David Onen

Makerere University · College of Education and External Studies

This chapter examines the effects of decision-making approaches (DMA) of academic unit managers on the work performance (WP) of academic staff in public universities in Uganda. The study was prompted by the persistent complaints and reports from key stakeholders about the deteriorating quality of teaching, research, and community engagements, despi...

The use of democratic decision-making approaches (DMA) by university academic unit managers is vital for improved scholarly productivity and regular work performance of academic staff’s in Ugandan public universities. The study examined the democratic decision-making approaches of the academic unit managers in tandem with the work performance of th...

This study focused on the decision-making approaches (DMA) of the academic deans and departmental heads in tandem with the work performance of the academics in the Ugandan public universities. The research was prompted by persistent cases of complaints and reports from different key stakeholders regarding the deteriorating quality of teaching, rese...

The significance of research productivity (RP) of an academic staff cannot be underrated. RP is one of the major responsibilities of academic staff. It is central to rewards, advancement and prestige of an individual academic staff. Besides, RP by academic staff is a way of showing accountability to the stakeholders of higher education institutions...

Our study contextualized empirical factors influencing adolescent behaviors. An assessment using focus group discussion (FGD) was done with randomly selected adolescents in primary schools in Northern Uganda to explore the influence of child poverty and parenting among other factors on adolescents' behaviors. A semi-structured interview guide and i...

Abstract This writing describes a study conducted in Kyambogo University on students’ role as appraisers. The purpose of the study was to provide a standpoint on university quality education guarantee in Kyambogo University, by asking students who are directly influenced. This study was prompted by the IGG report (2017) that advocated for the intro...

Universities world over mostly base their decisions to admit their new students on the applicant's pre-university academic results. However, there is yet no concrete evidence that the students' pre-university academic accolades determine their performances at university level. In this article, we explored the findings of earlier studies that examin...

This article examines the effect of internationalising the student community on graduate students' demonstrated commitment to global citizenship at a university in Uganda. It arose from a sequential explanatory survey study. Quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from a sample of 180 graduate students, with the former analysed employing de...

Universities world over mostly base their decisions to admit their new students on the applicant’s pre-university academic results. However, there is yet no concrete evidence that the students’ pre-university academic accolades determine their performances at university level. In this article, we explored the findings of earlier studies that examin...

Universities world over mostly base their decisions to admit their new students on the applicant’s pre-university academic results. However, there is yet no concrete evidence that the students’ pre-university academic accolades determine their performances at university level. In this article, we explored the findings of earlier studies that examin...

In this study, we explored the mediating effect of affective commitment on the relationship between human resource management practices (HRMPs) and the turnover intentions of university employees in Uganda using the theoretical lens of social exchange theory. The study was instigated by reportedly persistent increase in the cases of employee attrit...

In this study, we explored the mediating effect of affective commitment on the relationship between human resource management practices (HRMPs) and the turnover intentions of university employees in Uganda using the theoretical lens of social exchange theory. The study was instigated by reportedly persistent increase in the cases of employee attrit...

In this study, we explored the mediating effect of affective commitment on the relationship between human resource management practices (HRMPs) and the turnover intentions of university employees in Uganda using the theoretical lens of social exchange theory. The study was instigated by reportedly persistent increase in the cases of employee attrit...

Abstract This paper examines the perception of performance appraisal (PA) process held by the academic staff of a private university in Uganda. The study was instigated by the persistent criticisms from a section of employees over irregularities in the process of conducting PA at the University studied. Using a qualitative research methodology, dat...

This paper examines the extent to which demographic factors predict the retention of academic staff at Makerere and Kyambogo universities in Uganda. The study was provoked by reportedly persistent low levels of academic staff retention in the two universities in the recent past. It was conducted following the positivist research approach. Specifica...

This article examines how internationalisation of the curriculum (IoC) affects the social responsibility (SR), global competence (GCo), and global civic engagement (GCE) of university graduate students. The paper is premised on a mixed-methods study conducted in a premier university in Uganda that employed the sequential explanatory research design...

This study explored whetherorganisational factors such as technological progress, computer skills, research funding, and human resourceswere significant antecedents of academic staff research productivity in chartered private universities in Uganda. The study stemmed from reportedly low levels of research productivity of the academic staff in priva...

The use of democratic decision-making approaches (DMA) by university academic unit managers is vital for improved scholarly productivity and regular work performance of academic staff's in Ugandan public universities. The study examined the democratic decision-making approaches of the academic unit managers in tandem with the work performance of th...

This study focused on the decision-making approaches (DMA) of the academic deans and departmental heads in tandem with the work performance of the academics in the Ugandan public universities. The research was prompted by persistent cases of complaints and reports from different key stakeholders regarding the deteriorating quality of teaching, rese...

This research was prompted by persistent cases of complaints and reports from different key stakeholders regarding the deteriorating quality of teaching, research, and community engagement in public universities in Uganda. The researcher hypothesized that the problem could have been gaps emerging from the types of decision-making approaches used by...

This study examined the effects of decision-making approaches (DMA) of academic unit managers on the work performance (WP) of academic staff in public universities in Uganda. The study was prompted by the persistent complaints and reports from key stakeholders about the deteriorating quality of teaching, research, and community engagements, despite...

This study examined the effects of decision-making approaches (DMA) of academic unit managers on the work performance (WP) of academic staff in public universities in Uganda. The study was prompted by the persistent complaints and reports from key stakeholders about the deteriorating quality of teaching, research, and community engagements, despite...

