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Metropolitan Journal of Academic and Applied Research
The Metropolitan Journal of Academic and Applied Research (MJAAR) is a peer-reviewed online journal published monthly. The ISSN for the MJAAR Digital Library is ISSN: 3006-6417 (Online). MJAAR is a highly selective journal that covers a wide range of topics, catering to a broad audience interested in academic and applied research across various fields. MJAAR offers numerous advantages designed to enhance research skills and advance academic careers. Publishing in scholarly journals plays a critical role in career progression within academia. Author Benefits Specific to MJAAR Publications: Fast and Efficient Paper Publishing Process: Authors can expect a smooth and timely publication process. Indexing in Prominent Databases: MJAAR is listed in notable platforms such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Scirus, get CITED, and others. Expert Peer Review Panel: We are honoured to have a highly respected team of academic reviewers from leading universities around the world. Open Access Journal: This ensures wide visibility and promotion of your published work. MJAAR is managed by a distinguished Board of Editors and is supported by an international review board comprised of prominent academics and professionals from renowned universities, colleges, and institutions across Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. To ensure the highest quality standards, all manuscripts submitted to MJAAR undergo a stringent review process, which includes blind reviews by one or more members of the international editorial review board, followed by an in-depth evaluation by MJAAR editors. We are committed to supporting our authors in excelling across all areas of academic and applied research. Read more →
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297 articlesCitizen Trust in Parliament as a Function of Oversight Visibility and Media Coverage: A Mediation Analysis with Media Exposure
Public trust in parliament is a cornerstone of democratic legitimacy, yet in many emerging democracies this trust remains persistently low despite the existence of formal legislative oversight mechanisms. This study exam…
Political Will, Institutional Independence, And Anti-Corruption Enforcement Outcomes. A Structural Equation Modeling
This study investigated the structural relationships among political will, institutional independence, and anti- corruption enforcement outcomes within Uganda's anti-corruption institutional ecosystem, and further tested…
Legislative Oversight Capacity and Perceived Corruption Levels: A Cross-District Analysis
This study examined the relationship between legislative oversight capacity and perceived corruption levels across district local governments in Uganda, responding to persistent concerns that formal council oversight str…
Effectiveness of Parliamentary Committees in Curbing Public Fund Mismanagement: A Cross-Sectional Study of Public Sector Entities in Uganda
This study examined the effectiveness of parliamentary committees in curbing public fund mismanagement among public sector entities in Uganda, motivated by the persistent recurrence of adverse Auditor General findings de…
Regional And Urban–Rural Disparities in Pipeline Attrition and Employability: A Three-Level Mixed-Effects Regression Analysis of Higher Education Transitions in Uganda
Persistent regional and urban–rural disparities in the transition of higher education students from enrolment to graduate employment have remained a central concern for education planners in Uganda and comparable Sub-Sah…
Vocational Training Uptake as a Response to Academic Pipeline Attrition: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
Academic pipeline attrition, whereby learners exit formal secondary or tertiary education before completion, remains a persistent challenge across many low- and middle-income education systems, and vocational training (V…
Teacher Quality, School Resourcing, and Downstream Skills Deficits: A Multilevel Regression Model
Persistently weak learning outcomes in many basic-education systems have been attributed jointly to inadequate teacher quality and chronic under-resourcing of schools, yet the independent and combined contributions of th…
Gender-Differentiated Attrition Patterns and Their Labor Market Consequences: A Multi-Group Structural Equation Modeling Analysis
This study investigated gender-differentiated patterns of employee attrition and their downstream labor market consequences using a multi-group structural equation modeling (SEM) framework. Drawing on a sample of 860 for…
Skills Mismatch Between TVET/University Output and Labor Market Demand: An Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis
Skills mismatch between the output of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions and universities and the actual demands of the labor market remains a persistent challenge to human capital utiliz…
Stakeholder Perceptions Of NCDC’s Curriculum Alignment For A-Level Under The New Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) Framework
The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) extended Uganda's Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), first rolled out at Ordinary Level in 2020, to Advanced Level (A-Level), raising questions about the degree to which …