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    An investigation of cellphone use on the academic performance of Namibia school learners: A case study of the Caprivi Senior Secondary School and Kizito College in the Zambezi region
    (University of Namibia, 2019) Mbala, Berio N.
    The study assessed the impact of cell phone use among Namibian school learners. The researcher used the mixed methods approach of qualitative and quantitative methods to collect and analyse data, integrate the findings and draw inferences to predict the impact of cell phone usage on the academic performance of the Namibian school learners: a case study of the Caprivi Senior Secondary School and Kizito College in the Zambezi region. Caprivi Senior Secondary School and Kizito College are senior secondary schools that offer Grade 8 to Grade 12 and most school learners are aged between 13 to 20 years old. Participants of the study were 188; these were selected using simple random sampling and convenience sampling. Out of the total of 188 respondents, 172 were school learners (118 from Caprivi Senior Secondary School and 54 from Kizito College), six teachers of which three were from Caprivi Senior Secondary School and three were from Kizito College and ten parents. The study used Self-administered Structured Questionnaires (SSQ) for learners; Focus Group Discussion (FGD) for teachers and interview guides with semi-structured questions were used to collect data from parents. The study established that 90 percent of respondents who participated successfully were school learners, while 4% of the participants were teachers from these sampled schools and 6% of the participants were parents of the school learners. The study further established that school learners, teachers and parents use cell phones and are connected to social media sites such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and YouTube.
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    The role of human rights and documentation centre on the academic performance of undergraduate law students at the University of Namibia
    (2021) Hipangwa, Martin V.; Yule, Wilson
    The Human Rights and Documentation Centre (HRDC) serves the central mission of creating and cultivating a sustainable culture of human rights and democracy. It is a semi-autonomous component of the Faculty of Law of the University of Namibia (UNAM) and it supports staff and students in terms of their information needs. The purpose of the study was to determine the role of the University of Namibia’s HRDC on the academic performance of undergraduate law students at the University of Namibia. The study employed a mixed research approach by using questionnaires and structured interviews to collect data. The target population was the undergraduate law students and staff members of the HRDC. A structured interview was conducted with one of the HRDC staff as the key informant, on the other hand survey questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from students. Purposive sampling technique was employed in selecting the sample size of 1 key informant from the staff members, and convenience sampling technique to come up with a sample size of 50 undergraduate law students who used the centre. The study fi ndings revealed that the collections found in the centre were relevant, helpful and very supportive in support of the academic performance of students. Students found the collections to be old and the centre’s operating hours to be a hindrance for students to fully utilise the centre. The study recommends marketing and user advocacy to raise awareness of the library services. The study further recommends that the centre should update its collections more often and adjust their operating hours to accommodate most students.