Disablers of Activities for Community Transformation in Regional Universities in Africa: The Case of Gulu University
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Date
2019-07
Authors
Denis Thaddeus Ofoyuru
Ronald Bisaso
Anthony Mugagga
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East African Scholars Publisher, Kenya
Abstract
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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There was/is no known conflict of interest
whatsoever in carrying out this research or preparing the manuscript
Keywords
Disablers, community transformation, regional universities, disciplinary fields.