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    Strategies of Managing Student Discipline in Secondary Schools in Gulu District, Uganda
    (International Journal of current research, 2011-10) Denis Thaddeus Ofoyuru; Lawrence Too-Okema
    The issue of student discipline is a pervasive and constant challenge. Secondary schools in Gulu District have also suffered alarming deterioration in student discipline in the past decade. This study aimed at establishing relationship between school ownership and strategies of managing student discipline in Gulu District with specific objectives of identifying strategies used in managing student discipline. Cross-sectional parallel sample survey design was used in the study with both qualitative and quantitative orientation. Target population consisted of headteachers, teachers and students with 377 respondents sampled. Questionnaire survey and key informants interview were used as techniques; interview guide and questionnaires as research instruments for data collection respectively. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Frequencies and percentages were used. The results showed that strategies of managing student discipline in secondary schools in Gulu district included rewards, punishment, communication, and counselling. The researchers concluded that strategies of managing student discipline in secondary schools in Gulu District include rewards, punishment, communication and counselling and both faith-based and non faith-based schools in Gulu district use similar strategies of managing student discipline. Recommendations were made that policies on discipline management be streamlined, implementers should balance all the strategies and researchers should delve further into each strategy of managing student discipline.
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    Land Suitability Evaluation for Tea and Food Crops in Kabarole District, Western Uganda
    (Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2013-05-29) Nuwategeka,Expedito; Ayine,Robert; Ofoyuru,Denis Thaddeus
    The study was conducted in Busoro Sub County in Kabarole District to assess the physical and economic suitability of the land for Tea, Maize and Bananas. Physical suitability was evaluated using a soil map of the study area. Soil types with their parameters of Cation Exchange Capacity, base saturation, pH, organic matter, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous were studied. The climate of the area was studied using annual monthly rainfall and temperature values for the area for more than thirty years. Production costs, market prices and annual yields per hectare for tea, maize and bananas were computed. Using Net Present Value approach, the economic suitability of each crop was computed. The economic and physical parameters were entered into a model built in Automated Land Evaluation System (ALES) software using the decision trees. Overall suitability evaluation results were produced for each of the respective crops. The results of the study indicated that different soil types (management units) had varying suitability among the three crops. Tea registered higher overall economic suitability followed by Bananas and then Maize. However, Bananas presented a higher overall physical suitability on all soil types followed by Tea and Maize. The study recommends conducting a mini agro-ecological zonation in planning and decision for maximum utilization of the land resources for a potential LUT is an important tool in ensuring improved agricultural livelihoods and household income.
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    Land Suitability Evaluation for Tea and Food Crops in Kabarole District, Western Uganda
    (Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2013-05-29) Expedito Nuwategeka; Robert Ayine; Denis Thaddeus Ofoyuru
    The study was conducted in Busoro Sub County in Kabarole District to assess the physical and economic suitability of the land for Tea, Maize and Bananas. Physical suitability was evaluated using a soil map of the study area. Soil types with their parameters of Cation Exchange Capacity, base saturation, pH, organic matter, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous were studied. The climate of the area was studied using annual monthly rainfall and temperature values for the area for more than thirty years. Production costs, market prices and annual yields per hectare for tea, maize and bananas were computed. Using Net Present Value approach, the economic suitability of each crop was computed. The economic and physical parameters were entered into a model built in Automated Land Evaluation System (ALES) software using the decision trees. Overall suitability evaluation results were produced for each of the respective crops. The results of the study indicated that different soil types (management units) had varying suitability among the three crops. Tea registered higher overall economic suitability followed by Bananas and then Maize. However, Bananas presented a higher overall physical suitability on all soil types followed by Tea and Maize. The study recommends conducting a mini agro-ecological zonation in planning and decision for maximum utilization of the land resources for a potential LUT is an important tool in ensuring improved agricultural livelihoods and household income.
