Introduction This chapter deals with the introduction, background to the study, problem statement, scope of the study, its significance and the conceptual frame work to show the dependent and independent variables. 1.1 Background Information to the Study The coverage of political activities in Uganda has undergone several challenges. There was a major point in the politics of Uganda when Amin was the ruler for 8 years (1971- 1979). This period saw the political process collapse. Amins regime ...
Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of violent content on Television on children. The specific objectives of the study were to find out some of the programs with violent scenes televised on Uganda Broadcasting Corporation; find out the effect of these programs with violent scenes televised on Uganda Broadcasting Corporation on children; and to discover the reasons for televising programs with violent scenes televised on Uganda Broadcasting Corporation. The meth...
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND Land continues to be at the forefront of the issues of concern to citizens through out Uganda. Thus proponents of human development advocate for people's participation in decision making so they need to be empowered through information. Broadcast media especially radio is one of the channels that provide information to people. Socially radio stations have sensitized people about the on going land amendment bill 2007.Thus public awareness of the conditi...
ABSTRACT The research on fm radio in promoting children’s rights in Mukono “was conducted in Mukono Municipality in Mukono district found in central part of Uganda. The research involved 110 respondents who included. 15 human rights activists, 30 children, 20 parents both male and female 10 journalists, 5 political leaders and 30 community members. The research was guided by research objectives which involved; finding out role of the radio in promoting children’s rights in Mukono, findi...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This thesis entitled “The effect of customer care on small business growth” is presented as a result of a research that was carried out in Smile Telecom Company limited at their head office in Kampala. The study was based on three specific objectives, i.e.; to examine the various customer care initiatives used in Smile Telecom limited, to establish the impact of effective customer care on business growth in Smile Telecom limited, and to identify the challenges o...
ABSTRACT This study was set to examine effect of accessibility of tourist in Uganda a case study of Bwindi impenetrable national park. It was guided by the study objectives which included examining the means of accessing Bwindi impenetrable national park by tourist, evaluate the challenges facing tourist accessibility and determine the solutions to the challenges above and access the strategies used by tourist to develop tourism in Uganda. The study followed across-sectional and descriptive ...
Abstract The 51 uth was conducted under the topic, stress and performance of health workers of kasana health centre in luweero district. It was guided by the following objectives: to find out the causes of stress among health workers of Kasanu health centre, to find out how stress has affected the performance of health workers of kasana health centre, to find out the health workers aitituck’s towards the stress they experience. The methods of collecting data included questionnaires to obta...
ABSTRACT The main objective of the study is to determine the effect of social media on the behavior of teenagers and young adults in Uganda and the specific objectives were; to determine how the youth in Uganda use social media in their daily lives, to determine if the youth in Uganda prefer social media as means of communication as opposed to traditional methods, to find out the impacts social media has on behavior changes among the Ugandan youths to determine the threats that comes with us...
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.0 This chapter also covers the background?, the problem statement, major and specific objectives, research questions, scope of the study, significance, justification of the study, and definition of key terms. 1.1 Background of the study In high-income and many emerging economies, the popular media, through a variety of media formats (web, print, television and so on), plays an integral role in influencing the public’s awareness and perception of cancer (Passalac...
ABSTRACT This project is based on the study of the significance of the media in the educational implications of Acholi Oral Literature. The choice of this topic has been prompted by a strong desire to contribute through my research to the promotion of Acholi Oral Literature. IV This study attempts to define Oral Literature from the Acholi perspective and relates it to the definition by Nandwa and Bukenya of Oral Literature in their book "African Oral Literature". It also aims at identifying ...
ABSTRACT The study set out to investigate the role of mass media in the prevention of armed conflicts in Uganda. The study had four objectives: to examine the causes of armed conflicts in Uganda, to examine the forms of human rights abuses in armed conflict, to examine the challenges encountered in ensuring human rights in armed conflict to examine the role of mass media in preventing armed conflicts in Uganda A case study design with both qualitative and quantitative approaches was used in ...
ABSTRACT The study was carried out in the southern division of Kabale municipality in Kabale district on the community PM stations towards poverty reduction. Rural development and urbanization are a result of the incomes and savings generated from the lessons from radio programmes. This is increasing because of the concentration of the community members and the sponsoring institutions. The main objective of the study was to assess the role of community FM stations in poverty reduction. We lo...
ABSTRACT This study was largely inspired by a desire to illustrate the uniqueness of the Amaneb[ rite, a pre-burial rite, of the people of Tutu in the Akuapem Traditional Area in the eastern part of Ghana, and shed light on the relevance for its continuous observance in contemporary Tutu society. The phenomenological approach was employed to guide the data collection. On the research field, the researcher employed interviews, participant observation and purposive sampling techniques to gathe...
ABSTRACT This study examines the role of the youth of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana towards its numerical growth. It focuses on the role the youth have played throughout the development and continue to play towards the growth of the church and also examines the challenges faced by the youth in the discharge of these roles. Methodologically, the study adopted the method of research where data on the subject matter were collected and analysed through the use of personal interviews, question...
ABSTRACT There is enough historical evidence to show that the northern part of Ghana was affected by slavery in many ways. My thesis discusses slavery in Builsa territory located in the present day Upper East Region of Ghana. I pursued the studies using a number of strategies such as oral interviews, personal observation and participation and archival search to better understand the reason behind slavery in Builsa. Of special interest in this research is the way slavery and memories of slave...