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SUMMARY:PhD Public Defense by Mr.Louis  Kakinda Teresphorus
DESCRIPTION:The Dean\, School of Education under the College of Education and External Studies (CEES)\, cordially invites you to the PhD Public Defense of the following candidate: \n\n\n\nName of the Candidate: Mr. Louis  Kakinda Teresphorus \n\n\n\nTitle of Thesis:  \n\n\n\nDeveloping a Pedagogical Framework for Pres-Service Teachers’ Integration of AI-Chatbots in Competency-Based Local Language Grammar Instruction: A case of Luganda \n\n\n\nDate:  Thursday 18th  December 2025. \n\n\n\nTime: 9:00am – 12:00pm \n\n\n\nVenue:  \n\n\n\nSchool of Education Smart Room\, College of Education and External  Studies\, Makerere University \n\n\n\nABSTRACT \n\n\n\nThe effective implementation of Uganda’s competence-based curriculum calls for innovative approaches to indigenous language teacher preparation\, particularly in promoting communicative competence in Luganda. Despite the potential of AI technologies like ChatGPT to enhance language teaching\, this potential remains underutilized in Luganda preservice teacher training. This study aimed to develop and validate a pedagogical framework for preservice teachers’ integration of AI-chatbots in Luganda grammar instruction. The research employed Design-Based Research methodology within constructivist and interpretivist paradigms\, integrating Systemic Functional Linguistics and Genre Theory\, Focus-on-Form principles\, and AI-TPACK. Twenty-six preservice teachers participated across two implementation cycles. Data were collected through pre-post AI-TPACK surveys\, interviews\, focus groups\, observations\, reflective journals\, and analysis of lesson plans and ChatGPT interaction logs. Thematic analysis employed deductive and inductive coding with triangulation for credibility. Results demonstrated substantial AI-TPACK development across seven domains and overall competence increase. Fifteen empirically validated design principles emerged across six clusters. These principles coalesce into a four-phase operational framework termed Plan-Generate-Verify-Adapt (PGVA) which positions teachers as cultural-guardians who systematically validate AI outputs against indigenous community standards while leveraging AI’s affordances for material generation and pedagogical scaffolding. The study concludes that successful AI integration in indigenous language teacher education requires systematic attention to cultural-linguistic integrity\, explicit genre-based scaffolding\, progressive competence development\, and operational workflow structures rather than assuming technology alone transforms practice. Recommendations include institutional adoption of the framework in teacher preparation programs\, policy support for AI infrastructure in indigenous language contexts\, curriculum embedding of AI-TPACK competencies and PGVA workflow training\, and extension to other Ugandan indigenous languages. \n\n\n\nSupervisors \n\n\n\n\nAssoc. Prof. Mulumba Bwanika Mathias         \n\n\n\n Prof. Fred Masagazi Masaazi \n\n\n\n\nYour presence and participation will be highly appreciated as we support the student in this important academic milestone.
URL:https://cees.mak.ac.ug/event/phd-public-defense-by-mr-louis-kakinda-teresphorus/
LOCATION:School of Education Smart Room\, College of Education and External  Studies\, Makerere University\, Makerere University CEES\, KAMPALA\, KAMPALA\, +2560414\, Uganda
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SUMMARY:PhD Public Defense by Mr. Hilary Sserubidde
DESCRIPTION:INVITATION: \n\n\n\nThe Dean\, East African School of Higher Education Studies and Development under the College of Education and External Studies (CEES)\, cordially  Invites you to a PhD Public Defense of the following candidate: \n\n\n\nName of the Candidate: Mr. Hilary Sserubidde \n\n\n\nTitle of Thesis:  \n\n\n\nThe Higher Education Students’ Financing Scheme and Equitable Access to University Education in Uganda \n\n\n\nDate:  Thursday 18th  December 2025. \n\n\n\nTime: 9:00am – 12:00pm \n\n\n\nVenue:  \n\n\n\nCurriculum Building\, Room 127. \n\n\n\nABSTRACT \n\n\n\nThis study investigated the effect of the Higher Education Students Financing Scheme on equitable access to university education in Uganda. Guided by the social inclusion theory and the neoliberal perspective on equity\, the study focused on the effect of loan administration\, distribution and recovery mechanisms on equitable access to university education in Uganda.  A quantitative\, cross-sectional survey design was employed. Data was collected through closed-ended questionnaires from 222 loan beneficiaries randomly selected from four universities. Data analysis involved descriptive statistics at the univariate level and Pearson’s correlation with linear regression at the bivariate level. Results revealed moderate\, significant positive relationships between equitable access to university education and loan administration (r=0.642\, p<0.001)\, distribution (r=0.254\, p<0.001)\, and repayment (r=0.448\, p<0.001). These findings suggest that although the Higher Education Students Financing Scheme contributes to improving equitable access to university education\, gaps remain that could hinder its effectiveness. Therefore\, it is recommended that the Ministry of Education and Sports under the Higher Education Students Financing Department should enhance information dissemination to prospective applicants\, ensure fairness in loan allocation across gender\, disciplines\, and regions\, and develop proactive strategies to improve loan repayment to prevent student over-indebtedness. \n\n\n\n Supervisors: \n\n\n\n\nDr. David Onen\n\n\n\nDr. Irene Etomaru\n\n\n\n\nDoctoral Committee:1.Professor. Anthony Muwagga Mugagga2.Professor. Julius Kikoma \n\n\n\nYour presence and participation will be highly appreciated as we support the student in this important academic milestone.
URL:https://cees.mak.ac.ug/event/phd-public-defense-by-mr-hilary-sserubidde/
LOCATION:Room 127\, Curriculum Building-Makerere University\, Makerere University DICTS\, KAMPALA\, KAMPALA\, +2560414\, Uganda
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