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    Quality Benchmarks and the Management of Massification in Science-Based Faculties at Gulu University
    (Gulu University, 2014-01) Lam-Lagoro James
    The study addressed the management of massification in the Science-based Faculties at Gulu University guided by the National Council for Higher Education Quality Benchmarks. The study used the single-case study and parallel sample cross-sectional survey design. It covered three science-based departments: Human Anatomy, Computer Science and Bio-Systems Engineering. 294 respondents participated in the study out of the 417 targeted. The sampling techniques used were purposive, random and stratified. Data collection instruments included closed ended structured questionnaires, oral interview schedules, direct observation guide, focus group discussion guides and the archival record guides. Raw data was presented and analyzed by use of descriptive statistics. Major findings indicated that the science-based faculties at Gulu University are experiencing massification: Increasing students’ enrolment against insufficient educational resources, inadequate and un-customized infrastructure, large students to lecturer ratio and unplanned diversification of programmes. In light of the findings therefore, the study recommends that Science-based faculties at Gulu University should draw their development plans mindful of the National Council for Higher Education’s (NCHE) quality standards in order to address massification tendencies in the University. It further recommended that the University Management must tally students’ enrolment commensurately with improvement in the education resources, facilities and infrastructure. The study suggested that further research needs to be carried out in the Universities, to determine how the challenges posed by massification can be addressed and turned into opportunities. Finally it opined that massification should be studied from the perspective of Corporate Management especially with regards to infrastructural planning, education resource allocation and funding.
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    Perceptions on remunerations and turnover intentions in public universities in Uganda
    (International Journal of Development Research, 2014-10-09) Okello, Nicholas Gregory; Lamaro, Gloria
    Introduction: One of the biggest challenges many Public Universities worldwide and more so in developing economies will continue to face is the accelerated academic staff turnover intention due to pay inadequacy. The increasing level of academic staff attrition in Public Universities worries the quality of higher education if corrective measures are not employed. Objective: This research set out to investigate the academic staff perception regarding remuneration and turnover intension in Public Universities. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used and the study adopted a quantitative approach. A sample of 134 (105 males and 29 females) full time academic staff were randomly drawn from Gulu University. Results: The study established that academic staff perception regarding remuneration at Gulu University was low. Further, the key challenges facing academic staff regarding remuneration at Gulu University were delays in payment of basic salary and allowances as well as the unmatched salary scale and allowances with academic qualifications and experiences.
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    Perceptions on remunerations and turnover intentions in public universities in Uganda
    (International Journal of Development Research, 2015-01-31) Okello, Nicholas Gregory; Lamaro, Gloria
    Introduction: One of the biggest challenges many Public Universities worldwide and more so in developing economies will continue to face is the accelerated academic staff turnover intention due to pay inadequacy. The increasing level of academic staff attrition in Public Universities worries the quality of higher education if corrective measures are not employed. Objective: This research set out to investigate the academic staff perception regarding remuneration and turnover intension in Public Universities. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was used and the study adopted a quantitative approach. A sample of 134 (105 males and 29 females) full time academic staff were randomly drawn from Gulu University. Results: The study established that academic staff perception regarding remuneration at Gulu University was low. Further, the key challenges facing academic staff regarding remuneration at Gulu University were delays in payment of basic salary and allowances as well as the unmatched salary scale and allowances with academic qualifications and experiences.
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    Extent of Institutional Autonomy in Determination of Content and Quality of University Education in Uganda
    (Sciedu Press, 2016-06-17) Ofoyuru,Denis Thaddeus; Lukwago,Rashid; Kimoga,Joseph
    Outcry about deplorable content and quality of university education in Uganda is widespread. Yet, studies about the same are rare. This paper explored the extent of institutional autonomy in the determination of content and quality of university education in Uganda. The political model of university governance was the guiding theory. Findings revealed that the government, the National Council for Higher Education, and universities determine the content and quality of university education. We conclude that partial institutional autonomy is inherent in the determination of content and quality of university education in Uganda. However, we recommend that universities should be accorded more institutional autonomy in order to achieve better content and quality of education suitable for national development.
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    Is Effective Teaching and Learning the Solution to Quality Management of Massification in Science-Based Faculties? A case of Gulu University, northern Uganda.
    (Merit Research Journal of Education Review, 2016-11) Lam-Lagoro, J; Ocitti, J. P; Neema-Abooki, P.
    In higher education and in education generally, the quality of teaching and learning is paramount. Teaching and learning are key elements of any education system without which there is no legitimacy for any educational institution. In this research, quality teaching and learning of practical science discipline is the main focus against a backcloth of the rapid transformation sweeping the higher education sub-sector globally resulting into a situation of massification; where the ratio of educational resources and class numbers become incompatible, giving rise to the poor quality standard (Mohamedbhai, 2008). Furthermore, massification is assumed results into stressful learning conditions for both the lecturers and learner, and the loss of quality and or lowering of standards. Using qualitative and quantitative research paradigms, the survey, single-case and parallel cross-sectional designs, this study was done involving 294 respondents out of the 395 sampled populations. The sampling techniques used were purposive, random and stratified. Data was collected through closed ended structured questionnaires, oral interviews, direct observations, focus group discussions and search into archival records. Analysis was by use of descriptive statistics. Major findings indicated that the quality of teaching and learning in the science-based faculties at Gulu University is eroding because of massification and can be mitigated by effective teaching and learning.
