The Metropolitan Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (MJAMR) is a peer-reviewed online journal published monthly. The ISSN for the MJAMR Digital Library is ISSN: 3006-4384 (Online). MJAMR focuses on enhancing research capability across different fields and is indexed in notable academic databases.
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Authors: Sabiti Moses1 , Zigira Sam2
Published on 01 Jan 1970
The study investigated the relationship between participation in extra-curricular activities and students’ academic engagement at Kagezi Primary School in Kisoro District. The objectives of the study were to determine the level of participation in extra-curricular activities, establish the level of students’ academic engagement, and analyze the relationship between participation in extra-curricular activities and students’ academic engagement. The study adopted a correlational research design using both quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Authors: AYESIGA CLARE
Published on 01 Jan 1970
This study examined the relationship between parents’ socio-economic status (SES) and students’ academic performance at the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) level in selected public secondary schools in Bushenyi District, Uganda. Specifically, the study assessed the effects of parents’ income, educational attainment, and occupational status on academic performance, as well as the moderating role of school support systems. The study was anchored in Bourdieu’s Theory of Social Reproduction (2021), which explains how socio-economic inequalities are reproduced through differential access to cultural and economic capital.
Authors: Mbabazi Specious1 , Kaziro Nicholas 2
Published on 01 Jan 1970
This study examined the relationship between decentralization and education service delivery in Kanungu District, Uganda. The study was guided by the objective of determining how different dimensions of decentralization namely fiscal, administrative, political, human resource, and planning affect the efficiency and quality of education services at the local government level. A correlational research design was employed, and data were collected from education officers, teachers, and local government officials using structured questionnaires.
Authors: BALISANYUKA PAUL MULUNZI
Published on 01 Jan 1970
This study examined the impact of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution (EFRIS) on the performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kampala District, Uganda. Although EFRIS is mandatory, many SMEs primarily use the system for tax compliance, with limited understanding of its broader business benefits. Using a mixed-methods research design, the study targeted SMEs registered under the EFRIS system in Kampala District.
Authors: Ssenyondo Kizito1 , Freeman Crispus2
Published on 01 Jan 1970
This study was set to establish the relationship between financial accountability and service delivery in Kasanda district. It was guided by three objectives: To examine the effect of financial planning on service delivery in Kasanda district; to assess the effect of financial reporting on service delivery in Kasanda district; and to establish the effect of budgetary control on service delivery in Kasanda district. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey to find out the opinions, attitudes, preferences and practices related to financial accountability and service delivery.
Authors: Dr Mategeko Betty
Published on 01 Jan 1970
Agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa has remained persistently low, with smallholder farmers continuing to grapple with limited access to productive resources, weak institutional support, and inadequate management practices. In Uganda, agriculture remained the backbone of the economy, employing the majority of the rural population, yet productivity levels continued to lag behind regional and global benchmarks. In Mitooma District, southwestern Uganda, farmers engaged in the production of coffee, beans, maize, and bananas faced compounding challenges related to how land, labor, capital, and technology were managed at both farm and cooperative levels.
Authors: Tumuramye Catherine, Ahumuza Audrey
Published on 01 Jan 1970
The study was about integrated financial management system and financial reporting in local governments in Uganda focusing on Kanungu District Local Government. The study was guided by the following objectives: 1) To examine how IFMS has ensured accountability in handling and use of public resources in Kanungu District Local Government, 2) To establish how IFMS has ensured automation of financial reporting in Kanungu District Local Government, and 3) To analyze how IFMS has ensured value for money in service delivery in Kanungu District Local Government. The study used a cross-sectional research design.
Authors: Dr Mategeko Betty
Published on 01 Jan 1970
Infrastructure development has been widely recognized as a foundational enabler of agricultural market access, particularly in rapidly urbanizing municipalities where the interface between rural production and urban consumption creates both opportunities and logistical challenges. In Uganda, inadequate infrastructure continued to constrain the ability of agricultural businesses to access markets efficiently, driving up transaction costs and reducing the competitiveness of smallholder and small business producers. In Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District, one of Uganda's fastest-growing peri-urban areas, agricultural businesses operated in an environment characterized by poor road networks, inadequate storage facilities, unreliable market infrastructure, and limited access to digitalconnectivity.
Authors: Tushabe Mercy1 , Kirwisa Matovu2
Published on 01 Jan 1970
The study set out to establish the effects of Domestic Violence on academic performance in secondary schools in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District. The study was guided by the following objectives; finding out the forms of domestic violence on academic performance in secondary schools in Nansana Municipality, establishing the effects of domestic violence on the academic performance in secondary schools and analyzing the ways of mitigating domestic violence as to improve on academic performance in Nansana Municipality. The study adopted a descriptive research design employing both qualitative and quantitative approaches that targeted; parents, head teachers, teachers, learners and community leaders who were expected to provide the required information.
Authors: Dr Mategeko Betty
Published on 01 Jan 1970
Youth unemployment has emerged as one of the most pressing socioeconomic challenges in sub-Saharan Africa, with its consequences extending far beyond individual economic deprivation to encompass broader social instability, community insecurity, and rising crime rates. In Uganda, where over 78% of the population is below the age of 30, the challenge of youth unemployment has taken on particular urgency, with urban areas bearing a disproportionate share of both unemployed youth and associated crime incidences. In Nansana Municipality, Wakiso District, one of Uganda's fastest-growing peri-urban settlements, high concentrations of unemployed young people coexisted with escalating reports of criminal activity, raising critical questions about the causal and contributory relationship between joblessness and crime among urban youth.