The Effect Of Interest Rate On Microfinance Institutions In Uganda: Case Study Of Pride Microfinance- Kabalagala Branch

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLERATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF TABLES viii

LIST OF FIGURES

ABSTRACT.

CHAPTERONE -1-

1.0 Introduction - 1 -

1.1 Background ofthestudy -1-

1.1.1 Historical perspective - 1-

1.1.2 Conceptual perspective - 2 -

1.1.3 Contextua~ perspective - 2 -

1.1.4 Theoretical perspective - 3 -

1.2 Statement of the problem .. 3 -

1.3 Purpose of the study

1.4 Objectives of the study 4-

1.5 Research questions .. 4.

1.6 Hypothesis of the study 5..

1.7 Significance of study s -

1.8 Scope of the study - s -

CHAPTERTWO -7-

LITERATURE REVIEW -7-

2.0 Introduction - 7 -

2.1 Portraya~ of gir’s in text books and performance in sciences -~ -

2.2 Gender differences in rating of girls and performance in science - 7 -

2,3 Giiis attitude and performance in science - 8 -

2.4 Attitudes of socializing agents and performance in sciences - 9 -

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2.5 Teacher and performance in sciences..- g -

2.6 Financia~ resources and performance of sciences - 9 -

2.7 ‘earning techniques and performance of sciences - 10 -

CHAPTER THREE - 12-

METHODOLOGY -12-

3.1 INTRODUCTION -12-

3.2 RESEARCH DESIGNS - 12-

3.3 AREA OF STUDY -12-

3.5 SAMPLING TECHNIQUES -12-

3.5.1 SAMPLE - 13 -

3.6 METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION -13-

3.6.1 Interviewing - 13 -

3.6.2 Observation - 13 -

3.6.3 Questionnaires - 14-

3.7 RELIABILITY OF THE TEST - 14-

3.7.1 Editing and spot checking - 15 -

3.8 PROCEDURE OF DATA - 15-

3.9 DATA PROCESSING -15

3.9.lCoding -15-

3.10 Data ana~ysis - is -

3.11 Limitation of the study - is -

CHAPTER FOUR -17-

4.0 INTRODUCTION -17-

4.1 PROCEDURES - 17 -

4.2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION -17-

CHAPTER FIVE -26-

DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS -26-

5.0 INTRODUCTION -26-

5.1 SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS -26 -

5.2 CONCLUSIONS -26-

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS -27-

5.4 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH -28-

REFERENCES~.- 29 -

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