Joseph; Nkuba, Mabula; Hermenau, Katharin; Hecker, Tobias (Elsevier, 2020-08-28)
      Background: Sexual violence against minors is a global phenomenon with wide-ranging negative consequences. Global reports suggest that it is a particularly serious issue in East African countries, although research on ...

    • Challenges and strategies of research engagement among Master of Education students in Uganda 

      Atibuni, Dennis Zami; Kibanja, Grace Milly; Olema, David Kani; Ssenyonga, Joseph; Karl, Steffens (International Journal of Educational Policy Research and Review, 2017-03-23)
      A qualitative investigation was done to explore the challenges and strategies of research engagement among Master of Education students in Uganda. Two focus group discussions (n = 12) and seven key informant interviews (n ...

    • Analysis of Teaching Techniques and Scheme of Work in Teaching Chemistry in Rwandan Secondary Schools 

      Byusa, Edwin; Kampire, Edwige; Mwesigye, Adrian Rwekaza (EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2020-02-04)
      This study aims at determining the effect of the pedagogical technique most frequently used while implementing the competency-based curriculum (CBC) in teaching chemistry in senior two (S2) classes (age range 14-16) and ...

    • An Investigation of Techniques of Writing a Fundable Research Grant Proposal 

      Kazooba, Charles Tushabomwe; Katamba, David; Kemeza, Imelda; Kucel, Samuel Baker (International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR, 2015-04)
      A project research grant proposal is the most important document in the search for greater funder-obtaining. For that reason its success to attract and obtain funding will significantly depend on the writing effort and ...

    • Academic stress: its causes and results at a Ugandan University 

      Nakalema, Gladys; Ssenyonga, Joseph (AJOTE, 2013)
      The study examined academic stress, study habits and academic performance of 196 (113 males and 83 females) undergraduates of Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda using a cross-sectional survey research ...

    • Cognitive Appraisals, Achievement Emotions, and Motivation towards Learning Mathematics among Lower Secondary Students 

      Muwonge, Charles Magoba; Ssenyonga, Joseph; Kwarikunda, Diana (African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2018-07-02)
      Guided by the control-value theory of achievement emotions, we examined the relationship between cognitive appraisals (i.e. self-efficacy and task value), learning anxiety, test anxiety, enjoyment and motivation towards ...