Browsing by Author "Omona, J."

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    Funding Higher Education in Uganda: Modalities, Challenges and Opportunities in the twenty-first Century
    (African Journals Online (AJOL), 2012-07-13) Omona, J.
    This century is faced with many challenges which require investment in higher education to provide a sense of direction. This research was undertaken to specifically identify the funding modalities, effectiveness, challenges and opportunities in Uganda. The research employed the qualitative approaches. The two commonest funding models are the public model and the market model. The challenges to funding higher education in Uganda include the increasing demand for primary and secondary education, among others. The major conclusion was that there has been a general decline in the funding of higher education over the last two decades. There has indeed been a widening gap between actual funding and ideal funding, with a serious impact on educational outcomes. However, it has been noted that Uganda has a lot of opportunities in this century to improve funding of its higher education. It is recommended that, among other initiatives, Uganda should encourage private funding of higher education.
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    Gender differentiated perceptions held for triggers of child neglect in post-conflict northern Uganda
    (Journal of Gender Studies, 2021) Nyangoma, Anicent; Ebila, F.; Omona, J.
    Although considerable research exists on Child Neglect (CN), genderdifferentiated perceptions that fuel CN are not yet known. In the patriarchal family settings, the perception often held of mothers is that of childcare and fathers as providers. Drawing on interviews with 35 parents reported for CN in post-conflict northern Uganda, this paper explores the gendered triggers of CN and interventions directed at children under CN. The paper uses radical feminism and nested ecological theories to examine gendered perceptions often held about motherhood and fatherhood in relation to childcare and explains the risk factors for CN for caretakers from northern Uganda. Narrative responses were audio-recorded and transcribed. Qualitative content analysis was used to scrutinize parents’ perceptions on CN. Parents highlighted triggers for CN as; spousal separation and custody of children, polygamy, disorientation of cultural and social norms and the burden of single parenting. Case reporting and community dialogues were identified as interventions. The paper argues for mainstreaming gender into family and child protection strategies for improved childcare while targeting both fathers and mothers to enhance safety of children. This paper contributes to the debate on CN by bringing out gender perspectives on parents’ intentional CN in northern Uganda.