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    Institutional Policy for Community Transformation Activities by Disciplinary Fields in Ugandan Universities: Case Study of Gulu University
    (International Journal of Education and Research, 2018-06-06) Ofoyuru Denis Thaddeus; Bisaso Ronald; Muwagga Anthony Mugagga
    Community transformation rhetoric by some universities is so unequivocal that one would expect such universities to have institutional policies informing disciplinary activities for the same. Studies focusing this area are glaringly sparse. We investigated how policies inform community transformation activities by disciplinary fields in Gulu University, a public university in Uganda. The study answered the question: how do policies inform community transformation activities by disciplinary fields in Gulu University? A qualitative case study using in-depth interviews and documents check was conducted. Fifteen members of academic and management staff constituted the sample. Findings reveal an institutional policy-disciplinary activity disjuncture. It is recommended that institutional policy should be developed to mainstream community transformation into activities by disciplinary fields in such a university that seeks to transform community to give the university a true community oriented stature.
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    SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION ACTIVITIES BY NON-ACADEMIC UNITS IN GULU UNIVERSITY
    (International Journal of Higher Education and Research, 2018-09) Ofoyuru Denis Thaddeaus; Bisaso Ronald; Muwagga Anthony Mugagga
    The critical role of universities in contributing to societal transformation in the modern knowledge economy has been underscored, but support by universities towards this cause seems underreported. This study investigated institutional support by non-academic units towards community transformation in Gulu University, northern Uganda. The objective was to explore how non-academic units support activities for community transformation in Gulu University. A qualitative exploratory case study based on the relativist ontology and constructivist epistemology was conducted. Senior faculty and top management constituted the sample. Data were collected using in-depth interviews from fifteen participants in the hard and soft applied disciplines and analysed thematically. Findings reveal that support for community transformation activities are two main folds: managerial and logistical,however they are routine and non-distinctive in outlook. We conclude that, non-academic units support community transformation activities in a weak and co-incidental mode. We recommend deliberate support for community transformation activities with designated structures in a university which declares a community oriented stance.
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    Disablers of Activities for Community Transformation in Regional Universities in Africa: The Case of Gulu University
    (East African Scholars Publisher, Kenya, 2019-07) Denis Thaddeus Ofoyuru; Ronald Bisaso; Anthony Mugagga
    The knowledge economy discourse underscores the role of regional universities in socio-economic transformation, however, a number of disablers tend to undermine these efforts unnoticed or at best taken for granted. We explored disablers for community transformation activities in regional universities in northern Uganda. Employing the case study design we drew sixteen participants from academic staffs and top management. We collected data using semistructured interviews from thirteen senior faculty and three top management members and analysed using thematic analysis based on in-vivo coding and pattern coding. Strained university-community relationship, theoretical teaching, and dearth of funding were implicated as the overarching disablers for community transformation. Requisite measures are recommended to surmount the existing disablers
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    Funding and Support Supervision under Universal Primary Education
    (Journal of Education and Practice, 2021) Okello, Nicholas Gregory; Kidega, Phonic Onekalit
    Support supervision promotes continuous improvement in the quality of teaching and learning by providing necessary leadership and support for quality improvement processes. Several policies and guidelines on funding and support supervision to schools have been made to create efficiency and effectiveness in education. The study investigated the relationship between funding and support supervision in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools in Uganda. The study orientation was quantitative using a cross-sectional survey design. Stratified random sampling was used to select UPE schools for the study and simple random sampling for selecting the teachers while purposive sampling was used to select head teachers, school management committees (SMCs), parent teachers association (PTAs), local council III (LCIIIs) and district officials. A total of 265 respondents participated in the study. The results indicated that the status of funding is low, the level of support supervision is also low. However, and funding status has a significant positive relationship with the level of support supervision (r = 0.373; p < 0.01). The study concluded that the low level of support supervision and the poor performance in UPE schools is attributed to the low status of funding under UPE schools in Nwoya district, Uganda.
