Living Well in a World Worth Living in for All, 2023
This chapter is a case study which describes and reflects on the first steps into research practi... more This chapter is a case study which describes and reflects on the first steps into research practice for a group of international Masters students who were soon to embark on writing educational research theses when the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020. Because of a sudden transition to online learning and cancellation of in-person fieldwork opportunities, this group of fledgling researchers conducted a small research project that sought answers to the question—What does it mean to live well in a world worth living in? The purpose of the project was to find out how this particular group of people, in a certain time and place, would respond to this question. Four themes emerged: political engagement; connection and basic needs; social stratification and access; living slow and in ‘flow’. This chapter outlines this project from the perspective of a research student and the teacher, and illuminates the various student groups’ understandings of what it means to live well in a world worth living in. Using the theories of ‘communities of practice’ and ‘practice architectures’, the chapter reflects on the dynamics and processes through which the research student groups engaged with the subject; and what their experience might mean for educational researcher training.
The denial of formal education to pregnant pre-tertiary school students contravenes universal acc... more The denial of formal education to pregnant pre-tertiary school students contravenes universal access to quality education, yet the latter is a key aspiration of the 21st century. Only recently, in 2015, did Uganda draft guidelines on preventing and managing HIV/AIDS and pregnancy in school settings, with a COVID-19 related update in 2020. These prohibit the expulsion of pregnant students before the first trimester of pregnancy elapses; and advocate unconditional re-enrolment when the child is at least 6 months. However, the guidelines are little publicised, and the practice of denying pregnant and parenting students access to formal education still continues as the case was before their promulgation. The current study was conducted to identify the factors and forces perpetuating pregnant student expulsions, and to explore ways of enabling girls to continue studying during and after pregnancy. From a theoretical perspective combining Marxist and socialist feminism, and a critical edu...
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The question of death as cessation of life, merely sleeping or passing on to the next w... more Abstract
The question of death as cessation of life, merely sleeping or passing on to the next world is an on-going discussion in almost all societies in the world across generations, especially when there is an alien perception challenging native belief. Perceptions change with interactions between or among cultures, which defines the extent to which these beliefs are taken into account and adhered to as they continue to influence people’s ways of life.
This paper traces the changing trends in the perception and response to the occurrence of death among the Bakonzo, an ethnic group in Western Uganda, inhabiting the slopes and foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. It drifts from precolonial times, through the waves of cultural change to the ‘modern’ when African cultures have been largely altered by the influence of western-oriented and Asiatic religions.
This paper explores the relationship between English spelling and English pronunciation. It prove... more This paper explores the relationship between English spelling and English pronunciation. It proves that English spelling is not a reliable guide to English pronunciation.
In his important essay on African Literature, Chinua Achebe argues that, -I would be quite satisf... more In his important essay on African Literature, Chinua Achebe argues that, -I would be quite satisfied if my novels (especially ones I set in the past) did more than teach my readers that their pastwith all its imperfectionswas not a long night of savagery from which the first Europeans acting on God's behalf delivered them‖ (Achebe 105)
Living Well in a World Worth Living in for All, 2023
This chapter is a case study which describes and reflects on the first steps into research practi... more This chapter is a case study which describes and reflects on the first steps into research practice for a group of international Masters students who were soon to embark on writing educational research theses when the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020. Because of a sudden transition to online learning and cancellation of in-person fieldwork opportunities, this group of fledgling researchers conducted a small research project that sought answers to the question—What does it mean to live well in a world worth living in? The purpose of the project was to find out how this particular group of people, in a certain time and place, would respond to this question. Four themes emerged: political engagement; connection and basic needs; social stratification and access; living slow and in ‘flow’. This chapter outlines this project from the perspective of a research student and the teacher, and illuminates the various student groups’ understandings of what it means to live well in a world worth living in. Using the theories of ‘communities of practice’ and ‘practice architectures’, the chapter reflects on the dynamics and processes through which the research student groups engaged with the subject; and what their experience might mean for educational researcher training.
The denial of formal education to pregnant pre-tertiary school students contravenes universal acc... more The denial of formal education to pregnant pre-tertiary school students contravenes universal access to quality education, yet the latter is a key aspiration of the 21st century. Only recently, in 2015, did Uganda draft guidelines on preventing and managing HIV/AIDS and pregnancy in school settings, with a COVID-19 related update in 2020. These prohibit the expulsion of pregnant students before the first trimester of pregnancy elapses; and advocate unconditional re-enrolment when the child is at least 6 months. However, the guidelines are little publicised, and the practice of denying pregnant and parenting students access to formal education still continues as the case was before their promulgation. The current study was conducted to identify the factors and forces perpetuating pregnant student expulsions, and to explore ways of enabling girls to continue studying during and after pregnancy. From a theoretical perspective combining Marxist and socialist feminism, and a critical edu...
Abstract
The question of death as cessation of life, merely sleeping or passing on to the next w... more Abstract
The question of death as cessation of life, merely sleeping or passing on to the next world is an on-going discussion in almost all societies in the world across generations, especially when there is an alien perception challenging native belief. Perceptions change with interactions between or among cultures, which defines the extent to which these beliefs are taken into account and adhered to as they continue to influence people’s ways of life.
This paper traces the changing trends in the perception and response to the occurrence of death among the Bakonzo, an ethnic group in Western Uganda, inhabiting the slopes and foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. It drifts from precolonial times, through the waves of cultural change to the ‘modern’ when African cultures have been largely altered by the influence of western-oriented and Asiatic religions.
This paper explores the relationship between English spelling and English pronunciation. It prove... more This paper explores the relationship between English spelling and English pronunciation. It proves that English spelling is not a reliable guide to English pronunciation.
In his important essay on African Literature, Chinua Achebe argues that, -I would be quite satisf... more In his important essay on African Literature, Chinua Achebe argues that, -I would be quite satisfied if my novels (especially ones I set in the past) did more than teach my readers that their pastwith all its imperfectionswas not a long night of savagery from which the first Europeans acting on God's behalf delivered them‖ (Achebe 105)
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The question of death as cessation of life, merely sleeping or passing on to the next world is an on-going discussion in almost all societies in the world across generations, especially when there is an alien perception challenging native belief. Perceptions change with interactions between or among cultures, which defines the extent to which these beliefs are taken into account and adhered to as they continue to influence people’s ways of life.
This paper traces the changing trends in the perception and response to the occurrence of death among the Bakonzo, an ethnic group in Western Uganda, inhabiting the slopes and foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. It drifts from precolonial times, through the waves of cultural change to the ‘modern’ when African cultures have been largely altered by the influence of western-oriented and Asiatic religions.
The question of death as cessation of life, merely sleeping or passing on to the next world is an on-going discussion in almost all societies in the world across generations, especially when there is an alien perception challenging native belief. Perceptions change with interactions between or among cultures, which defines the extent to which these beliefs are taken into account and adhered to as they continue to influence people’s ways of life.
This paper traces the changing trends in the perception and response to the occurrence of death among the Bakonzo, an ethnic group in Western Uganda, inhabiting the slopes and foothills of the Rwenzori Mountains. It drifts from precolonial times, through the waves of cultural change to the ‘modern’ when African cultures have been largely altered by the influence of western-oriented and Asiatic religions.