Conceptualizing the Student-Centered Outreach Model for experiential learning and community transformation

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dc.contributor.authorKALULE, S.W.
dc.contributor.authorODONGO, W.
dc.contributor.authorKULE, E.
dc.contributor.authorNDYOMUGYENYI, E.K.
dc.contributor.authorOMARA, P.
dc.contributor.authorONGENG, D.
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-18T09:09:31Z
dc.date.available2025-09-18T09:09:31Z
dc.date.issued2016-12
dc.description.abstractA dominant discourse in higher education has widely called for reviewing, redesigning and alignment of the curricula to suit the current and future skills demands in the labour market. In response, universities have over time been repositioning themselves to develop practical approaches to produce graduates with skills relevant to the job market. One such approach is the Student-Centered Outreach (S-C-O) model conceived and run at Gulu University in Uganda. However, little is known about the S-C-O model and thus this paper sought to develop and present a conceptual framework that underpins the functioning of the model. The structural set-up of the framework shows that students are centrally positioned between the faculty and the community. A key resource connecting the actors in the S-C-O model is knowledge which is gained through learning that takes place from either the top or bottom side of the S-C-O model and integrating feedback to close the learning loop. Examination of the implementation of the S-C-O model reveals that the model realizes three important outcomes: (i) enhancing experiential learning, (ii) promoting university linkage with the community, and (iii) enhancing transformation of the farming practices. The need for further studies as part of a process to develop an empirical methodology for examining the impacts of this outreach model remains apparent.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors thankfully acknowledge the funding from the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (Grant Number: RU 2014 NG 15) that enabled collective synthesis of information resulting into this research output. We are also grateful to the students and the smallholder farmers in Northern Uganda who have generously shared information and learnt lessons with the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment at Gulu University.
dc.identifier.citationKalule, S. W., Odongo, W., Kule, K. E., Ndyomugyenyi, E. K., Omara, P., & Ongeng, D. (2017). Conceptualizing the Student-Centered Outreach Model for experiential learning and community transformation. African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD), 1(3), 219-227.
dc.identifier.issn2415-2838
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/664
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Rural Development
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVol. 1; 3
dc.subjectGraduates
dc.subjectGulu University
dc.subjecthigher education
dc.subjectlabor market
dc.titleConceptualizing the Student-Centered Outreach Model for experiential learning and community transformation
dc.typeArticle

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