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    Emerging University-Society Engagements in Africa: An Analysis of Strategic Plans
    (Journal of Comparative & International Higher Education, 2021) Bekele Teklu Abate; Ofoyuru Denis Thaddeus
    Due mainly to globalization, knowledge economies, liberalization, and regulation and accountability regimes, higher education institutions are under increasing pressure to demonstrate their relevance and significance to society. European and North American universities have rearticulated their profiles and adopted entrepreneurial and engaged mandates. The extent to which and how African universities are strategically repositioning themselves in that respect remains obscure. Using relevant theoretical frameworks, this study explores emerging modalities of university-society engagements and linkages in Africa through a critical analysis of the current strategic plans of 30 universities from 14 countries. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the strategic plans reveal that universities have explicitly identified strategies for the production and transfer of knowledge; for creating networks and partnerships; and for engaging varied stakeholders in decision making at various levels. Implications for further research are identified
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    Funding and Support Supervision under Universal Primary Education
    (Journal of Education and Practice, 2021-09-30) Okello, Nicholas Gregory; Kidega, Phonic Onekalit; Lamaro, Gloria
    Support supervision promotes continuous improvement in the quality of teaching and learning by providing necessary leadership and support for quality improvement processes. Several policies and guidelines on funding and support supervision to schools have been made to create efficiency and effectiveness in education. The study investigated the relationship between funding and support supervision in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools in Uganda. The study orientation was quantitative using a cross-sectional survey design. Stratified random sampling was used to select UPE schools for the study and simple random sampling for selecting the teachers while purposive sampling was used to select head teachers, school management committees (SMCs), parent teachers association (PTAs), local council III (LCIIIs) and district officials. A total of 265 respondents participated in the study. The results indicated that the status of funding is low, the level of support supervision is also low. However, and funding status has a significant positive relationship with the level of support supervision (r = 0.373; p < 0.01). The study concluded that the low level of support supervision and the poor performance in UPE schools is attributed to the low status of funding under UPE schools in Nwoya district, Uganda.
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    Relationship between Head Teacher's Motivation Strategies and Teacher's Performance in Secondary Schools in Serere District
    (East African Journal of Education Studies, 2022-12-21) Lamaro, Gloria; Akello, Jennifer
    Globally, teacher performance is a significant challenge for education, necessitating effective strategies to combat low morale and ensure adequate school performance (Gitonga, 2012). This study investigated the relationship between headteacher motivation strategies and Teacher Performance in secondary schools in the Serere district. Head teachers in Serere District are faced challenges such as lack of supervision, low assessment, absenteeism and non-participation in school activities, leading to a 50% decline in performance. Research was needed to understand the relationship between motivation strategies and teachers’ performance. With a sample size of 246 respondents, including head teachers and teachers, a cross-sectional correlation survey methodology was employed.The Spearman Rank Order Correlation Coefficient was utilized to analyze the data that were collected through surveys.The results showed a favorable relationship between head teachers' motivation and secondary school teachers' performance in the Serere district, suggesting that accommodations, salary increases, and capacity building encourage teachers to work hard.The research findings indicated a positive association between the motivational strategies employed by head teachers and the performance of teachers in secondary schools within the Serere District. The study suggested that additional policies should be introduced to bolster and sustain the existing framework of head teachers' motivational strategies. It further recommended revisiting and refining policies related to their implementation to foster continuous improvement in teachers' performance. Additionally, the study proposed the exploration of further research avenues to delve into motivation strategies and teachers' job satisfaction in secondary schools specifically within the Serere District.
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    Collaboratively reimagining teaching and learning
    (Open Book Publishers, 2023) Fabian, Flora; Harle, Jonathan; Kalimasi, Perpetua; Kilonzo, Rehema; Lamaro, Gloria; Luswata, Albert; Monk, David; Ngowi, Edwin; Nzegwu, Femi; Sikalieh, Damary
    In 2020, the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development proclaimed Africa would only attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if “universities in Africa collaborate in research, teaching and community or societal engagement” (Ligami, 2020). In 2022, the UNESCO World Higher Education conference called on universities to “reshape ideas and practices in higher education to ensure sustainable development for the planet and humanity” (UNESCO, 2022). While there are regular calls for African universities to improve their teaching, finding ways to do this within the resources and the available time in already stretched institutions, at the scale required, have proven elusive. This chapter is a reflexive exercise, discussing the work of an international partnership, Transforming Employability for Social Change in East Africa (TESCEA), that aimed to reshape habits of teaching and learning in institutions of higher education.1 We, as TESCEA partners and authors of this chapter, hope that our example can make a significant contribution towards understanding how change can happen in higher education, and particularly in resource-constrained settings.
