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Challenges In The Payment Of Primary School Teachers’ Salaries: The Case Of Lilongwe District (Malawi), Ken Kaziputa Ndala

Master's Capstone Projects

This study investigated the payment system of primary teachers in Malawi with an aim of finding the weaknesses for improvement. Lilongwe district was chosen as a case study. The study followed the qualitative methods of face-to-face interviews with ministry officials at central office, division office, district office and head teachers. Other partners in the payment system were also interviewed, thus, the police and banks.

Little is known on how teachers are paid in other developing countries. A lot of work however seems to be done in teacher management with an emphasis in recruitment and deployment. Payment of teachers being part …

Microfinance With Nonformal Education An Approach For Effectiveness And Scaling Up Outreach, Mukul Acharya

Master's Capstone Projects

Any discipline when it gets some popularity also becomes the subject of a constant review and even critical assessment. This can be positive sign of its growth and potentiality. It draws more attention. Pressure starts mounting up for ongoing improvements within its own framework. If it cannot keep it up with the pressure that energy will be diverted to development of alternatives. This is very natural. Now Microfinance is also going through this. It has become one of the important components of development initiatives. Over time microfinance has become very successful. At the same time, it has also generated some …