• Representation of men and women in Uganda’s television adverts: towards a gender equitable advertising industry 

  Kyamulabi, Winnie Mukalazi (Makerere University, 2024-08)

  The need for more inclusive and equitable gender representations in television adverts is an ongoing global debate. This research investigated gender representations in Uganda´s television adverts. Its objectives were to ...

• “It is hard to abstain” : investigating young people’s utilisation of HIV/AIDS prevention information : a case study of Namboole High School 

  Katusiime, Sharon (Makerere University, 2024)

  HIV/AIDS remains a significant public health concern, especially among young people in Uganda. Despite extensive efforts to curb HIV/AIDS, there remains a gap in understanding how young people effectively use prevention ...

• Students' attitudes towards studying Lumasaaba in Secondary Schools in Mbale District 

  Nabukawa, Rebecca (Makerere University, 2024-12)

  This study analyzed the attitudes of the students as the key stakeholders towards studying Lumasaaba in secondary schools. It was carried out in Mbale District, Eastern Uganda. Other stakeholders in this study included ...

• The use of effective communication in the implementation of the lower secondary curriculum in Uganda: a case study of Manafwa district 

  Mukhaye, Damali (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  This study examined the use of effective communication in the implementation of the Lower Secondary Curriculum (LSC) in Uganda, with a focus on Manafwa District. The goal was to assess the communication strategies and ...

• A visual study on the use of photography in representation of realities of climate change 

  Watsemba, Miriam (Makerere University, 2024-12)

  Climate change and its impacts is at its loudest concern as a global crisis in the history of humanity. Its significance has been provided for in the Millennium Development Goals from 2000 where it made Goal 7; “Ensure ...

• Tense and aspect marking in Rutagwenda 

  Nuwamanya, James (Makerere University, 2024-12)

  This study aimed at documenting tense and aspect marking in Rutagwenda which is a subdialect of both Runyankore and Rutooro. The general objective of the study was to describe the grammatical structure of tense and aspect ...

• Exploring the use of M-Omulimisa phone-based platform in delivering extension services to farmers in Lira District, Northern Uganda 

  Lubega, Joseph Mukaawa (Makerere University, 2024-07)

  This study delved into the utilization of the M-Omulimisa phone-based platform for delivering extension services to farmers in Lira district, Northern Uganda. Grounded in the diffusion of innovation theory, the research ...

• Radio as a tool for agricultural development: a case study of CBS Radio‘s Vanilla Bugagga programme 

  Ssendawula, David (Makerere University, 2024-05)

  This study sought to examine radio as a tool for agricultural development using CBS FM‘s Vanilla Bugagga programme as a case study. Building upon the diffusion of innovation theory and participatory theory as frameworks ...

• Terrorism as a construct for subjugation in selected east African novels 

  Juma, Mohammed W. (Makerere University, 2024-12)

  Terrorism as a concept has had shifting codes of meaning across both time and place. The rejection of a universal meaning and the multiplicity of official and unofficial opinion suggests a possible constructedness of ...

• The comedification of radio programming in Uganda : a case study of Radio Simba 

  Basiima, Zuliya (Makerere University, 2024)

  This study investigated the rise of comedy in Ugandan radio programming, with a specific focus on Radio Simba. Analyzing Radio Simba’s comedic evolution from 2019 to 2023, the study contextualized these shifts within ...

• Assessing communication practices on pre-eclampsia/eclampsia at antenatal clinics at Kawempe National Referral Hospital 

  Tuhaise, Mildred (Makerere University, 2024-08)

  Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia remains the second leading cause of maternal deaths in Uganda but the leading cause of death at Kawempe National Referral Hospital, responsible for over 42% of maternal deaths. However, there ...

• Reading comprehension strategies used by teachers and Learners of English as a foreign language in selected adult language schools in Kampala, Uganda 

  Rugyema, Rodney (Makerere University, 2024-12-02)

  In this thesis, I examine the use of reading comprehension strategies employed by learners and teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in selected language schools in Uganda. Scholars confirm that strategic reading ...

• Political marketing in the digital age: a critique of Uganda Government’s Communication Strategy of 2022 to address online political dissent 

  Kagingo, Sarah (Makerere University, 2024-12)

  This investigation examined the Uganda Government‘s Communication Strategy (2022) as a political marketing tool to address online political dissent within the broad view of harnessing digital platforms for public and ...

• Farmers’ knowledge management and communication practices in citrus production in Teso sub-region, Uganda 

  Ibenu, Sharon (Makerere University, 2024)

  This study examined the knowledge management and communication practices of citrus farmers in the Teso sub-region, with a focus on evaluating existing practices, analyzing the relationship between knowledge management and ...

• Morpho-syntactic analysis of Runyankore Folk Songs 

  Tugume, James (Makerere University, 2024-11)

  This dissertation reports on the research that analyzed morho-syntactic aspects embedded in Runyankore folk songs. The features in the study were grammatical, that is, morphological and phrase structures. It was earlier ...

• A second chance to parenthood : media coverage of Invitro fertilisation in Uganda 

  Namyalo, Irene (Makerere University, 2024)

  This study examines the coverage of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in Ugandan media. The main objective was to explore how IVF is covered, identify the framing techniques used by journalists, and understand the factors ...

• The influence of linguistic landscape as a pedagogical resource on literacy development in primary schools in Lira City 

  Adoko, Dennis Walter (Makerere University, 2024-12)

  Schools, as public places, are sites in which the discernible language(s) on signs tell(s) a lot about the discourse(s) in place. Educscapes1 (ES), therefore, reveal the circulating discourses in place within schools. ...

• Exploring the use of dialogic communication in managing microplastic pollution at the Katwe Fish Landing Site in Uganda 

  Muhindo, Keren (Makerere University, 2024-12)

  This study explored the application of dialogic communication in addressing microplastic pollution at Katwe fish landing site found on the showers of Lake Edward in southwestern Uganda. The aim of the study was to ...

• An analysis of The Daily Monitor’s coverage of the enactment of the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 

  Lubanga, Elvis (Makerere University, 2024-12)

  The study acknowledges that the media coverage of legislation does not automatically equate to a change in policy direction. Using The Daily Monitor as a case study and guided by the agenda setting theory, the study analysed ...

• Sexual violence reporting in the Ugandan press: a discursive news values analysis 

  Musoke, Dorah (Makerere University, 2024-12)

  This study explored the linguistic construction of news values in two Ugandan newspapers, namely, The Red Pepper and The Kampala Sun. In particular, the study examined how sexual violence is made newsworthy in the online ...

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