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    Collaboratively reimagining teaching and learning, In: Higher education for good
    (Open Book Publisher, 2023) Fabian, Flora; Harle, Jonathan; Kalimasi, Perpetua; Kilonzo, Rehema; Lamaro, Gloria; Luswata, Albert; Monk, David; Ngowi, Edwin; Nzegwu, Femi; Sikalieh, Damary
    In 2020, the African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development proclaimed Africa would only attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if “universities in Africa collaborate in research, teaching and community or societal engagement” (Ligami, 2020). In 2022, the UNESCO World Higher Education conference called on universities to “reshape ideas and practices in higher education to ensure sustainable development for the planet and humanity” (UNESCO, 2022). While there are regular calls for African universities to improve their teaching, finding ways to do this within the resources and the available time in already stretched institutions, at the scale required, have proven elusive. This chapter is a reflexive exercise, discussing the work of an international partnership, Transforming Employability for Social Change in East Africa (TESCEA), that aimed to reshape habits of teaching and learning in institutions of higher education.1 We, as TESCEA partners and authors of this chapter, hope that our example can make a significant contribution towards understanding how change can happen in higher education, and particularly in resource-constrained settings. We begin by presenting our approach and then offer reflections on the change we observed, the ways in which this was achieved, and the challenges we encountered along the way.
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    Assessing University‑Society Engagements: Towards a Methodological Framework
    (Innovative Higher Education, 2023) Bekele Teklu Abate; Ofoyuru Denis Thaddeus; Woldegiorgis Emnet Tadesse
    Abstract Higher education institutions pursue three distinct yet interrelated missions of education, knowledge production, and community engagement. Until the last decades of the twentieth century, the third mission, also known as community engagement, has received little attention. Although the third mission generally aims to contribute to the socio-cultural and economic transformations of society, its distinct characteristics are still under-theorized. None of the existing methodological and conceptual frameworks provides a holistic analysis of significant engagement indicators that transcend specific application contexts. Collecting data on university engagement with society and making meaningful interpretations is thus a challenge to researchers and practitioners. To contribute to filling this gap, this modified Delphi study proposes a comprehensive methodological framework of university-society engagements in Africa. The core thesis is that engagement is ubiquitous- university missions and support systems embody it. The framework thus constitutes eight engagement domains aligned with university core functions (teaching, knowledge production, and societal service) and support systems (governance, digitalization, internationalization, partnerships, and sustainability), with 52 items, rating scales, and descriptors. The framework contributes to conceptual and methodological clarity, informs data collection, and interpretations of the different modalities of university engagements. The alignment of engagement domains to university activities and the simplified articulations of the indicators ensure straightforward interpretations and applications of the framework by practitioners and researchers. It is also significant as it comes at a time when universities are expected to contribute more directly and significantly to the realizations of the UN 2030 SDGs and the African Union
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    Head Teachers' Conflict Management Strategies and Students' Satisfaction with School Climate in Secondary Schools in Uganda
    (East African Journal of Education Studies,, 2023-05-16) Amito, Betty; Oriangi, George; Lamaro, Gloria
    Over the last three decades, students' satisfaction with school climate has been a global concern for educationists and scholars. This study investigated the influence of head teachers' conflict management strategies on students' satisfaction with the school climate. A cross sectional survey design with a sample size of 181 respondents was used. Data obtained using questionnaires were analysed using descriptive statistics to determine the nature of head teachers' conflict management strategies and the level of student's satisfaction with school climate, while linear regression was used to determine the influence of head teachers' conflict management strategies on students' satisfaction with school climate. Findings revealed that: paying little attention to students' complaints, ignoring students' complaints, and putting emphasis on conflicting parties to continue performing their tasks even if there is conflict were the most commonly used conflict management strategies, while the least commonly used strategies were taking charge in times of conflict and emphasising on areas of agreement between conflicting parties. Furthermore, students' level of satisfaction with the school climate was low. Additionally, giving priority to the views of members in settling conflicts (p = 0.037) and liaising with student leaders to settle conflicts (p = 0.069) were strategies of conflict management that had a significant influence on student's satisfaction with the school climate. In conclusion, head teachers need to consider the views of conflicting members and liaise with student leaders to manage conflicts so as to create a favourable school climate that can enhance teaching and learning. Finally, future studies may need to explore students' satisfaction in primary schools as well as in rural secondary schools.