Browsing by Author "Ebong, Peter"

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    The Consequence of Domestic Violence on The Performance of Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) in The Lango Sub-Region of Uganda
    (International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2020) Ogwal, Geoffrey Alex; Ebong, Peter; Mwesigwa, David
    This article addresses the consequence of domestic violence on the performance of Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) in the Lango Sub-region of Uganda. At the front lines of this article, is the harsh reality that domestic violence imposes on children at home and in school hence poor PLE performance. Children exposed to physical domestic violence have more disciplinary problems at school as well poor performance in arithmetic and reading compared to other students. Victims of domestic violence have a negative relationship with their peers in school resulting to poor results and increased cases of indiscipline. Exposure to violence is associated with children’s cognitive development process since exposure to chronic abuse and violence leads to low scores, poorer language skills, decrement in visual- motor integrations skills and poor attention memory. The cognitive problems associated exposure to domestic violence encompass direct trends to the development task of school adaptation and academic achievements. Also, deficit attention, language skills, and poor memory undermine the child’s ability to accomplish the set requirements to academic achievements and school adaptation. Lango is no exception of this.
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    Examining the realities of poultry farming technologies as enablers to smart farming in lira city, mid north Uganda
    (International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research and Innovations, 2021) Ebong, Peter; Mwesigwa, David
    This study aimed to examine the realities of poultry farming technologies as enablers of smart farming in Lira city. A descriptive design was adopted targeting one poultry farm in the city of Lira and data were collected using observation, discussions and in-depth interviews. The outcomes were analysed using thematic analysis and findings suggest that the four major aspects were identified in this study, namely; the major characteristics of the artificial incubator selected or preferred by the farmer, the eggs incubation and hatching processes, feeding and growth process for the chickens, and marketing processes have a reliable potential in enhancing smart farming among urban farmers in Lira city and beyond. However, there are threats arising out of chicken diseases, which result into deep loses on the side of a farmer and have disappointed many a poultry farmer in the city. These outcomes may be used as empirical resources for the Lira city authorities to develop a clear strategy for poultry farming as well as safety measures aimed to mitigate poultry diseases for higher profit. The study is a positive contribution to the knowledge and dynamics involved in poultry but also as a pathway to attaining one of the global targets of smart farming.
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    Teacher’s Motivation and their Performance in Selected Government Secondary Schools in Lira City
    (Lira University, 2022) Ebong, Peter; Obonyo, Jimmy Francis
    Background: This study investigated the influence of a teacher’s motivation on their performance in selected secondary schools in lira city. The study employed a cross-sectional and case study research design. Methods: A mixed approach combining both quantitative and qualitative methods was used in the study. The researcher collected data using a structured questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale type that measured the responses of 113 participants for quantitative and an interview guide for qualitative using key-informant interview. The theoretical model was deduces using Maslow’s (1943) hierarchy of requirements, which states that people must first meet their basic needs when motivated before meeting their self-actualization. Data was analyzed in terms of descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and robust regression using SPSS version 20 and abstraction analysis for qualitative data. Findings: There is a positive relationship between teacher’s motivation and performance. The results indicated that teacher’s motivation enhanced teacher performance by 31.8%. the results also revealed that teachers were fairly satisfied with financial incentives (mean=3.30, SD=1.137) whereas the study found out that teachers were satisfied with non-financial incentives (mean=3.71, SD=0.943). the overall key indicators for performance measurements revealed the level of teacher performance to be moderate (mean=4.14, SD=0.623). Additionally, the study found out that there is a reciprocal relationship between teacher’s motivation and their performance to the effects when they are motivated, their performance is high and vice versa. This accounts for the variation in academic performance from one school to another. Conclusions: Conclusively, both qualitative and quantitative findings revealed that the level of teachers’ motivation and performance in secondary schools in lira city were moderate and there was positive and significant relationship between teachers’ performance and motivation. Recommendations: Therefore, the study recommended that the government should increase salaries of both arts and science teachers by 100% equally; the district should conduct monthly supervision of teachers as they perform their duties. Finally, schools should ensure regular payments of incentives, staff supervision, provide accommodation, teacher capacity building, team working and involvement of teachers in planning and decision-making process so as to improve motivation of teachers to a higher level. Key words: Fringe benefits, Motivation, Performance, and Allowances