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Academic stress: its causes and results at a Ugandan University
(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 ...
Challenges and strategies of research engagement among Master of Education students in Uganda
(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 ...
Academic Performance, Causal Attributions and Hope to Complete Studies among University Students
(PUB Scientific publication, 2015-01)
The study examined academic performance, causal attributions, and hope to complete university studies among
undergraduate students of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). The sample comprised of 163 ...
Characterizing the prevalence and contributing factors of sexual violence
(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 ...
Cognitive Appraisals, Achievement Emotions, and Motivation towards Learning Mathematics among Lower Secondary Students
(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 ...
Determinants of Persistence Among Science Teacher-Trainees:
(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. ...
Interaction Competencies with Children (ICC)
(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 ...
Modeling the relationship between motivational beliefs, cognitive learning strategies, and academic performance of teacher education students
(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 ...
Prevalence of family violence and mental health and their relation to peer victimization
(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 ...
Reducing violence against children by implementing the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T)
(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 ...