STAFFING AND THE QUALITY OF TEACHING IN UNIVERSITIES

Authors

  • Luija Marie Ezati Azikuru Makerere University, College of Education and External Studies, Kampala, Uganda
  • David Onen Makerere University, College of Education and External Studies, Kampala, Uganda
  • Bett A. Ezati A. Ezati Makerere University, College of Education and External Studies, Kampala, Uganda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46827/ejes.v0i0.482

Keywords:

staffing, recruitment, deployment, teaching quality, training, staff development

Abstract

This study sought to establish the influence of staffing on the quality of teaching in Uganda’s public universities. It was undertaken in the face of persistent stakeholder concerns regarding the declining quality of teaching and learning in these institutions that have occasionally culminated into student strikes and different kinds of protests. Basing on a mixed-methods approach, the study employed the descriptive cross-sectional survey design where both qualitative and quantitative data were collected from 14 academic managers, 111 academic staff, and 285 undergraduate university students of Kyambogo University, using survey and interview methods. The collected data from staff and students were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple regression techniques while content analysis technique was used to analyze qualitative data collected by interviewing purposively selected university managers. The study findings revealed that: first, staff recruitment (B=.182; p=.040), staff training (B=.340; p=.000), and development (B=.327; p=.000) have statistically significant influence on the quality of teaching. Meanwhile, staff deployment (B=.010; p=.914) has statistically insignificant influence on the quality of teaching. However, overall, the study revealed that staffing (R=.683; R2=.467; p=.000) significantly influences the quality of teaching in public universities in Uganda. Therefore, it was concluded that effective staffing would raise the quality of teaching in universities, other factors held constant. The study thus recommends that university managers and staff should stick to the prescribed recruitment policy, invest more resources in training and developing staff, and ensure that existing staff are generally well-managed.

 

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2017-02-03

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Vol 3, No 3 (2017)

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