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SSEBAGALA  CYPRIAN
ID: UNCST-2024-R002071
TALENT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND EMPLOYEE TURNOVER IN SELECTED HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING IN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3742ES

(i) To examine the effect of Competency Mapping on Employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda
(ii) To assess how Succession management affects Employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda
(iii) To evaluate the effect of Career management on Employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda
(iv) To examine the contributing role of talent management practices on employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda
(v) To evaluate how Workplace Environment moderates the effect of Talent Management Practices on Employee turnover in higher institution of learning in Uganda

Uganda 2025-07-14 15:50:47 2028-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Brian Kibirige
ID: UNCST-2023-R007728
The Impact of School-Based Agriculture Education programs on Positive Youth Development in Uganda: A Comparative study.
REFNo: SS3954ES

To develop a comprehensive model that integrates key aspects of positive youth development within Ugandan SBAE programs for secondary school students. ,To measure students’ perceptions of the impact of PYD training within school-based agricultural education (SBAE) programs. ,To compare the Positive Youth Outcomes of Ugandan secondary school students in SBAE programs with YoFFA and those without YoFFA. ,To determine the extent of PYD training integration within school-based agricultural education (SBAE) programs.  ,To investigate specific activities of positive youth development within Ugandan school-based agricultural education (SBAE) programs.  ,To explore how school-based agriculture education programs in Uganda foster positive youth development among secondary school students.,
Uganda 2025-07-14 12:47:20 2028-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Geoffrey Tabo Olok
ID: UNCST-2023-R005911
Leveraging ICT affordances to control online abuse of children at home in Gulu City, Northern Uganda
REFNo: SIR509ES

General Objective The main objective is to develop a dedicated application that offers a multifaceted control of harmful/inappropriate contents at home or outside school environment to minimize children vulnerability during online learning, drawing on insights from psychology (child development), computer science (management of information flow) for education. Specific Objectives i. To determine the prevalence of uncontrolled inappropriate and harmful information to learners ii. To assess knowledge, attitude and practices of parents and teachers towards children protection during online learning iii. To develop an application to filter inappropriate and harmful information during online learning iv. To test and validate the effectiveness of the developed application by deploying it on selected devices against which we can verify the filtering capability.
Uganda 2025-07-14 12:43:25 2028-07-14 Engineering and Technology Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Catherine Atahigwa
ID: UNCST-2024-R005083
Socio-cultural factors and fertility preferences in Southwestern Uganda: A case study of Rubirizi district.
REFNo: SS2907ES

1. To examine how cultural norms and beliefs influence individuals’ attitudes towards family size and childbearing among women and men in the Rubirizi district. 2. To explore how gender roles and power dynamics within relationships influence reproductive decision-making among women and men in the Rubirizi district. 3. To investigate how gender and economic status intersect to influence fertility preferences among men and women in the Rubirizi district.
Uganda 2025-07-14 12:14:00 2028-07-14 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Eumu Benard
ID: UNCST-2024-R016554
THE IMPLIMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT POLICY ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT IN UGANDA: A CASE OF URBAN CENTRES IN EASTERN UGANDA
REFNo: SS3555ES

1.4.1 General Objective
The major aim of the study is to assess the implementation of National Environment Management Policy on solid waste management in urban centres in Eastern Uganda.
1.4.2 Specific Objectives
1. To assess the effectiveness of the National Environmental Management Policy implementation mechanisms on Solid Waste Management in Urban centres in eastern Uganda.
2. To establish the extent to which stakeholders are engaged in the implementation of the National Environmental Management Policy towards Solid Waste Management in Urban centres.
3. To examine the influence of policy environment on the implementation of national environmental management policy on Solid Waste Management in Urban centres in Eastern Uganda.

Uganda 2025-07-11 18:03:42 2028-07-11 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
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