Institutional Policy for Community Transformation Activities by Disciplinary Fields in Ugandan Universities: Case Study of Gulu University
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2018-06-06
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International Journal of Education and Research
Abstract
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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Policy, Community, Transformation, Institutional, Gulu University, Uganda