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Factors necessitating curriculum reform
(Uganda Higher Education Review, 2005)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 ... -
Challenges facing Universities in Uganda
(Uganda Vice Chancellor's Forum, 2012)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 ... -
Distance education in Uganda: issues, opportunities, and challenges
(OIDA International Journal of Sustainable Development, 2012)This article addresses how distance education has enabled universities in Uganda to extend their educational services beyond their boundaries to student who are not on campus. This has increased on universities’ ... -
Academic Self-Concept and Academic Achievement among University Students
(International Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 2012)The purpose this study was to investigate academic self-concept and academic achievement among university students. The academic self-concept information among university students was collected using the Liu and Wang (2005) ... -
Self-perceived assessment competencies and practices among university lecturers
(Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2013)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse the lecturers’ self-perceived competencies and practices in assessing students. Design/methodology/approach – An Assessment Practices Inventory Modified was administered ... -
Education Dualism and Secularism: An Integrated Education Approach to the Education System in Uganda
(EDUCARE: International Journal for Educational Studies, 2013)Dualism in education is not good for Muslim education and an integrated curriculum should be opted in order to resist secularism in Muslim communities. The purpose of this paper was to underscore the rapid spread of ... -
Factors Influencing Assessment Practices among University Academic Staff: A Multiple Regression Analysis
(Mevlana International Journal of Education, 2014)This study investigated the factors influencing assessment practices among academic staff in universities, in Uganda. Academic levels, type of the university, specialisation, class size, and assessment-based training were ... -
A Structural Equation Modelling of the Academic Self-Concept Scale
(International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, 2014)The study aimed at validating the academic self-concept scale by Liu and Wang (2005) in measuring academic self-concept among university students. Structural equation modelling was used to validate the scale which was ... -
Assessment Practices in the Developing World: Predictors of Assessment Practices in Ugandan Institutions of Higher Learning
(IIUM Journal of educational studies, 2015)This study analysed the predictors of assessment practices employed by faculty at selected institutions in Uganda. An Assessment Practices Inventory Modified (APIM) scale was distributed to a sample of 350 academic staff ... -
A measurement model of talent management practices among university staff in central region of Uganda
(Journal of Positive Management, 2016)The empirical study objective was twofold; first to survey the degree to which university staff perceive on the use of talent management instituted a meaningful practice at universities of central region in Uganda; ... -
Comparing effects of traditional and multimedia teaching of vital signs assessment on knowledge acquisition of nursing students at Islamic University in Uganda.
(Akamai University, 2017)This study aims at comparing effect of traditional and multimedia teaching of vital signs assessment on knowledge acquisition of nursing students at IUIU. Quasi-experimental design was used for the study and a sample of ... -
Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) : The Pioneers
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2017)The story of the establishment of the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) is multifaceted and fascinating. It is a story ofinternational politics and diplomacy, of Ugandan politics in all its complexities, of dreams and ... -
Examining organizational health practices among universities in the central region of Uganda
(Journal of Positive Management, 2017)This study gives insights on the organizational health practices applied in Ugandan universities of the central region. The paper examined four subdimensions of the construct through the use of the data obtained from ... -
Analysing the relationship between sustainable leadership, talent management and organization health as predictors of university transformation
(Journal of Positive Management, 2017)Research objective: The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between sustainable leadership, talent management and organizational health as predictors of university transformation. This study went further ... -
Islamic University in Uganda: Its Role in the Socioeconomic Development of East Africa’s Muslim Communities
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2017)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 ... -
The state of Internal Quality Assurance systems in Ugandan Universities
(European Journal of Education Studies, 2017)It should be been within the interest of any university to know and ensure quality in the teaching and assessment of its students. The services offered by universities include; teaching of students, undertaking research ... -
Comparing Effects of Traditional and Multimedia Teaching of Vital Signs Assessment on Knowledge Acquisition of Nursing Students at Islamic University in Uganda.
(The Pacific Journal of Science and Technology., 2017)This study aims at comparing effect of traditional and multimedia teaching of vital signs assessment on knowledge acquisition of nursing students at IUIU. Quasi-experimental design was used for the study and a sample of ... -
Massification or Quality of Graduates? A Model for Higher Education and Development in Uganda
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology, 2018)Massification of higher education is inevitable in the development process of Uganda where the country’s Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER) is at 6.8%. Massification in Uganda was introduced with an aim of higher education ... -
Mass education aspirations and the quality demand in the delivery of higher education in east Africa: Consequences of migration from elitism
(CARI Journals, 2018)The study examined the influence of the current mass education aspirations on the quality demand in the delivery of higher education in East Africa. The population comprised appointed quality assurance officers/directors ... -
Perceived role of marketing communication strategies on students’ enrollment in private secondary schools in Mbale Municipality, Mbale district
(CARI Journals, 2018)The study examined the effect of marketing communication strategies on students’ enrollment in private secondary schools in Mbale municipality, Mbale district. The hypotheses of the study were; (a) external marketing ...
