Factors Influencing Public University’s Role in Community Transformation

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dc.contributor.authorAdebua Asaf,
dc.contributor.authorOriangi George,
dc.contributor.authorEdekebon Elaijah,
dc.contributor.authorEzati Akullu Betty,
dc.contributor.authorAmone Charles,
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-18T11:04:18Z
dc.date.available2026-03-18T11:04:18Z
dc.date.issued2024-07-17
dc.description.abstractPaucity of knowledge exists on the factors that influence the capacity of universities to transform communities, particularly in the Ugandan context. This study examined the internal factors that influence the capacity of Gulu University to contribute to community transformation in Gulu City in Northern Uganda. A cross-sectional study design was used while employing self-administered questionnaire to sample 390 households. Logistic regression model was used to evaluate the influence of internal factors on Gulu University’s role in transforming the surrounding communities. Findings revealed that scholarships by the university (p=.000), enterprises developed within the community through Gulu University’s engagement (p=.007), religious meetings for spiritual transformation (p=.036), and the teaching done at the university (p=.045) had a statistically significant influence on the university’s role in transforming the surrounding community in Gulu city. The study concludes that universities, the central government, and other stakeholders need to focus more on scholarships for further education, enterprise development, supporting the church, and teaching in the university to realise multiplied transformation of the surrounding communities.
dc.description.sponsorshipGulu University in terms of tuition waiver for my PhD program, the funding for the initial field data collection by DANIDA through the BSU phase I and II project at Gulu University and the short study stay in Denmark which facilitated my proposal writing. I also acknowledge the financial assistance granted by CARNEGIE Cooperation of New York through the CECAP (Consolidating Early Career Academic Program) 2022-2024 postdoctoral grant extended through Dr George Oriangi from Makerere University that financed the publication costs.
dc.identifier.citationAsaf, A., George, O., Elaijah, E., Betty, E. A. & Charles, A. (2024). Factors Influencing Public University’s Role in Community Transformation. East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 7(1), 412-419. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajass.7.1.2050
dc.identifier.issn2707-4277
dc.identifier.issn2707-4285
dc.identifier.issn10.37284/2707-4285
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/775
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectUniversity
dc.subjectContribution
dc.subjectFactors
dc.subjectInfluence
dc.subjectCommunity- Transformation.
dc.titleFactors Influencing Public University’s Role in Community Transformation
dc.typeArticle

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