Browsing by Author "Sengendo, Ahmad K."

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Challenges facing Universities in Uganda
(Uganda Vice Chancellor's Forum, 2012) Sengendo, Ahmad K.
Makerere University, Uganda’s oldest and biggest university, started in 1922 as a technical college. It was offering the curriculum of the University of London as Uganda was under British colonial rule by then. It later became a university College, then a University of East Africa and finally an independent University. It remained the only university in Uganda until 1988 when the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) was opened. Uganda had seen a dramatic increase in universities since the government started allowing private universities to operate in 1988. As of 2010 there were five (5) Government (Public) universities and at least 23 private universities.
Factors necessitating curriculum reform
(Uganda Higher Education Review, 2005) Sengendo, Ahmad K.
The only thing that is permanent is change by its very nature, education is a product of changes in society as much as it leads to social change. Educational institutions are social institutions set up and maintained by society's self preservation and perpetually shape the face of the ever changing environment.
Globalization and Marginalisation
(Islamic University in Uganda, 2000) Sengendo, Ahmad K.
Inspite of the fact that human beings are descendants of Adam and Eve, human history has been characterized by rivalries, fierce competition, wars, and many other forms of conflicts. The death toll from racial conflicts across time and space has been and continues to be high.
Islamic University in Uganda: Its Role in the Socioeconomic Development of East Africa’s Muslim Communities
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2017) Sengendo, Ahmad K.
The first Muslims to come to Uganda arrived at the palace of King Ssuuna II Kalema Kisinjo (d. 1856) of the Buganda Kingdom (d. 1856) during 1844 (Kasozi 1986, 1996). These Muslims were Arab traders who hailed from the Arabian Peninsula and elsewhere, whose main objective was to pursue trade and profits; spreading Islam was not among their priority goals. Although King Ssuna showed an interest in Islam, it was his son and heir, King Mutesa I (d. 1884), who accepted Islam and ordered its doctrines to be taught in the palace (Kulumba n.d.). In 1877, the first group of Christian missionaries came to Uganda and introduced the king to their religion. At that time, there was a standoff between the king and some Muslims, who insisted that he must be circumcised. But since Buganda traditions stipulated that a king is not permitted to voluntarily spill his blood, he opted to adopt Christianity, as it did not require that he be circumcised. The religious conflict that developed, known as the Buganda Palace Wars of the 1880s, resulted in the permanent defeat of the Muslims and the ascendancy of Christianity in Uganda as a whole (King et al. 1973).
Lesson planning and preparation
(Islamic University in Uganda, 2000) Sengendo, Ahmad K.
A lesson plan is a forecast on anticipated set of activities to be jointly undertaken by the teacher and the learners when it is time for the lesson. it is the road map of a teacher's journey through the lesson.