This paper presents the key issues and the effects of an autocratic decision-making approach by the unit managers on the work performance of the academic staff in three typical Ugandan public universities. The research was prompted by persistent complaints and reports from different key stakeholders regarding the deteriorating quality of teaching,...

We focused on the decision-making approaches of the academic unit managers in tandem with the work performance (WP) of the academics in the Ugandan public universities. The objectives of the paper are to: examine the main types of decision making approaches which the academic unit managers of the Ugandan public universities practice, establish the...

This study was focused on the decision-making approaches of the academic unit managers in tandem with the work performance (WP) of the academics in the Ugandan public universities. The research was prompted by the persistent cases of complaints and reports from different key stakeholders regarding the deteriorating quality of teaching, research, an...

These Community education and research outreach activities are critical for integrating the local communities, the private sector, the civil society, and the government for rapid achievements of the vital sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Africa. It is vital for the universities and higher institutions of learning (HIL) to actively plan, deve...

The use of democratic decision-making approaches (DMA) by university academic unit managers is vital for improved scholarly productivity and regular work performance of academic staff's in Ugandan public universities. The study examined the democratic decision-making approaches of the academic unit managers in tandem with the work performance of th...

This paper presents the key issues and the effects of an autocratic decision-making approach by the unit managers on the work performance of the academic staff in three typical Ugandan public universities. The research was prompted by persistent complaints and reports from different key stakeholders regarding the deteriorating quality of teaching,...

This study investigated how leadership was exercised at Kyambogo University [KyU] (in Uganda) during its formation that involved the merger of three tertiary institutions and the period immediately thereafter. This was regarded as a period of significant transformation at the institution. The study was prompted by the rampant strikes and protests t...

This paper discusses the effect of two leadership styles, namely: transformational and bureaucratic styles of leadership as practiced by head teachers on the quality of support supervision they offer primary teachers in Mid-western Uganda. The study arose as a result of public outcry over the poor quality and limited amount of support supervision t...

This paper looks at the effect of instructional supervision by school authorities on the pedagogical practices of teachers in public secondary schools in Uganda. To date, research into this field in the country has focused more on the technicalities of supervision rather than on how the teachers have been responding to it. The study employed a desc...

This paper discusses the importance of conceptualisation in quantitative research. It explains in simple terms what conceptualisation entails, and indicates where and how the researcher should apply the techniques of conceptualisation. The paper has been prompted by the recurring challenges higher degree students and early career researchers face i...

This paper examines the relationship between head teacher’s leadership styles and the quality of support supervision offered to teachers in primary schools in Mid-western Uganda. The study was driven by the need to establish the largely and widely held belief that school heads make a difference on instructional effectiveness of teachers through eff...

This study explored the extent to which teacher evaluation influences the quality of pedagogical practices in public secondary schools in Uganda. It was triggered by the persistent criticisms about the deteriorating quality of teaching and learning in secondary schools in the country. The study was approached from the positivist research paradigm....

This paper describes both qualitative and quantitative studies that addressed the use of debate as a pedagogical strategy in a graduate level course at Makerere University (Uganda). The investigation was triggered by persistent complaints from students who had participated in international exchange programmes where they were taught using different...

This study investigated the effect of training in school governance and curriculum management on the performance of head teachers in managing public primary schools in the Greater Masaka Region of Uganda. The study was driven by the public outcry over the deteriorating standards of primary education in the region despite Government's efforts to imp...

This study delved into how written and non-written communication methods are correlated with the performance of the academic staff of Primary Teachers' Colleges (PTCs) in Central Uganda. The study was prompted by reportedly the deteriorating performance of the academic staff of most PTCs in the country despite government's efforts to train and moti...

This study delved into the challenges and prospects of institutional planning at Makerere University in Uganda with the aim of identifying the major challenges and prospects of planning at the institution. It was prompted by the persistent complaints from stakeholders over the Institution's failure to meet its set goals and objectives despite the n...

This study explored the applicability of the pecking order theory in the management of finances at Makerere University Business School (MUBS) in Uganda. The study was prompted by the persistent complaints from different stakeholders about the inability (or unwillingness) of the Institution to raise sufficient funds for its activities despite the ma...

This study examined the influence of planning on the quality of teaching in public universities in Uganda. Kyambogo University was deliberately chosen to represent the other eight public universities in the country. The investigation was prompted by the numerous complaints different stakeholders have been raising concerning the deteriorating qualit...

This paper looks at the effect of instructional supervision by school authorities on the pedagogical practices of teachers in public secondary schools in Uganda. To date, research into this field in the country has focused more on the technicalities of supervision rather than on how the teachers have been responding to it. The study employed a desc...

The study examined the management of student loan schemes in three African countries. It was intended for the discernment of best practices and weaknesses of such schemes in order to draw lessons for younger loan schemes like the one and a half year old loan scheme of Uganda. The study was triggered by recurring challenges younger loan schemes expe...

In 2014, a first permanent installation of a fibre-optic (FO) distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) system was piloted in a tight gas well in Northern British Columbia. The project had three goals; to permanently monitor flow rates along the entire well bore, to make that information available to collaborative teams worldwide in real-time and to advan...

This study was conducted to establish the relationship between the remuneration and motivation of junior non-academic staff of Makerere University (Mak.). Basic salary and allowances characterised remuneration. The study particularly sought to establish whether remuneration or pay is a mere hygiene factor or a satisfier among the junior non-academi...