East African School of Higher Education Studies and Development (EASHESD) Collections
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2024-03-28T23:25:15ZAccessibility To Tuition Free Universal Primary Education By Rural Households: A Case Of Busolwe Sub- County- Butaleja District
http://hdl.handle.net/10570/3718
Accessibility To Tuition Free Universal Primary Education By Rural Households: A Case Of Busolwe Sub- County- Butaleja District
Musiho, Abdala
The purpose of this study was to establish the factors affecting accessibility to tuition free universal primary education by rural households. The study was conducted in Busolwe Sub County in Butaleja district. The major objectives were: (1) to determine the socio-economic and institutional factors limiting accessibility to school by rural households; (2) to examine the attitudes of rural households towards universal primary education and (3) establish the factors that can encourage rural households to send their children to primary schools. The methodology used in this study was both qualitative and quantitative and questionnaires and interview guide were the major tools of data collection. Data analysis was used using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and the results indicated that there was a positive relationship between households’ income, level of education, ignorance of the importance of education and accessibility to tuition free primary education. The findings of the study also revealed that in Busolwe Sub County, many children do not attend primary schools or do not complete their primary education despite the fact that it is tuition free. The major cause of this phenomenon was that many rural households are still ignorant of the importance of education to mankind, in addition to the socio-economic and institutional factors. The researcher recommended that there is need to raise awareness of the importance of education for all children and mobilize a wide array of actors to improve and expand education infrastructures.
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Masters of Arts Degree in Education Management of Makerere University.
2012-09-01T00:00:00ZAccountability practices of academic staff and service delivery at Makerere University
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Accountability practices of academic staff and service delivery at Makerere University
Katongole, Gonzaga
This study investigated students’ satisfaction with the quality of teaching, examination and field attachment programs they received at Makerere University. It also examined academic staff’s accountability mechanisms and how these relate to the quality of delivery of teaching, examination, and field attachment programs at the University. Following a cross-sectional survey design, data was collected from 397 undergraduate students at the College of Education and External Studies (CEES) and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS). Data was also collected from 30 key informants, who included twenty academic staff and ten administrators. The University’s teaching, examination, and field attachment policies were also reviewed. The findings suggested that for the greater part, the students were satisfied with the quality of teaching, examinations and field attachment programs. However, the academic staff’s accountability mechanisms relating to provision of the programs were found to be ineffectual in determining quality. This was found to be due to the sagging student numbers, inadequate facilitation of academic staff, and constraints in the areas of infrastructure and equipment. However, with exception of invigilation, the academic staffs’ accountability mechanisms in relation to examinations were found to be effective. It is recommended that the university reviews its admission policy and admits only students she can adequately provide for. Alternatively, the university may consider recruiting more academics, building more teaching and learning facilities, facilitating academic staff to conduct research and giving the supervisors of intern students more support.
A thesis submitted to the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training for the ward of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy of Makerere University
2022-12-12T00:00:00ZAn analysis of academic staff turnover in private universities in Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10570/7900
An analysis of academic staff turnover in private universities in Uganda
Ocak, Joe Robinson
The purpose of this study was to explore the factors underlying academic staff turnover, find out its implications and the researcher provided way forward to prevent academic staff turnover in private universities in Uganda: A case study of All Saints University, Lango. The failure of the University to retain academic staff has been largely attributed to the University’s failure to meet the basic demands of academic staff. The more the University failed to meet those basic demands, the more the academic staff turnover, hence deterioration in academic performance of the students at the University. It is against this background that the question of how do we solve it arises. The study used an exploratory design. The study objectives were to; 1) explore factors underlying academic staff turnover at All Saints University, Lango, 2) find out the implications of academic staff turnover on academic performance of students at All Saints University, Lango. The findings on objectives 1 and 2 are to enable the researcher provide way forward as part of his contributions to the field. It was carried out by administering interviews to purposively selected academic staff from Faculty of Education in the Departments of Full Time Studies (DFTS) and Department of Distance Studies (DDS). Academic staff turnover was discovered to have negative implications on the students’ academic performance. The study found out that academic staff were paid low salary hence academic staff turnover became inevitable. Poor working conditions was also discovered, lack of security of service, lack of promotion, lack of recognition, poor management style and presence of other established universities were all discovered. All the above were responsible for academic staff turnover at the University. It was therefore concluded that the University management should prioritize to increase academic staff salary, and look into academic staff welfare and remuneration. Through this academic staff turnover will be checked hence improved academic performance of students at the University.
A Dissertation Submitted to the Directorate of Research and Graduate Training in Partial Fulfillment for the Award of the Degree of Master of Arts in Educational Management of Makerere University
2019-03-01T00:00:00ZAntecedents of commitment of academic staff in universities in Uganda: A conceptual paper
http://hdl.handle.net/10570/4631
Antecedents of commitment of academic staff in universities in Uganda: A conceptual paper
Mugizi, Wilson; Bakkabulindi, Fred E. K.; Bisaso, Ronald
The importance of employee commitment (EC) in so far as enhancing employee job performance is concerned is widely recognised in scholarly literature. Committed employees may be more likely to engage in extra-role behaviours such as creativity, have less intentions of leaving the organisation, accept and enhance organisational change and involve in knowledge sharing. Despite the apparent importance of EC, evidence shows that there is low EC among academic staff of universities of Uganda. Academic staff engage in frequent strikes, threats of strikes, absenteeism, delayed handing in of marks, part-time activities and show declining motivation and commitment to excellence. This means that if the problem of lack of EC among academic staff persists, there will be complete decline in the academic standards of universities. This paper proposes a study to isolate significant antecedents that can enhance EC of academic staff in universities of Uganda. The antecedents to be appraised are in three categories, namely, human resource management (HRM) practices, organisational characteristics and personal characteristics. This paper that is derived from a PhD proposal, highlights the introduction, theories, the problem, objectives, significance, framework, related literature and the corresponding hypotheses to be tested. It also proposes the methodology to be used in the study. The PhD monograph and future articles to be generated from the proposed study will give the findings, conclusions and recommendations.
This is a post-print of a journal article published in Nkumba Business Journal, 2015, 14, 218-241.
2015-01-01T00:00:00Z