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ZIPORAH NGABIRANO
ID: UNCST-2026-R024812
REFORMING THE PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO ENHANCE THE PERFORMANCE OF PART-TIME TEACHERS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF MBARARA DISTRICT, UGANDA
REFNo: SS6225ES

General objective: To analyse institutional responsiveness to part-time teachers amid gaps in the existing performance management practices in secondary schools of Mbarara District. Specific objectives: To assess the scope of duties assigned to part-time teachers in relation to the existing performance management practices in secondary schools in Mbarara District. To examine the perceptions of part-time teachers on the gaps within the existing performance management practices in secondary schools in Mbarara District. To explore the strategies used by administrators to enhance institutional responsiveness to the performance of part-time teachers in secondary schools in Mbarara District. To identify the challenges limiting part-time teachers' engagement in roles beyond classroom teaching in secondary schools in Mbarara District. To propose a performance management framework that integrates part-time teachers into the overall institutional structures of secondary schools in Mbarara District.
Uganda 2026-10-02 15:57:08 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Robert  Jjuuko
ID: UNCST-2024-R002295
Harnessing Ugandan universities’ role in the education-work transition of students and graduates: The case of two public universities
REFNo: SS4073ES

How can the case study Ugandan universities optimise the education to work transitions of their students and graduates in complex contexts where formal work is limited?
Uganda 2026-10-02 15:37:13 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
Joshua Obara
ID: UNCST-2026-R023866
Peri-Urban Capital: Illegality and Legality of Land Access in Gulu City
REFNo: SS5346ES

Main Objective: To understand how people and institutions compete for land access and how they acquire and legalise their land claims under capitalist relations and contradictory legal systems. Specific Objectives: 1. To investigate the processes through which illegal land claims are transformed into legally recognised property rights in a context of legal pluralism and power asymmetries. 2. To examine the institutional impact of legal pluralism on access to land and recognition among different social groups in peri-urban Gulu. 3. To assess how struggles over land contribute to the (re)production of public authority, institutional trust, post-conflict urban order and identities. 4. To analyse how the increasing land value in peri-urban Gulu reshapes mechanisms of land ownership, control and legitimacy.
Uganda 2026-10-02 15:27:08 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Degree Award
Denis Tusingwire Pliers
ID: UNCST-2026-R025085
REFRACTIVE ERRORS AMONG PUPILS IN KABALE DISTRICT, UGANDA: PREVALENCE, TEACHER RECOGNITION CAPACITY, SPECTACLE CORRECTION, BARRIERS AND FACILITATORS TO CARE
REFNo: HS8428ES

Study Objective: To determine the prevalence of refractive errors among pupils in Kabale District, Uganda, assess teachers’ capacity to recognize visual problems and factors associated, identify barriers and facilitators to the detection and correction of refractive errors. Specific objectives 1. To determine the prevalence and types of refractive errors among primary school children in Kabale District 2. To determine the proportion of teachers able to recognise refractive errors among children in primary schools in Kabale district 3. To identify factors associated with teachers’ ability to recognize refractive errors among children in primary schools in Kabale district 4. To explore the barriers and facilitators to refractive errors care in Kabale district
Uganda 2026-10-02 15:17:55 2029-10-02 Medical and Health Sciences Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
HilaryAbigail Raikes
ID: UNCST-2026-R024574
Early Childhood Care and Education Policy Baseline Survey
REFNo: SS5388ES

Main Objective
1. A lack of comprehensive data on ECCE centres, service delivery models, and the status quo for especially marginalised groups and refugee communities exists in Uganda. The proposed baseline data collection aims to design and implement a survey to provide data on strategic locations in sixteen statistical sub-regions of Uganda.


Specific Objectives
1. Establish a comprehensive national profile of ECCE centres across service provision (including their distribution, qualifications of caregivers, type of ECCE centres, play-based learning materials, etc.)
2. Conduct a comprehensive assessment of early childhood education centres and assess service quality, child outcomes, primary caregiver, and teacher outcomes to inform the implementation of the new ECCE policy
3. Assess a model of ECCE to improve the cost-effectiveness of early childhood services
4. Providing foundational evidence to inform the ECCE policy MEL framework and 5-year implementation plan
USA 2026-10-02 14:57:12 2029-10-02 Social Science and Humanities Non-Clinical Trial Non-degree Award
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