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HINDRANCES FACING THE PRIVATELY OWNED (INDEPENDENT) MEDIA IN UGANDA. A CASE STUDY OF MONITOR PUBLICATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATIONAPPROVAL iiDEDICATIONACKNOWLEDGMENT ivTABLE OF CONTENTS VLIST OF TABLES viiiABSTRACT ixCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.1 Background to the problem1.2 Statement of the problem 31.3. Purpose of the study 51.3.1 Study objectives 51.3.2 Research questions 51.4 Scope of the study 51.5 Significance of the study 51.6 Area of study 61.7. Selection of study participants 6CHAPTER TWO 7LITERATURE REVIEW 72.0 Introduction 72.1 History of the Ugandan media 82.2 History of the inde...

The Role of Media in Fighting Against Child Labor in Nyendo Senyange Division Masaka District

TABLE OF CONTENTSDECLARATION iiAPPROVAL iiiDEDICATiON ivACKNOWLEDGEMENT vLIST OF ACRONYMS viLIST OF TABLES xLIST OF FIGURES xiABSTRACT xiCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0 Introduction1.1 Background of the study 11.2 Statement of the problem 41.3 Purpose oCthe study 61.4 Study objectives 61.5 Research Questions 61.6 Scope o C the Study 61.7 Significance of the Study 7CHAPTER TWO 9LITERATURE REVIEW 92.0 Introduction 92.2 Role of media in fighting child labor 122.3 Challenges faced by media in figh...

HIV Preventive Measures Among Residents of Nyakabirizi Town, Bushenyi District in Western-Uganda.

ABSTRACT Background: HIV spreads immunodeficiency syndrome commonly known as AIDS making it 36.7 million people worldwide, 25.3 million people in Africa and 1.6 million people in Uganda living with HIV/AIDS. Objectives: the main objective of this study was to determine the different methods used by residents of Nyakabirizi town towards the prevention of HIV spread. Study design: This was an analytical cross-sectional study Subject: 196 people were sampled from Nyakabirizi town. The sampled pe...

Effectiveness of Communication Media On Awareness of Fundamental Human Rights Among Rural Communities: A Survey of Uasin Gishu District

TABLE OF CONTENTSPageTitle page .................................................................................................... -iDeclaration .................................................................................................. .iiApproval ................................................................................................... .iiiDedication ................................................................................................. ivAcknowledgment ............

Impact of Internet On Youths Social Behaviors A Case Study of Kampala District

TABLE OF CONTENTDECLARATION jAPPROVALDEDICATION ivACKNOWLEDGEMENT vTABLE OF CONTENT viACRONYMS ixABSRACT xiCHAPTER ONE 1INTRODUCTION 11.0 Introduction 11.1 Background 11.2 Statement of the problem 41.3 General Objective 51.3.1 Objectives of the study 51.3.2 Research Questions 51.4Scope of the study 61.4.1 Geographical scope 61.4.2 Subject scope 61.4.3 Time scope 61.5 Significance of the study 61.6 Conceptual Framework 71.7 Definition of key terms 8CHAPTER TWO 9LITERATURE REVIEW 92.0 Introduct...

Unemployment and Crime Among the Youth in Seeta Central Division Mukono District

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.0 Introduction This research will explore unemployment as the independent variable (IV) and crime among the youth as the dependent variable (DV) in Seeta Central division, Mukono district, Uganda. The f~ocus of the study is crime among the youth which has remained high despite the numerous legal cfforts by urban councils responsible for youth crimes that has resulted into community problems among others in Seeta Central division, Mukono district. This chapter will c...

The Role of Print Media in Promoting Children's Rights in Uganda. A Case Study of the Law Vision Publication

ABSTRACT The children's rights in Uganda. The study used one research design one \\as cross-sectional research design to analyze data from New vision Data was. The study used random sampling and purposive sampling. Data \\as collected using questionnaires and interview guides. The study found out that children in Kampala are unaware of their rights such as right to freedom from discrimination. right to healthcare. The study found out that New vision promotes children rights through awareness....

Driving the Local Government Concept in Ghana Through Effective Public Relations: A Case of Ku-masi Metropolitan Assembly

The Local Government Administration in Ghana is growing in terms of scope and functions and communication plays a key role in this process in creating understanding and mutually beneficial relationships with all stakeholders. This communication function is handled by the Public Relations Units that is a submit unit of the Complains and Public Relations Sub-Committee established by ACT 936 Section 26 of the Local Government Act 2006. It is in this context it is important to carry out a timely ...

CHI: IN SEARCH FOR AN EXPLANATORY PRINCIPLE FOR THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF IGWEBUIKE PHILOSOPHY

Abstract  This  work  is  a  search  for  the  basis  of  intersubjectivity  in  the  African  worldview conceptualized in Igwebuike philosophy. This piece found the basis of intersubjectivity of the African reality in Chi, which carries a variety of meanings among the Igbo-African people. However, the nuance of Chi that is employed here is that which understands it as the  divinity  in  every  huma...

‘IGWEBUIKE’ PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Abstract Contrary to the opinion of some scholars which holds that science is independent of particular worldviews  in  its  presuppositions  and  method,  this  paper  argues  that  although  the presuppositions of science have no worldview content, science may provide evidence that has bearing on a certain worldview belief. This dependence on a worldview is what gives science some level of political autonomy, that is, some kind of ...

IGWEBUIKE AND LANGUAGE: IN SEARCH OF AN ONTOLOGICAL TOOLBOX FOR IGBO-AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY

Abstract Human  beings  are  by  nature  enshrined  in  an  inescapable  world-hood  web  called language.  As  a  symbolic  construction  and  human  agenda  setting  in  semantic  space, language  ensures  the  application  of  social  meaning,  control,  culture  and  social knowledge.  As  a  result  o...

THE IGBO-AFRICAN KOLA NUT AS A SYMBOLIC MANIFESTATION OF ‘IGWEBUIKE’ PHILOSOPHY

Abstract Among  the  Igbo  of  eastern  Nigeria,  symbols  are  not  only  important,  but  have  become indispensable in their daily lives. Several symbols used include: Ofo, which is a symbol of authority;  Ogu,  the  symbol  of  innocence;  Ikenga,  a  symbol  of  strength,  uprightness, success, integrity and ancestry; Mbari, the symbol of culture and aesthetic...

‘IGWEBUIKE’ AS A CONCEPTUALIZATION OF IGBO-AFRICAN WORLDVIEW

Abstract The relationships in the African universe point to the fact of the dynamics of a personal and  universal  world,  and  the  reality  that  the  human  person  is  a  composition  of  lived embodiment with the world while at the same time experiencing his/her own body. This interaction between the personal world of the human person and the universal world is possible because, just as the heart of the human...

IGWEBUIKECRACY: THE IGBO-AFRICAN PARTICIPATORY SOCIO-POLITICAL SYSTEM OF GOVERNANCE

Abstract  African traditional political systems are often categorized as monarchical or aristocratic, as such, as having no  place  for  democracy. European and  African political  thinkers see democracy  as  a  system  of  government  that  began  in  Greece  and  was  imported  from Europe  to  Africa.  Contrary  to  this  opinion,  this  piece  ar...

IGWEBUIKE AND THE QUESTION OF SUPERIORITY IN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY OF KNOWLEDGE

Abstract A  cursory  glance  at  the  different  developments  in  the  different  epochs  in  the history  of  philosophy  reveals  the  continuous  resurfacing  of  the  problem  of superiority  in  the  scientific  community  of  knowledge.  In  Plato  we  see  an exaltation  of  the  discipline  of&nbs...


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